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Line 185: * 1985: [[Atari ST]] (N. Am.), first with a graphical user interface [[Graphical Environment Manager\|(GEM)]] for less than US$1000; first with built-in [[Musical Instrument Digital Interface\|MIDI]] interface; also 1[[megabyte\|MB]] [[random-access memory\|RAM]] for under US$1000. * June 1985: [[Commodore 128]] (N. Am.) Final, most advanced 8-bit Commodore, retained full C64 compatibility while adding [[CP/M]] in a complex multi-mode architecture * July 1985: [[Commodore Amiga]] (N. Am.), [[Original Amiga chipset\|custom chip set]] for graphics and digital audio; [[computer multitasking\|multitasking]] [[AmigaOS\|OS]] with both [[GUI]] and [[command line interface\|CLI]] interfaces; Motorola 68000 processor. Initially designed as a game console but repositioned as a home computer ~~following the [[North America video game crash of 1983]]~~.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/hardware/amiga-the-computer-that-wouldnt-die\|title=Amiga: The Computer That Wouldn't Die}}</ref> * 1986: [[Apple IIGS]], Fifth and final model in the [[Apple II series]], with greatly enhanced graphics and sound abilities. Used a 16-bit 65C816 CPU, the same as used in the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]. * June 1987: [[Acorn Archimedes]] (Europe), launched with an 8 MHz 32-bit [[ARM architecture\|ARM]] 2 microprocessor, with between 512kB and 4MB of RAM, and an optional 20 or 40MB hard drive.

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