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Apple II
Price:US $1298 with 4K RAM
US $2638 with 48K RAM
CPU:MOS 6502, 1.0 MHz
RAM:4K min, 48K max
Display:280 X 192, 40 X 24 text
6 colors maximum
Storage:Generic cassette drive
external 143K floppy (1978)
OS:Woz Integer BASIC in ROM -
Commodore Pet
Released:June 1977
Price:US $795
CPU:MOS 6502, 1MHz
RAM:4K, later 8K
Display:40 X 25 text built-in 9” screen
Storage:Built-in cassette
OS:BASIC in ROM -
Tangerine Microtan 65
Price :£90.85
CPU:NMOS 6502,0.75MHz
RAM:1KB, 48K max
Display:32 X 16 text Monochrome
64 x 64 with graphic characters
Storage:External 90K floppy drive
cassette recorder
OS:Atari OS -
Atari 400
Price:US $549.95
CPU:MOS 6502,1.8MHz
RAM:8K base, 48K max
Display:24 X 40 text 320 x 192 monochrome
160 x 96 with 128 colors
Storage:External floppy drive
Cassette recorder
OS:Atari OS -
Atari 800
Price :US $999.95
CPU:MOS 6502,1.8MHz
RAM:8K base, 48K max
Display:24 X 40 text 320 x 192 monochrome
160 x 96 with 128 colors
Storage: External 90K floppy drive
Cassette recorder
OS:Atari OS -
Commondore Vic
Price:US $299
CPU:MOS 6502, 1MHz
RAM:5K (3.5K for the user)
Display:22 X 23 text 176 X 184,
16 colors max
OS:ROM BASIC -
Sinclair ZX80
Price:£99.95 / US$199.95
CPU:Zilog Z80A @ 3.25MHz
RAM:1K, 64K max
Display:22 X 32 text, hooks to TV
OS:ROM BASIC -
Acorn Atom
Price: £120 (in kit form), £170 (assembled)
CPU: MOS Technology 6502 clocked at 1MHz
RAM: 2KB (expandable to 12 KB)
64x64 (4 colors), 64x96 (4 colors), 128x96
(monochrome), 64x192 (4 colors), 128x192
(2 colors), 256x192 (monochrome)
Storage: Kansas City standard audio cassette interface
OS: Atom OS -
Apple III
Price: US $3495 w/128K RAM
US $3815 with monitor
CPU: Synertek 6502A, 2.0 MHz
RAM: 128K, 512K max.
Display: Color composite video
16 colors at 280 X 192
Storage: Internal 143k 5-1/4 inch floppy
External floppy drive
OS: Apple SOS (Sophisticated OS) -
Radio Shack TRS 80
Price: US $399
CPU: Motorola 6809E @ 0.89MHz
RAM: 4K, later 16K
Display: 192 X 128 graphics
32 X 16 text; 4 colors
Storage: Cassette
OS: BASIC in ROM -
Sinclair ZX81
Price:US $149.95 assembled
US $99.95 in kit form
CPU: NEC Z-80A, 3.25MHz
RAM: 1K, 64K max
Display: 22 X 32 text
hooks to TV
OS: ROM BASIC -
Texas Instruments TI 99/4a
Price: US$525 (without monitor)
CPU: TI TMS9900, 3MHz
Memory: 16K RAM, 26K ROM
Display: Video via an RF modulator
32 characters by 24 lines text
92 X 256, 16 color graphics
OS: ROM BASIC -
BBC Micro
Price: £235 (Model A), £335 (Model B), £499
(Model B+)
CPU: 2 MHz MOS Technology 6502/6512
Memory:16K (Model A), 32K (Model B), 64K or 128K
(Model B+), 128K (Master)
Display: PAL/NTSC, UHF/composite/TTL RGB
OS: Acorn MOS -
Sinclair ZX spectrum
Price: £ 125
CPU: Zilog Z80A @ 3.5MHz
RAM: 16K
Display: 32 x 24 text (8 colors)
256 x 192 graphics
hooks to TV
OS: Sinclair BASIC in ROM -
Dragon 32
Price: £ 199
CPU: Motorola 6809E @ 0.89 MHz
RAM: 32 kB
Display: Max 256x192 monochrome. Several 4 colour
modes available at lower resolution.
