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Computers from 1989

List of personal computers that came on the market last year 1989.


Manufacturer: Amstrad
Launches: 1989
Manufactured in United Kingdom
CPU: Intel 80386 @ 20MHz
Memory: 4 MB
Hard drive:
Operative System: MS-DOS 4.02 or Windows



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Manufacturer: Amstrad
Launches: 1989
Manufactured in United Kingdom
CPU: Intel 80286 @ 12.5MHz
Memory: 1 MB ~ 4 MB
Hard drive:
Operative System: MS-DOS 4.01 or Windows 2.1



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Manufacturer: Atari
Launches: 1989
Manufactured in USA
CPU: 8088 @ 4.9MHz
Memory: 128 KB
Support: Atari Portfolio Memory Card
Hard drive: 655360 MB
Operative System: MS-DOS 2.11 (DIP DOS)


A superportable computer, which already used a hard drive with memory chips and DOS in ROM.

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Manufacturer: Inves
Launches: 1989
Manufactured in Spain
CPU: Intel 80286 @ 10MHz
Memory: 512 KB ~ 1 MB
Hard drive: 40 MB
Operative System: MS-DOS 3.3



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Manufacturer: MGT
Launches: 1989
Manufactured in
CPU: Z80B @ 6MHz
Memory: 256 KB
Hard drive:
Operative System: Basic or SAMDOS


This computer was an advanced clone of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, manufactured by Miles Gordon Technology.
It was marketed under the names SAM Coupé and SAM Élite.
In Spain, it was distributed by LSB.

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Manufacturer: Apple
Launches: 1989
Manufactured in USA
CPU: Motorola 68000 @ 16MHz
Memory: 1 MB
Support: Diskette 3½"
Hard drive: 40 MB
Operative System: Mac OS


For the creation of its first laptop, Apple based its design on the Macintosh SE of the time.

Next to the keyboard, it included a novel trackball.

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Manufacturer: Amstrad
Launches: 1989
Manufactured in United Kingdom
CPU: Intel 80286
Memory: 1 MB
Hard drive:
Operative System: MS-DOS


Version of the PC2286 intended for the large business market.

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Manufacturer: Amstrad
Launches: 1989
Manufactured in United Kingdom
CPU: Intel 80386
Memory: 1 MB
Hard drive:
Operative System: MS-DOS



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Manufacturer: Atari
Launches: 1989
CPU: Motorola 68000
Memory: 512 KB ~ 4 MB
Support: Diskette 3½" DD
Hard drive: None
Operative System: TOS 1.06


In late 1989, Atari Corporation released the 520STE and 1040STE, an improved version of the ST with improvements in multimedia hardware and the operating system.

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