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    Amstrad was a British consumer electronics company, founded in 1968 by Alan Sugar. During the 1980s, the company was known for its home computers beginning...
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    The Amstrad CPC (short for "Colour Personal Computer") is a series of 8-bit home computers produced by Amstrad between 1984 and 1990. It was designed to...
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    The Amstrad PCW series is a range of personal computers produced by British company Amstrad from 1985 to 1998, and also sold under licence in Europe as...
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    The Amstrad PPC512 and Amstrad PPC640 were the first portable IBM PC compatible computers made by Amstrad. Released in 1987, they were a development of...
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    The GX4000 is a video game console that was manufactured by Amstrad. It was the company's short-lived attempt to enter the games console market. The console...
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    The Amstrad NC100 Notepad was an A4-size, portable Z80-based notebook computer, released by Amstrad in July 1992. It featured 64 KB of RAM, the Protext...
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  • Amstrad Action was a monthly magazine, published in the United Kingdom, which catered to owners of home computers from the Amstrad CPC range and later...
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    PC1512 (redirect from Amstrad 1640)
    The Amstrad PC1512 was Amstrad's mostly IBM PC-compatible computer system, launched in 1986, and advertised with prices from £399 plus VAT. The system...
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    Alan Sugar (section Amstrad)
    later become his largest business venture, consumer electronics company Amstrad, in 1968. In 2007, he sold his remaining interest in the company in a deal...
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    bottomright*4 + bottomleft*8 Amstrad CPC block characters: 0x80 + topleft*1 + topright*2 + bottomleft*4 + bottomright*8 Amstrad CPC line characters: 0x90...
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    primarily competed with the Commodore 64, BBC Micro, Dragon 32, and the Amstrad CPC range. Over 24,000 different software products were released for the...
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    The CPC 464 is the first personal home computer built by Amstrad in 1984. It was one of the bestselling and best produced microcomputers, with more than...
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  • PenPad (redirect from Amstrad PenPad)
    Other vendors using the term Penpad in product names include Amstrad and Toshiba. The Amstrad PenPad was an early portable personal digital assistant with...
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  • This list contains 1808 game titles released for the Amstrad CPC home computer series. This number is always up to date by this script. Contents:  Top...
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    and released by Amstrad in 1993 under license from Sega. It was similar but unrelated to the Sega TeraDrive. It is a standard Amstrad PC with Sega Mega...
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    Sinclair PC200 (redirect from Amstrad PC20)
    The Amstrad PC20 / Sinclair PC200 was a home computer created by Amstrad in late 1988, based on the Amstrad PPC 512 hardware. The machine was available...
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  • The Amstrad PC2286 was launched 1989. The 2000 series launched as a professional follow on to the PC1512/1640. The 2000 series consisted of three models:...
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    The Amstrad E-mailer (often stylized as E-m@iler or written as Emailer or Em@iler) is a Personal Communication Centre that is a landline phone device...
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  • Sugar's Amstrad purchased a 29.9% stake in the company from Canon Street Investments PLC. A rights issue and subscription increased Amstrad's shareholding...
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  • The Amstrad CP/M Plus character set (alternatively known as PCW character set or ZX Spectrum +3 character set) is any of a group of 8-bit character sets...
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  • Amstrad Computer User was the official magazine for the Amstrad CPC series of 8-bit home computers. This monthly publication, usually referred to as ACU...
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  • (Interceptor Micros) - Amstrad CPC Rescue Mission - (Beebug) - BBC Model B Magic Maths - (Players) - Amstrad CPC Magic Clock - (Players) - Amstrad CPC Killapede...
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    v t e Video game lists by platform Amstrad Amstrad CPC Amstrad PCW Apple Apple II Apple IIGS Mac iPod iOS Atari Arcade 2600 5200 7800 ST XEGS Lynx Jaguar...
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  • The Battle of Midway and Black Tiger for the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST and Amiga platforms. Their first five Capcom releases sold...
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    from the Amstrad company were marketed under the Schneider brand in Germany and central Europe. Schneider sold the Amstrad CPC 464, Amstrad PCW and Schneider...
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  • instalments were also released on other popular home microcomputers, namely the Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, and MSX. The series stars Sabreman, who is...
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  • The Amstrad CPC character set (alternatively known as the BASIC graphics character set) is the character set used in the Amstrad CPC series of 8-bit personal...
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  • Soft Le Maître des Âmes Amstrad CPC 1987 Ubi Soft DOS Le Nécromancien Amstrad CPC 1987 Ubi Soft Atari ST DOS Mange Cailloux Amstrad CPC 1987 Ubi Soft ST...
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  • Gauntlet (1985 video game) (category Amstrad CPC games)
    Apple IIGS, Master System, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Atari 8-bit computers, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, and the PlayStation 1 console as part of Midway's Arcade's...
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  • "Kernkraft 400" by Zombie Nation. Other formats he has composed for include Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Atari 8-bit computers, MSX, and ZX Spectrum. After working...
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