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Old 09-15-2010, 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by cheebacheeba View Post
I remember the first actual games I ever played, were on something called an "Amstrad" which may have even pre-dated Atari though I'm not certain.
The thing ran like...cassettes?
Most likely the Amstrad CPC464, like the one pictured. Came with a built in tape drive and used a Z80 CPU. So could even run CP/M if you had a floppy drive.

It was made from 1984, so came after the Atari. Was even after the Commodore 64.
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