Classic Computers

Acorn A3000

Acorn A3000
Year introduced
1989
Word length (bits)
32
Clock speed (MHz)
8
RAM (kB)
1024
Resolution
480000
Colours
4096

Acorn A440

Acorn A440
Year introduced
1987
Word length (bits)
32
Clock speed (MHz)
8
RAM (kB)
4096
Resolution
480000
Colours
4096

Acorn Atom

Acorn Atom
Year introduced
1980
Word length (bits)
8
Clock speed (MHz)
1
RAM (kB)
2
Resolution
49152
Colours
4

Acorn Electron

Acorn Electron
Year introduced
1983
Word length (bits)
8
Clock speed (MHz)
2
RAM (kB)
32
Resolution
163840
Colours
8

Altair 8800

Altair 8800
Year introduced
1974
Word length (bits)
8
Clock speed (MHz)
2
RAM (kB)
0.25
Resolution
8
Colours
2

Amstrad CPC464

Amstrad CPC464
Year introduced
1984
Word length (bits)
8
Clock speed (MHz)
4
RAM (kB)
64
Resolution
128000
Colours
27

Amstrad CPC6128

Amstrad CPC6128
Year introduced
1985
Word length (bits)
8
Clock speed (MHz)
4
RAM (kB)
128
Resolution
128000
Colours
27

Apple II

Apple II
Year introduced
1977
Word length (bits)
8
Clock speed (MHz)
1.02
RAM (kB)
4
Resolution
53760
Colours
15

Apple Macintosh 128k

Apple Macintosh 128k
Year introduced
1984
Word length (bits)
16
Clock speed (MHz)
7.83
RAM (kB)
128
Resolution
175104
Colours
2

Apple Macintosh II

Apple Macintosh II
Year introduced
1987
Word length (bits)
32
Clock speed (MHz)
16
RAM (kB)
1024
Resolution
307200
Colours
16777216

Atari 400

Atari 400
Year introduced
1979
Word length (bits)
8
Clock speed (MHz)
1.77
RAM (kB)
4
Resolution
61440
Colours
128

Atari 520ST

Atari 520ST
Year introduced
1985
Word length (bits)
16
Clock speed (MHz)
8
RAM (kB)
512
Resolution
256000
Colours
512

Atari 800

Atari 800
Year introduced
1979
Word length (bits)
8
Clock speed (MHz)
1.77
RAM (kB)
8
Resolution
67200
Colours
128

BBC Micro Model B

BBC Micro Model B
Year introduced
1981
Word length (bits)
8
Clock speed (MHz)
2
RAM (kB)
32
Resolution
163840
Colours
8

Camputers Lynx

Camputers Lynx
Year introduced
1983
Word length (bits)
8
Clock speed (MHz)
4
RAM (kB)
48
Resolution
64512
Colours
8

Commodore 16

Commodore 16
Year introduced
1984
Word length (bits)
8
Clock speed (MHz)
0.89
RAM (kB)
16
Resolution
64000
Colours
121

Commodore 64

Commodore 64
Year introduced
1982
Word length (bits)
8
Clock speed (MHz)
1
RAM (kB)
64
Resolution
64000
Colours
16

Commodore Amiga 500

Commodore Amiga 500
Year introduced
1987
Word length (bits)
16
Clock speed (MHz)
7.09
RAM (kB)
512
Resolution
423936
Colours
4096

Commodore PET

Commodore PET
Year introduced
1977
Word length (bits)
8
Clock speed (MHz)
1
RAM (kB)
4
Resolution
2000
Colours
2

Commodore Plus/4

Commodore Plus/4
Year introduced
1984
Word length (bits)
8
Clock speed (MHz)
1.76
RAM (kB)
64
Resolution
64000
Colours
121

Commodore VIC-20

Commodore VIC-20
Year introduced
1980
Word length (bits)
8
Clock speed (MHz)
1.11
RAM (kB)
5
Resolution
32384
Colours
16

