Amstrad PCW
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The Amstrad PCW series is a range of personal computers produced by British company Amstrad from 1985 to 1998, and also sold under licence in Europe as the "Joyce" by the German electronics company Sc
PCW 8512 in a museum
PCW 8256
3-inch drive common on Amstrad machines
Schneider Joyce
ZX Spectrum
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The ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit home computer developed and marketed by Sinclair Research. The Spectrum played a pivotal role in the history of personal computers and video games, especially in the United
Amstrad PCW
…the price, which totally disrupted the personal computer market. The low price encouraged home users to trade up from older, simpler systems like the ZX Spectrum. According to Personal Computer World, the PCW "got the technophobes using computers". In the first two years over 700,000 PCWs were sold, gaining…
Issue 2 1982 model
Clive Sinclair in 1990
An original concept sketch of the ZX Spectrum, depicting an angular and wedge-like form similar to its predecessor, the ZX81
Designer Rick Dickinson in the Sinclair Research Cambridge office in 1983