Andreas Kohlbach  writes:   
      
   > Dombo wrote on 29. January 2016:   
   >>   
   >> As luck would have it I've just repaired a Apple II clone (I'm a   
   >> Commodore guy, but this was a fun exercise). The Apple II doesn't   
   >> require a disk; it has BASIC in ROM.   
   >   
   > Is there any early 8bit "home" computer which did not have BASIC in a   
   > ROM?   
      
   I remember Sharp had some models that didn't. With a quick look MZ-700   
   and MZ-800 sound like models I remember from back then.   
      
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