At the end of 1985 I needed a text processsing system for a private project.
The system should be easy to handle as well as inexpensive.
In those days no Microsoft Windows system was available but merely MS-DOS (version 2.11 if I remember correctly).
Beneath the PC I had to buy a printer as well as a text processing program.
The only alternative to such a package was the 8-bit machine JOYCE, which had come straight on the market as office computer („Bürocomputer“).
Indeed the simple operation convinced me at that time:
Unpack the machine, build up devices and switch it on - I could type my text immediately.
Also the speed of the machine was very good compared to that one of the „big brothers“.
The cost of the machine was maintainable, too.
I still paid for the version with 256kByte RAM and a drive with 2x173kbyte capacity DM 2490,- (about € 1270,-) - from today's view an expensive price.
It was of course annoying, when to the CeBit in 1986 the successor (with 512kByte RAM and a second drive with 706 kByte) was available for the same price.
(While the JOYCE with the equipment I bought cost about DM 800,- (≈ € 400,-) less.
Some more prices1 will be found here here).
