Silicon Underground (Dave F)Mar 13, 2024
It's amazing how many computer brands didn't survive the 80s. In this blog post, I give a high-level overview of 80s computer brands. Did I leave out your favorite? I hope I didn't. But I probably left out someone's favorite. #RetroComputing #retropc https://dfarq.homeip.net/80s-computer-brands/
80s computer brands

The 90s were a time of explosive growth for computers. Here's a look back at more than 35 computer brands from the 90s. How many of them do you remember?

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Show threadAmin GirasolMar 13, 2024

@siliconundergro Fun article! The Grundy NewBrain deserves a slot!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grundy_NewBrain

Apparently it was popular among mathematicians.

Grundy NewBrain - Wikipedia

Show threadSilicon Underground (Dave F)
@fluidlogic thank you! Grundy is on my list of brands to add now too.
Mar 13, 2024 at 3:43pmWeb
Show threadAmin GirasolMar 13, 2024
@siliconundergro Thanks! It's such an unintentionally comical name, and so British-sounding. The story of the #Grundy #NewBrain is interesting. It was a groundbreaking design, but the delays caused by the project being shuffled from owner to owner meant that when it was eventually released, it was underwhelming in many respects. The fact that it was a candidate machine for the BBC computer literacy project is also tantalising.
Show threadSilicon Underground (Dave F)Mar 13, 2024
@fluidlogic that's indeed an interesting might-have-been. I should also look at the other BBC computer literacy project candidates and note those, I know there were several. Thank you!