the 16-bit consoles had mouses and guis. easier to use.
Therefore a lot of console wanted to make out of the console a computer (like intellivision). And a lot of users also thinks that the videogame crash was also because a lot moved away from consoles to computers.
The other possibility were Personal Computers. The ‘Homecomputer’ was more. It was not only a working station. Personal Computers were mostly monochrome (PC: CGA, EGA)
Console or computer?
Videogamecrash
Homecomputer vs Businessmaschines (here PC)
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Zunahme der Computerkäufe in den 80er Jahren
Der Computer – 1981 der letzte Schrei! Anfangs der 80er-Jahre stiegen die Verkaufszahlen für Heimcomputer erstmals stark an.
Schneider CPC
C64 (Commodore) - Console approach - 8Bit 1982+
Atari ST (Atari) 16/32Bit 1985 - 1995
Amiga (Commodore) 16/32Bit 1985 - 1994
Archimedes 32bit
Fight: Atari ST vs Amiga - Identity & Culture
Personal Computer (IBM Naming)
First computers without any text-program - in the most of the cases: insert the OS! (Apple) or BASIC (from microsoft often)
Next computer after Homecomputer-Area? Mac or Windows-PC?
8Bit
Hardware based on processors
8bit homecomputer
8bit homecomputer
Weihnachten 1983 - Homecomputer
basic (language and often startup interface in 8bit) > How fast you learn Basic? An Answer 1983
Homecomputer dilemma