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Enterprise 64 - Another Failed British Micro [Part 1]

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25th November 2021 23 min

The choice of rare computers from the '80s is abundant in the UK. The Enterprise 64 is one such computer. It promised the world, it had the potential to take on the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro and others, but it fell flat on its face. Why? Was it the hardware, was it the management? This new old stock Enterprise 64 gives us the chance to explore that question, and the machine.

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00:00 A treat for 2022

00:52 Intro

01:58 Unboxing the Enterprise 64

06:30 Expansions for the Enterprise 64

07:46 PCBWay

08:12 The company and the name

09:53 The competition

11:53 What's Inside the Enterprise and testing

20:05 Drastic Delays and Outro

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