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New Computer Express was a weekly magazine published in the UK from the late 1980s to the early 1990s. During this time 8 bit micros where still prevalent and 16 bit micros where growing their share of the market. The PC had yet to cement it's hold on the home market and as a result it was a varied landscape. NCE was a multi-format magazine which tried to cover developments in the whole area, for example in December 1989 it had articles covering the Amiga
Amiga

The Amiga is a family of personal computers originally developed by Amiga Corporation. Development on the Amiga began in 1982 with Jay Miner as the principal hardware designer....
, Atari ST
Atari ST

The Atari ST is a home computer/personal computer that was commercially available from 1985 to the early 1990s. It was released by Atari Corporation in 1985....
, PC
IBM PC

The IBM Personal Computer, commonly known as the IBM PC, is the original version and progenitor of the IBM PC compatible hardware platform ....
, Amstrad CPC
Amstrad CPC

The Amstrad CPC is a series of 8-bit home computers produced by Amstrad during the 1980s and early 1990s. "CPC" stands for 'Colour Personal Computer', although it was possible to purchase a CPC with a Green screen display as well as with the standard colour screen ....
, BBC Micro
BBC Micro

The BBC Microcomputer System, or BBC Micro, was a series of microcomputers and associated peripherals designed and built by Acorn Computers for the BBC Computer Literacy Project, operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation....
, Acorn Archimedes
Acorn Archimedes

The Acorn Archimedes was Acorn Computers Ltd's first general purpose home computer based on their own 32-bit ARM architecture RISC Central processing unit....
, Commodore 64
Commodore 64

The Commodore 64 is an 8-bit home computer released by Commodore International in August, 1982, at a price of United States dollar595. Preceded by the Commodore VIC-20 and Commodore MAX Machine, the C64 features 64 kilobytes of Random-access memory with sound and graphics performance that were superior to IBM-compatible computers of tha...
, MSX
MSX

MSX was the name of a standardized home computer architecture in the 1980s. It was a Microsoft-led attempt to create unified standards among hardware makers, conceived by one-time Microsoft Japan executive Kazuhiko Nishi....
, Atari XE, Amstrad PCW
Amstrad PCW

The Amstrad PCW series was United Kingdom company Amstrad's versatile line of home/personal microcomputers pitched as a complete, integrated home/office solution....
, Sinclair Spectrum and Sinclair QL
Sinclair QL

The Sinclair QL , was a personal computer launched by Sinclair Research Ltd in 1984, as the successor to the Sinclair ZX Spectrum. The QL was aimed at the hobbyist and small business markets, but failed to achieve commercial success....
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New Computer Express was a weekly magazine published in the UK from the late 1980s to the early 1990s. During this time 8 bit micros where still prevalent and 16 bit micros where growing their share of the market. The PC had yet to cement it's hold on the home market and as a result it was a varied landscape. NCE was a multi-format magazine which tried to cover developments in the whole area, for example in December 1989 it had articles covering the Amiga
Amiga

The Amiga is a family of personal computers originally developed by Amiga Corporation. Development on the Amiga began in 1982 with Jay Miner as the principal hardware designer....
, Atari ST
Atari ST

The Atari ST is a home computer/personal computer that was commercially available from 1985 to the early 1990s. It was released by Atari Corporation in 1985....
, PC
IBM PC

The IBM Personal Computer, commonly known as the IBM PC, is the original version and progenitor of the IBM PC compatible hardware platform ....
, Amstrad CPC
Amstrad CPC

The Amstrad CPC is a series of 8-bit home computers produced by Amstrad during the 1980s and early 1990s. "CPC" stands for 'Colour Personal Computer', although it was possible to purchase a CPC with a Green screen display as well as with the standard colour screen ....
, BBC Micro
BBC Micro

The BBC Microcomputer System, or BBC Micro, was a series of microcomputers and associated peripherals designed and built by Acorn Computers for the BBC Computer Literacy Project, operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation....
, Acorn Archimedes
Acorn Archimedes

The Acorn Archimedes was Acorn Computers Ltd's first general purpose home computer based on their own 32-bit ARM architecture RISC Central processing unit....
, Commodore 64
Commodore 64

The Commodore 64 is an 8-bit home computer released by Commodore International in August, 1982, at a price of United States dollar595. Preceded by the Commodore VIC-20 and Commodore MAX Machine, the C64 features 64 kilobytes of Random-access memory with sound and graphics performance that were superior to IBM-compatible computers of tha...
, MSX
MSX

MSX was the name of a standardized home computer architecture in the 1980s. It was a Microsoft-led attempt to create unified standards among hardware makers, conceived by one-time Microsoft Japan executive Kazuhiko Nishi....
, Atari XE, Amstrad PCW
Amstrad PCW

The Amstrad PCW series was United Kingdom company Amstrad's versatile line of home/personal microcomputers pitched as a complete, integrated home/office solution....
, Sinclair Spectrum and Sinclair QL
Sinclair QL

The Sinclair QL , was a personal computer launched by Sinclair Research Ltd in 1984, as the successor to the Sinclair ZX Spectrum. The QL was aimed at the hobbyist and small business markets, but failed to achieve commercial success....
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