Atari:
1983?: Atari 400:
- 16K RAM; 320x192; plug-in game cartridges; $A599;
1984: Atari 800XL:
- 64K RAM; 320x192;plug-in games cart;24K ROM; $A599
ST computers:
1985: 520ST:
- 8MHz 16bit 68000 CPU; 512K RAM;
- TOS operating system; MIDI in/out;
- 3 independent sound channels (30-125k Hz);
- 640x200 x 4colors; 320x200 x 16colors;
- 2 x 360K FDD's + 12" color mon. = $US999;
1986: 1040ST:
- 8MHz 68000 CPU; 1Mb RAM; TOS; 3 sound ch.;
- Midi in/out; video as for 520ST;
- 720K FDD + 12"color mon. = $US1200;
- ext. 20Mb HDD = $800;
- later to have 1st affordable CD-ROM drive as extra
Acorn:
1987: Archimedes:
- 4MHz, 32bit RISC Acorn ARM CPU;
- Arthur op.system;
- 640x256 x 256colors! std monitor;
- 640x512 x 16colors multisync. monitor!;
- 8 sound channels in stereo;
A305: 512K RAM + 800K FDD + mono.mon. = $A3600
A310: 1Mb else as for A305 = $A3800
A410: 1Mb + HD controller + mono.mon = $A5300
A440: A410 but 4MB RAM + 20Mb HDD = $7800