@ bloodline
It was, and still is, the 68K processor.
Although the graphics definately get a nod.
My company's products could match the colors and resolution (and were 68K based -with a better OS I might add), but the Amiga had a much larger software base as well.
Shame we never heard of it then..
That is probably vital to the sucess of any device, software.
Of course it is, all new platforms start with nothing... And it doesn't matter how singing and dancing the new one is, find you can't convince developers to use it... It's dead.
Oh, and on cheap ARM systems, I won a Chinese built Rocketchip based 4 core 1.8 GHz A9 set top box for $51 a couple of weeks ago.
Brilliant! I'm in the market for one like that. Link me up!
So what does the UK built Pi bring to the table that my Chinese device can't wipe off it?
If I'm buying a hobby computer for my own pleasure, it's nice to know it was built in the UK. I'm not going to get into a moral discussion here, let's just say I would prefer it if we built more stuff here.
And I wouldn't brag to much about the Sinclair, it had all the reliability of a British automobile or motorcycle (which might explain why the British don't make any of these products anymore).
I'm not bragging about the build quality of British products, I'm well aware of the systematic failure of British industry from the mismanagement of late '60s through the '70s and the keen effort of the successive governments to kill off our manufacturing base. I just happen to like seeing one thing in my flat that doesn't have a "Made in China" sticker on it...
Just as I rather like seeing the "Made in the USA" etching on the back of new iMacs and Mac Pros.
You figure it out