Base systems contain essentially everything you need for a working system and thus make good starting points for those new to these types of systems.

The tables below shows available base systems.
RCBus 40-pin systems (RC2014 compatible)
| SBC/Motherboards RCBus 40-pin | Z80 based | Z180 based | |
| SCM + BASIC | SC114 | n/a | |
| SCM + BASIC + CP/M | SC191 | n/a | |
| RomWBW CP/M | n/a | SC130 | |
| SCM + BASIC + CP/M and RomWBW CP/M | n/a | n/a | |
| Backplane & Modules RCBus 40-pin | Z80 based | Z180 based | |
| SCM + BASIC | SC192 | n/a | |
| SCM + BASIC + CP/M | SC193 | n/a | |
| RomWBW CP/M | see 691 | n/a | |
| SCM + BASIC + CP/M and RomWBW CP/M | SC691 | n/a |
SC192 = SC139 + SC141 + SC142 + SC149 + SC150 + SC151
SC193 = SC139 + SC141 + SC142 + SC145+SC149 + SC150 + SC151
SC691 = SC601 + SC602 + SC610 + SC611 + SC673

RCBus 80-pin systems
| SBC/Motherboards RCBus 80-pin | Z80 based | Z180 based | |
| SCM + BASIC | SC708 | see 126 | |
| SCM + BASIC + CP/M | see 720 | see 126 | |
| RomWBW CP/M | see 720 | see 126 | |
| SCM + BASIC + CP/M and RomWBW CP/M | SC720 | SC126 | |
| Backplane & Modules RCBus 80-pin | Z80 based | Z180 based | |
| SCM + BASIC | see 793 | see 792 | |
| SCM + BASIC + CP/M | SC793 | see 792 | |
| RomWBW CP/M | SC791 | see 792 | |
| SCM + BASIC + CP/M and RomWBW CP/M | SC794 | SC792 |
SC792 = SC701 + SC721 + SC722
SC793 = SC701 + SC706 +SC707 + SC715 + SC716
SC794 = SC701 + SC716 + SC721 + SC729 + SC730

Z50Bus systems
| SBC/Motherboards Z50Bus 50-pin | Z80 based | Z180 based | |
| SCM + BASIC | n/a | n/a | |
| SCM + BASIC + CP/M | n/a | n/a | |
| RomWBW CP/M | n/a | n/a | |
| SCM + BASIC + CP/M and RomWBW CP/M | n/a | n/a | |
| Backplane and Cards Z50Bus 50-pin | Z80 based | Z180 based | |
| SCM + BASIC | see 592 | n/a | |
| SCM + BASIC + CP/M | SC592 | n/a | |
| RomWBW CP/M | n/a | SC591 | |
| SCM + BASIC + CP/M and RomWBW CP/M | n/a | n/a |
SC592 = SC501 + SC502 + SC504 + SC518 + SC519 +SC521

Non-expandable systems
| SBC Not expandable | Z80 based | Z180 based | |
| SCM + BASIC | n/a | n/a | |
| SCM + BASIC + CP/M | n/a | n/a | |
| RomWBW CP/M | n/a | SC131 | |
| SCM + BASIC + CP/M and RomWBW CP/M | n/a | n/a | |
