Classic TV: The 80s : Favourite home computer of the 1980s?

There were a lot of home computers during the 1980s.

Just off the top of my head, these included: ZX80, ZX81, ZX Spectrum, Sinclair QL, Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW, BBC Micro, Acorn Atom, Acorn Electron, the MSX range, Jupiter Ace, Colour Genie, Atari's 8-bit range (not their consoles), Dragon 32, Commodore 64, Commodore VIC-20, Commodore PET, Commodore 16, Commodore Amiga, Atari ST, Newbrain, Lynx (not the handheld), TI 99/4A, Sord M5, Tandy TRS-80, Mattel Aquarius, PC, Macintosh, Sega SC-3000H (yeah, Sega did a computer), Apple 2, Micro Bee, and many others.

Of all the home computers of the 1980s, which is your favourite?



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Commodore 16
Later I got a Commodore 64.

Cool. I recently acquired a working Commodore 16. Cute computer.

Commodore 16 didn't make much impact in the US, but it was popular in parts of western Europe. It was also the first American computer to become a success in an eastern European country (Hungary).




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The Amiga 500 was the greatest home computer of all times, hands down. But it only became available in the late 1980s, and I couldn't afford one until the early 90s, so I'm going to have to go with the C-64.

Adam

C64 and later a 128D that I still have and still use to this day. LOAD"$",8,1 forever. LOL

I just remember the Apple II. I played some cool games on that!

The Apple II was the first computer I ever used (in school), and when I got to middle school it was the model we used in computer class; the IIe to be specific.

I can vividly remember typing line after line after line of code so that I could get some sort of text to zig-zag across the screen or some other feat of techno magic.

And I also remember with great fondness games like Oregon Trail and Swashbuckler.

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I KNEW I wasn't the only one who remembered that Coleco Adam! I didn't have one, though I did have a Colecovision.

Did you own an Adam? I was under the impression that they only ever made a handful, before the Coleco Collapso.

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I'm not the person you were talking to, but I was recently reading hardware reviews in a 1980s computer magazine, "The Home Computer Advanced Course". They said of the Coleco Adam: "for those who wish to purchase a home computer system with word processing capabilities, the Adam is certainly worth considering - but there may be other, better alternatives" and also said "wide availability and high quality of ColecoVision games cartridges make Adam ideal for games players".




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Oh, they probably made a few; when Coleco bowed out, there were tables full of Adam-specific games at the Half-Price Stores. But Coleco promised way more than they delivered.

Saying that, though: the Colecovision was a much superior home console to the Atari 2600 or the Intellivision, in my opinion. Coleco's problem was that they didn't bother to buy the licensing rights to their home versions of popular arcade games.

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I had Colecovision with the Adam attachment. There were two models, a stand alone one and one that was an add on. It was a decent home computer in its day.
The Colecovision had the cartridges and Adam had cassette tapes. Both had games and the Adam also had the word processing, a printer came with it, and you could save work on a cassette.

I'm not sure how many were made. I vaguely remember a commercial for it. I was a youngster in those days.

I bet that a Colecovision/Adam combo in working condition would be worth upwards of five (5) bucks, today.

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Actually some 1980s computers are quite valuable, particularly the rare ones. I found two Coleco Adams on eBay which ship to my country (Australia), and one costs AU$130, while a mint condition one has a price of AU$507.53 (and no, I don't plan to buy either. I've been thinking of getting another 1980s computer, but I'd rather get a Dragon 32 or Oric-1).





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Actually doesn't surprise me; the 80s nostalgia boom ain't over, yet. My old Colecovision still works; but I need to have somebody put a new power cord on it.

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Ah, my old C64, what great memories

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In 1988, my mom bought me a Radio Shack Tandy, but the only thing we could figure out how to do on it was play the installed games! Didn't own a personal computer again until 2001!

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C64 all the way!

Spectrum 48k bought me so much enjoyment :-)

I've always wanted to get a Spectrum. I've been emulating it lately. It's hard finding someone on eBay who ships them to Australia.


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I loved my Sega sc3000h!! Ltr I ran my bbs off my 286 xt :) fun times

I've got a Sega SC-3000H. It's more of a games console disguised as a computer, but the games for it are nice in a simple manner.



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I still have a functioning Apple II.
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I had two computers in the '80s but not at the same time.

First was an Atari 520ST and the second was a PC. I guess the PC was the favorite since it had more software and hardware compatibility. My cousins had both the Commodore 64 and Commodore VIC-20 which I thought were alright.

Commodore 64
Atari 800

Never my favourite but my first I got in 1983ish Was a Dick Smith 2000.