As part of $dayjob, I'm trying to think of five classic 8-bit or 16-bit computers that we could get hold of for educational purposes.
Yes, this really is for my day job. I can't believe it either.
Budget is the only issue. At the moment I can't justify spending more than £100 per machine. Even that is going to be a stretch. I realise how tough this is going to be, but I want to see how close we can get.
I want to avoid consoles if I can help it.<li>ZX Spectrum</li><li>C64</li><li>Amiga 500</li><li>BBC Micro or Electron</li><li>"Early" PC - somewhere between 8086 and 386.</li>
If you have any suggestions for swap-outs, then let me know.
#retrocomputing
The Last Psion | Alex
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