Dragon 32

Dragon 32
Year introduced
1982
Word length (bits)
8
Clock speed (MHz)
0.89
RAM (kB)
32
Resolution
49152
Colours
8

Elektronika BK-0010

Elektronika BK-0010
Year introduced
1983
Word length (bits)
16
Clock speed (MHz)
3
RAM (kB)
32
Resolution
131072
Colours
64

Exidy Sorcerer

Exidy Sorcerer
Year introduced
1978
Word length (bits)
8
Clock speed (MHz)
2.11
RAM (kB)
4
Resolution
1920
Colours
2

IBM PC (5150)

IBM PC (5150)
Year introduced
1981
Word length (bits)
8
Clock speed (MHz)
4.77
RAM (kB)
16
Resolution
128000
Colours
16

Intertec Superbrain

Intertec Superbrain
Year introduced
1980
Word length (bits)
8
Clock speed (MHz)
4
RAM (kB)
16
Resolution
2000
Colours
2

Jupiter Ace

Jupiter Ace
Year introduced
1982
Word length (bits)
8
Clock speed (MHz)
3.25
RAM (kB)
1
Resolution
768
Colours
2

Oric-1

Oric-1
Year introduced
1983
Word length (bits)
8
Clock speed (MHz)
1
RAM (kB)
16
Resolution
48000
Colours
8

Osborne 1

Osborne 1
Year introduced
1981
Word length (bits)
8
Clock speed (MHz)
4
RAM (kB)
64
Resolution
1248
Colours
2

Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi
Year introduced
2012
Word length (bits)
32
Clock speed (MHz)
700
RAM (kB)
542288
Resolution
2304000
Colours
16777216

Robotron KC 87

Robotron KC 87
Year introduced
1987
Word length (bits)
8
Clock speed (MHz)
2.5
RAM (kB)
64
Resolution
1248
Colours
2

Sharp MZ-80A

Sharp MZ-80A
Year introduced
1982
Word length (bits)
8
Clock speed (MHz)
2
RAM (kB)
48
Resolution
4000
Colours
2

Sinclair QL

Sinclair QL
Year introduced
1984
Word length (bits)
16
Clock speed (MHz)
7.5
RAM (kB)
128
Resolution
131072
Colours
8

Sinclair ZX Spectrum

Sinclair ZX Spectrum
Year introduced
1982
Word length (bits)
8
Clock speed (MHz)
3.5
RAM (kB)
48
Resolution
49152
Colours
15

Sinclair ZX80

Sinclair ZX80
Year introduced
1980
Word length (bits)
8
Clock speed (MHz)
3.25
RAM (kB)
1
Resolution
768
Colours
2

Sinclair ZX81

Sinclair ZX81
Year introduced
1980
Word length (bits)
8
Clock speed (MHz)
3.25
RAM (kB)
1
Resolution
768
Colours
2

Sony HB-101 (MSX)

Sony HB-101 (MSX)
Year introduced
1984
Word length (bits)
8
Clock speed (MHz)
3.58
RAM (kB)
32
Resolution
49152
Colours
15

Tandy TRS-80 Color 1

Tandy TRS-80 Color 1
Year introduced
1980
Word length (bits)
8
Clock speed (MHz)
0.9
RAM (kB)
4
Resolution
49152
Colours
9

Tandy TRS-80 Model 1

Tandy TRS-80 Model 1
Year introduced
1977
Word length (bits)
8
Clock speed (MHz)
1.78
RAM (kB)
4
Resolution
1024
Colours
2

TI-99/4A

TI-99/4A
Year introduced
1981
Word length (bits)
16
Clock speed (MHz)
3
RAM (kB)
16
Resolution
49152
Colours
15

Compare the specifications of classic computers! The resolution is the number of pixels that can be displayed - where it is less than 1000 it indicates the number of characters in a text-only display (or LEDs in the case of the Altair). This set is based on the set produced by Dominc Pajak.