OS: Microsoft Extended BASIC -
Commodore 64
Price: US $595.
CPU: MOS 6510, 1MHz
RAM: 64K
Display: 25 X 40 text
320 X 200, 16 colors max
OS: ROM BASIC -
Texas Instruments Compact Computer
Price: US$249.95
CPU: TI TMS 70C20, 2.5MHz
Memory: 6K-18K RAM, 34K ROM
Display: 31 character LCD display
OS: ROM BASIC -
Oric-1
Price: £129
CPU: 1 MHz 6502A
RAM: 16KB or 48KB
Display: 12" monochrome monitor
720 X 364 graphics
Storage: Two 5-1/4 inch floppy drives
External 5 Meg hard drive
OS: ROM Based -
Apple Lisa
Price: US $9,995
CPU: Motorola 68000, 5 MHz
RAM: 1 Meg
Display: 12" monochrome monitor
720 X 364 graphics
Storage: Two 5-1/4 inch floppy drives
External 5 Meg hard drive
OS: Apple Lisa GUI -
Acorn Electron
Price: £ 199
CPU: MOS Technology 6502A clocked at 2MHz when
accessing ROM and 1 MHz/0.5897 MHz when
accessing RAM
RAM: 32K
Display: RF modulator, composite video,
RGB monitor output
OS: Acorn MOS v1.0 -
HP-150
Price: $2795
CPU: Intel 8088 @ 8HMz
RAM: 256KB
Display: 720 pixel × 378 pixel touchscreen
Storage: Two floppies
OS: MS-DOS -
Timex Sinclair
Price: $199
CPU: Zilog Z80A @ 3.5 MHz
RAM: 48KB
Display: Monochrome 512×192 mode
Storage: Two 5-1/4 inch floppy drives
External 5 Meg hard drive
OS: Sinclair BASIC -
Amstrad CPC 464
Price: US$249.95
CPU: Zilog Z80A @ 4 MHz
Memory: 64 or 128 KB, extendable to 576 KB
Display: 31 character LCD display
OS: AMSDOS with Locomotive BASIC 1.0 or 1.1;
CP/M 2.2 or 3.0 -
Apple Macintosh 128K
Price: US$2495
CPU: Motorola 68000, 7.83 Mhz
RAM: 128K, later 512K
Display: 9-inch monochrome screen
512x342 pixels
Storage: Internal 400K SSDD floppy
Optional External floppy ($495)
OS: Macintosh GUI
(graphical user interface) -
Sinclair QL
Price: £399 / $570
CPU: Motorola 68008 @ 7.5MHz
RAM: 128K
Display: Text: 25 lines of 85 chars
256 X 256, 8 colors
512 X 256, 4 colors
Storage: 2 internal 128K tape drives
OS: Qdos / SuperBASIC in ROM -
Sinclair Spectrum+
Price: £399 / $570
CPU: Motorola 68008 @ 7.5MHz
RAM: 128K
Display: Text: 25 lines of 85 chars
256 X 256, 8 colors
512 X 256, 4 colors
Storage: 2 internal 128K tape drives
OS: Qdos / SuperBASIC in ROM -
Commondore 16
Price: $299
CPU: MOS Technology 8501 @ 0.89 MHz or 1.76 MHz
RAM: 16KB
Display: 320x200, 320x160 (with 5 lines of text),
160x200, 160x160 (with 5 lines of text)
OS: Commodore BASIC 3.5 -
Atari 520 ST
Price : US $599
CPU: Motorola 68000 @ 8MHz
RAM: 512K
Display: 320 X 200 - 16 colors
640 X 200 - 4 colors
640 X 400 - monochrome
Storage: external SSDD 360K floppy drive
OS: Atari TOS/GEM -
Commodore Amiga 1000
Price: US $1295 without monitor
US $1790 with RGB monitor
CPU: Motorola 68000 @ 7.14 MHz
RAM: 256K stock, 8Meg max.
