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Dragon 32: The Computer That Refused to Be a Spectrum (Patreon)

Published:
2026-01-16 18:50:33
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2026-09

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In 1982, at the height of the home computer boom in the UK, the Dragon 32 entered the market as an ambitious and readily available project. Manufactured in Wales by Dragon Data, it stood out for its Motorola-based architecture and its attempt to offer an alternative to the dominant Spectrum!

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Sam Meek

It looked to be a great system, sadly just slightly at the wrong time. I always had the ZX Spectrum and utilised it (at a very young age!) for basic programming and gaming. I had never physically seen the Dragon 32, and in school, we had the BBC Micro, so I never had the pleasure of this system, despite being British myself.

Sam Meek

Eleonora, as always, you know your business. An excellent, concise and informative video :)

initiale

Never heard of the Dragon 32 before. Very interesting, thank you Sayaka! 😊

Giorgio Sciani

Thank you, Sayaka. I didn’t know about this home computer—your description was truly interesting and thorough. Great video! 👍

Markintosh

You did it AGAIN-yet ANOTHER computer I’ve NEVER heard of before! Nice history lesson and an interesting insight to how fast tech was changing back then and how this company jumped in headfirst-if only for a short time. Very interesting-thank you, Sayaka!!

John McDermott

Having seen the Dragon in the shops at the same time as I was a Spectrum owner I can't help but remember just how beautiful it was. It felt like a "real" computer with its form factor and great keyboard but like just about every other 8 bit computer in the early 80's it couldn't compete with the Spectrum because of the Spectrum's awesome games library. That has been the same for every machine, console etc since then - they are only as good as the software that was available to them :)

JLG33

Nice video Sayaka. I was aware of the Dragon 32 back in the day, because some of the software available for the TRS-80 Color Computer was also available for the Dragon. It was an interesting alternative to the CoCo, and had a nicer keyboard. The hardware, memory layout and BASIC interpreter were *very* similar to the CoCo, but they weren't perfectly compatible. However, in the USA, the many Radio Shack stores were one of the few places to buy computers, so the TRS-80 lineup was much more well known. The CoCo also had a magic POKE command which would double the clock rate to around 1.8MHz. I hope you are able to track down some ROM cartridges or other software for your Dragon 32, and give it a try.

Bryan Best

Excellent video Sayaka! I was unfamiliar with the Dragon line. You presented the history concisely and I enjoyed learning something new! Nicely done!☺️