
It came packed with 16KB of RAM, an integrated hardware keyboard, and a 3.5 MHz CPU. Similar in design to its predecessor, the Spectrum was a much more powerful machine. Whilst Sinclair's Timex 1000 was another best selling computer, the Spectrum seriously made Sinclair a household name. They ran on MS Basic but never became a global system but was incredibly popular in Japan. The MSX is not only one of the best selling computers of all time but also one of the most unique ones. Not to be outdone by the US giants of the time, the Japanese had their own hardware giants in the 80's. Original Price: Unknown (Feel free to comment if you actually know) Source: Bill Bertram/Wikimedia Commons 3. The Amiga family, in general, were widely popular but the Amiga 500 was by far the most popular. It was shipped with 512KB of RAM and of course a floppy disc drive.

This amazing computer made the quantum leap to the 16-bit CPU (up to 32) with 7MHz speed.

It was, however, faster, better and of course newer. This bad boy followed in the footsteps of the amazingly popular Commodore 64.

Commodore Amiga 500Īh, the Amiga 500, what a computer. A true venerable machine in the history of computers, perhaps the best computer of all time? :) Source: Evan-Amos/Amazon 2.