Display: 16 colors at 640 X 400
4096 colors at 320 X 200.
Storage: Internal 880K 3.5-inch floppy.
OS: AmigaDOS 1.0-1.34
"Workbench" GUI -
Amstrad PCW8512
Price: £399 exc.VAT
CPU: Zilog Z80; 4 MHz initially, speed increased in
later models
RAM: 256–512 KB
Display: 720 x256 (text res = 90 x 35) monochrome
Storage: Internal 880KB formatted disk drives
OS: On most models, CP/M Plus; but Locoscript ran
as a standalone application. -
Sinclair Spectrum 128k
Price: £179.95
CPU: Z80 @ 3.5 MHz and equivalent
RAM: 128KB
Display: Colour graphics
256x192 pixels
Storage: Cassette tape
OS: Sinclair BASIC -
Apple II GS
Price: US $999 without monitor
US $1498 with RGB monitor
CPU: WDC 65C816 @ 1.0 or 2.8MHz
RAM: 256K, 8Meg max
Display: Text: 80 X 24 maximum grahics:
640 X 200, 16 colors max
Storage: External 800K 3.5-inch disk drive
OS: Apple GUI, ProDOS -
Commodore Amiga 500
Price: $699.99
CPU: Motorola 68000 @ 7.14 MHz
RAM: 512K stock, 8Meg max.
Display: 16 colors at 640 X 400
4096 colors at 320 X 200.
Storage: Internal 880K 3.5-inch floppy.
OS: AmigaDOS 1.34
"Workbench" GUI -
Sharp X68000
Price: US $1295 without monitor
US $1790 with RGB monitor
CPU: Hitachi HD68HC000 10 MHz
RAM: 1MB expandable to 12 MB
Display: 15/24 and 31 kHz with up to 65,535 colors
in 512 x 512 resolution
Storage: Two soft-eject 5.25″ floppy drives, 1.2 MB each
Hard Disk: 20-80 MB
OS: Human68k, NetBSD, OS-9 -
Acorn Archimedes
Price: £799
CPU: ARM-2 32 bit RISC (ARM-3 in the A500 series)
RAM: 512 KB (upto 16 MB)
Display: 256 colors at 640 X 840
256 colors at 640 X 512
Storage: 800 KB 3.5'' floppy drive, 3.5'' disk-drive,
from 20 to 53 MB
OS: RISC OS or RISC iX -
Amstrad PPC 512
Price: US $1295 without monitor
US $1790 with RGB monitor
CPU: 8088 @4.77 MHz
RAM: 512KB
Display: CGA liquid crystal screen (LCD)
Storage: 3.5-inch 720KB floppy drive
10MB or 20MB hard disk.
