The machines
Platforms
Four computers from the years when every byte was counted. Each one gets a manual that starts from the first byte and ends with complete games.
Atari · 1977
Atari 2600
MOS 6507 at 1.19 MHz
128 bytes RAM
1 book · 2 games
Sinclair Research · 1982
ZX Spectrum
Zilog Z80A at 3.5 MHz
16 or 48 KB RAM
1 book
Commodore · 1982
Commodore 64
MOS 6510 at about 1 MHz
64 KB RAM
5 books · 3 games
Commodore · 1985
Amiga
Motorola 68000 at about 7 MHz
512 KB (Amiga 500) RAM
1 book · 2 games