How many of you remember the Apricot PC a.k.a. ACT Apricot?
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Another microcomputer from 1982 without its own Football Manager version, the LINK 480Z was aimed at educational settings.
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The sleek Jupiter ACE resembled the ZX81 and the Spectrum, but was discontinued by 1985, without ever having its own version of Football Manager.
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Another machine that did not see its own version of Football Manager, the Grundy NewBrain may be familiar to some of you in the UK!
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There were several computers from the 80's that, for one reason or another, never got their own Football Manager version - such as the MicroBee on the picture!
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How many of you have had one of these Tandon computers?
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CompShop ad selling the TRS-80 Model II for the paltry sum of £1999 :D
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Who's ready to jump into the future with an Apple II 16k?
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An ad for the Commodore Amiga 500, appropriately priced at about £500!
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A page from Dixons catalogue featuring the Amstrad CPC 464, the ZX Spectrum and the Acorn Electron!
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A Commodore advert pushing the VIC-20 not just as a great starter computer, but as the "best home computer in the world"!
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Curry's "You Can't Buy Cheaper" campaign, from 1984, I gather. Good old days!
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"The cat that catches colour," "the Lynx effect"... the list goes on and on! How many of you remember Camputers Lynx?
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Today marks the 45th anniversary of the ZX81, one of the most successful home computers of the early 1980's in the UK!
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The Art Of Vintage Computing (at VCF So. Cal 2026)... www.youtube.com/watch?v=_033...
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Acorn Electron's production issues made almost impossible what was already an uphill battle - to rival the overwhelmingly successful ZX Spectrum.
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An image that takes me back to simpler times, and the early days of Football Manager! Do you remember the "Computer know-how" sections at WHSmith?
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A rare ad of the CPC 664. What was supposed to have been the next generation of Amstrad computers was replaced within a year by the CPC 6128.
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A brilliant piece of advertising by Sinclair, promoting the ZX81 as the best entry-level computer for a growing market of first-time users!
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A real pearl among home computers - the Dragon 64 hailing from Wales 🐉
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The "Asda price" on 80's computers and games? Now that's a throwback 😁
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The ZX Spectrum set, complete with the ZX Printer and ZX Microdrive!
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Apple was one of the earliest brands to boast of a personal computer lineup - the MacIntosh family.
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Before producing best-selling computers such as the C64 and Amiga, Commodore first found worldwide commercial success with the VIC-20 🙂
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1981 was the year of the IBM PC, a computer that helped shape and standardise both the concept and features of a personal computer.
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Today marks the 46th birthday of the ZX80!
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The precursor to the BBC Micro - the Acorn Atom, one of the earliest and most inexpensive home computers of its time 🙂
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The Amiga 1000 was a huge stepping-stone in the evolution of personal computers!
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Now here's a rare one! The CPC 664 was only produced for six months before Amstrad introduced CPC 6128.
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One of the 128K ZX Spectrum models produced by Amstrad after they purchased the Sinclair brand in 1986 🙂
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