Today we celebrate yet another birthday - the 44th anniversary of the ZX Spectrum 🎂
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I made a retro Commodore video last year, so I O U a Sinclair one...
Let the battle of the #80s home computers commence....again!
I hope I've done it justice...🌈⌨️
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Old school JRPG vibes from Romancia. Released in 1986 by Nihon Falcom…
#JRPG #PC88 #MSX #RetroComputers #DragonSlayer ⚔️🛡️
Its 8-bit technology and lack of video game titles (such as Football Manager) ultimately meant production of 1989's SAM Coupé ended as early as 1990.
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The Philips VG 5000µ was a modest machine primarily sold in France, as seen by the characteristic AZERTY keyboard in the picture!
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A top choice for UK schools and small offices: the RM Nimbus PC!
Sadly it never got its own Football Manager.
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While powerful, the Enterprise was not commercially successful - nor did it ever get its own Football Manager version.
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Blurring the lines between computer and workstation, the Triple X was an ambitious machine produced by British manufacturer Torch.
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A very early mash‑up of phone and computer - the ICL One Per Desk (OPD), also sold as the Merlin Tonto!
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While dear to many software developers, the 1984 Tatung Einstein sold little, and so there never was a Football Manager version made for it.
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Building on the success of the ZX series, the Sinclair QL became the last breath of the company before being sold to Amstrad.
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Don't remember making a version of Football Manager for the MTX but it's possible that a similar game was made for it!
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The Sharp MZ-700 sold well in Japan and Europe, but never boasted of its own version of Football Manager.
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This one is a bit of a rarity - the VTech Laser 200, initially sold in the UK as the Texet TX8000!
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Along with the Mattel Aquarius came another US microcomputer that did not last very long - the 1983 Coleco Adam.
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The Aquarius could have been Mattel's glorious entry into the world of microcomputers, but was discontinued just months after its 1983 release.
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How many of you remember the Apricot PC a.k.a. ACT Apricot?
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To celebrate 50 years of Apple this year, it's worth remembering what Apple used to be vs what it became. Steve Wozniak needs more public recognition. #RetroComputers
Another microcomputer from 1982 without its own Football Manager version, the LINK 480Z was aimed at educational settings.
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Apple IIe computer system
Of all the Apple products in my home, my favorite.
#Apple50thAnniversary
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Newton OS devices on a desk
iOS and iPad OS devices in a pile
Apple handheld box packaging pile
Some of my Apple handhelds over the years...
#Apple50thAnniversary
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Apple //c computer on a desk, black and white photo from 1984
The first photograph I ever took of the first Apple product I ever owned. April 1984.
#Apple50thAnniversary
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Apple Lisa 2, Lisa OS binder, and original iPod
Happy 50th, Apple.
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Photo of a 1992 Commodore Amiga 1200 computer.
Still great to use after 34 years 😀
#Amiga #retrocomputers #retrogaming
Photo of a 1992 Commodore Amiga 1200 computer.
Still great to use after 34 years 😀
#Amiga #retrocomputers #retrogaming
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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Atari 520ST with dual monitors running Pinball Construction Set for the Mac under emulation/translation via Spectre
Pinball Construction Set for Mac running on an Atari ST's SM124 640x400 monochrome 71Hz monitor
An odd "Mac" for this year's #MARCHintosh.
My Atari 520ST running Spectre, a Mac emulator w/ actual Mac ROMs (user provided). Its creator called it 20% faster than Mac Plus, 30% larger desktop.
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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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#JustWatched
New episode of The #Spectrum Show on Youtube
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0CJ...
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