OS: MS-DOS 3.3 -
Macintosh Portable
Price: US$7300 w/ hard drive
CPU: Motorola 68HC000, 16Mhz
RAM: 1 Meg, 9 Meg maximum
Battery: 6.5-Volt, 5 amp lead acid (gel type)
Display: 10-inch b&w active matrix LCD
640 X 400 pixels
Storage: Internal 1.4Meg 3.5-inch floppy drive
Internal 40 MB SCSI hard drive
OS: Mac OS 6.04 -
Macintosh Powerbook
Price: US$2,299 - $4,599
CPU: Motorola 68030 @ 25MHz (170)
RAM: 2MB minimum, 8MB maximum
Battery: 2.5Ah NiCad
Display: 640 X 400 monochrome LCD
Storage: 1.4MB 3.5-inch floppy drive
20MB, 40MB, or 80MB SCSI HD
Comms: Optional modem
OS: Mac OS 7.01 - 7.6.1 -
Ammodore Amiga 4000
Price: US $3,699
CPU: Motorola 68040 @ 25MHz
RAM: 2MB - 18MB onboard
Display: 256 colors at 1280 x 400
256,000 colors in HAM-8 mode
Storage: 1.76M 3.5-inch floppy
120MB IDE HD
OS: AmigaDOS 3.1
"Workbench" GUI -
Apple Power Macintosh 6100
Price: US$2000
CPU: 60 MHz PowerPC 601
Battery: 3.6V Lithium
RAM: 8 MB, 16 MB of 72 pin SIMM
expandable to 136 MB
Display: Resolutions up to 640 x 480 pixels
Storage: 160MB, 250 MB
OS: Mac OS version 7.1.2 max 7.5.3 to 9.1 -
Apple iMac G3
Price: US$1,299
CPU: 233 MGHz PowerPC 750 G3
Battery: 3.6V Lithium
RAM: 32 MB of PC66 DDR SDRAM,
expandable to 512 MB
Display: 15.0” with resolutions up to 800 x 600 pixels
Storage: 4 GB EIDE/ATA - 3
OS: Mac OS version 8.6 max 10.3.9 -
Apple iBook
Price: US$1,599
CPU: 300 MGHz PowerPC 750 G3
Battery: 45 W h LiIon
RAM: 32 MB, 64 MB of PC66 DDR SDRAM,
expandable to 576 MB
Display: 12.1” with resolutions up to 800 x 600 pixels
Storage: 3.2 GB, 6.0 GB EIDE/ATA -2
OS: Mac OS version 8.6 max 10.3.9 -
Apple iMac G4
Price: US$1,799
CPU: 800 MGHz PowerPC 7445 G4
Battery: 3.6V Lithium
RAM: 256MB of PC133 DDR SDRAM,
expandable to 1GB
Display: 15” with resolutions up to 1024 x 768 pixels
Storage: 60 GB (5400 RPM) ultra ATA /66 max 128 GB
OS: Mac OS version 9.2.2 & 10.1.2 -
Apple iMac G5
Price: US$1,899
CPU: 1.8GHz PowerPC 970 G5
Battery: 3.6V Lithium
RAM: 256MB of PC3200 (400 MHz) DDR SDRAM,
expandable to 2GB
Display: 20” with resolutions up to 1680 x 1050 pixels
Storage: 80 or 160 GB (7200 RPM)
serial ATA hard disk drive
OS: Mac OS version 10.3.5 -
Xi MTower IGE-Stacker
Price: US$699
CPU:1.25GHz PowerPC G4
Battery: 3.6V Lithium
RAM: 512MB of PC2700 (333MHz) DDR SDRAM,
supports up to 1GB
Display: Digital resolutions up to 1920 x 1200 pixels,
coherent digital displays up to 154MHz; non-
coherent digital displays up to 135MHz
Storage: 40 or 80GB Ultra ATA hard disk drive
OS: Mac OS version 10.4 Tiger -
iMac Core 2 Duo
Price: US$1,399
CPU: 2.8GHz
RAM: 6GB
Display: 24 ", 1920 × 1200 IPS
Storage: 320GB Hard disk
OS: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) -
HP Touchsmart 300
Price: US$699
CPU: 2.7 GHz AMD Athlon II X2 235e
RAM: 8GB
Display: 1600 x 900 LED touchscreen
Storage: 500GB hard disk
OS: Windows 7 -
HP Probook 4230s
Price: HKD$5980
CPU: Up to 3.40GHz
RAM: Configurable options: 1GB, 2GB, 3GB,
4GB and 8GB
Display: 12.1-inch diagonal LED-backlit HD anti-glare
(1280 x 800)
OS: Windows 7 -
Acer Predator G3
Price: HKD$1499.99
CPU: 3.40 GHz
RAM: 32GB
Storage: 3 TB
OS: Windows 8
