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Back before the IBM PC became dominant, there were a number of machine based on 8 bit processors like the MOS Technology 6502, Intel 8080, and Zilog Z-80, from manufacturers like Commodore Business Machines, Northstar, Osborne, and Tandy. Some ran the Digital Research CP/M OS, but not all
8 bit Micro Family
Apple II
- MagicWindow - Two-dimensional word processor for the Apple II
Atari 400/600/800
BBC Micro
- AMX - Desktop publishing program for BBC Micro, others
- ASCEDIT - Hexadecimal file editor for the BBC Micro (20k limit)
- COED - Screen editor for the Acorn BBC Micro.
- Twin - Split-buffer editor for Acorn BBC Micro and others.
- Wordwise - Word processor for the BBC Micro
Cambridge
- PipeDream - Integrated Word processor, spreadsheet, and database for Cambridge Z88
Coleco
Commodore
- PaperClip - Word processor for Commodore and Atari systems
- CutAndPaste - Commodore 64 commercial word processor from Batteries Included Software
- GEOS Write - Commodore 64 graphical word processor component of the GEOS environment
- EasyScript - Commodore 64/128 word processor for the published by Commodore Business Machines
- SpeedScript - Commodore 64 word processor by Charles Brannon, published in COMPUTE! Magazine
- Svicc - Text editor for Commodore C64, VI-Clone
Commander X16
- X16 Edit - Text editor for Commander X16, inspired by GNU Nano
Exidy
- Exidy Development PAC - Add-on ROM cartridge with editor for developing CP/M applications on the Sorcerer
MSX
Smoke Signal Broadcasting
SWTPC
- Cedric - Text editor for SWTPC 6800/6809 based micros
- TSC Text Processor - Technical Systems Corp. text editor for SWTPC 6800/6809 based micros
Tandy
Texas Instruments
- Editor/Assembler? - Editor for ASM programs for TI-99/4a. Cartridge + disk combination
- FunnelWeb? - Menu-based TI-99/4a Editor/Environment?, descendant of TI-Writer
- TI-Writer - Standard word processor for TI-99/4a. Cartridge + disk combination
UCSD P-System
Multi-platform
- Electric Pencil - Word processor on early 8-bit microcomputers
- te - Text editor for CP/M