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by competent hobbyists and they attached to the main expansion port at the back of the machine. Software on ROM loads much faster than from disc or tape and the machine's boot-up sequence was designed to evaluate ROMs it found and optionally hand over control of the machine to them. This allows significant customisation of the functionality of the machine, something that enthusiasts exploited for various purposes. However, the typical users would probably not be aware of this added ROM functionality unless they read the CPC press, as it is not described in the user manual and was hardly ever mentioned in marketing literature. It is, however, documented in the official Amstrad firmware manual.
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In 1988, after Schneider refused to market Amstrad's AT-compatible computer line, the cooperation ended. Schneider went on to sell the remaining stock of Schneider CPC models and used their now well-established market position to introduce its own PC designs. With the formation of its German daughter
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Such extra ROM chips do not plug directly into the CPC itself, but into extra plug-in "rom boxes" which contain sockets for the ROM chips and a minimal amount of decoding circuitry for the main machine to be able to switch between them. These boxes were either marketed commercially or could be built
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The CPC series was pitched against other home computers primarily used to play video games and enjoyed a strong supply of game software. The comparatively low price for a complete computer system with dedicated monitor, its high-resolution monochrome text and graphic capabilities and the possibility
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The hardware and firmware was designed to be able to access software provided on external ROMs. Each ROM has to be a 16 KB block and is switched in and out of the memory space shared with the video RAM. The Amstrad firmware is deliberately designed so that new software could be easily accessed
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Amstrad CPCs are equipped with either 64 (CPC 464, CPC 664, 464plus, GX4000) or 128 (CPC 6128, 6128plus) KB of RAM. This base memory can be extended by up to 512 KB using memory expansions sold by third-party manufacturers, and by up to 4096 KB using experimental methods developed by
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key (although some of them were temporarily manufactured without the ñ key). The sole purpose of the 8 KB memory chip (which is not electrically connected to the machine, so consequently rendered unusable) is to increase the machine's total memory specs to 72 KB in order to circumvent the
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Although they are based on the same hardware, the Schneider CPC models differ from the Amstrad CPC models in several details. Most prominently, the Schneider CPC 464 and CPC 664 keyboards featured grey instead of coloured keys, but still in the original British keyboard layout. To achieve a German
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The back of the CPC 664 main unit features the same connectors as the CPC 464, with the exception of an additional 12V power lead. Unlike the CPC 464's cassette tape drive that could be powered off the main unit's 5V voltage, the CPC 664's floppy disk drive requires an additional 12V voltage. This
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After the successful release of the CPC 464, consumers were constantly asking for two improvements: more memory and an internal disk drive. For Amstrad, the latter was easier to realise. At the deliberately low-key introduction of the CPC 664, the machine was positioned not only as the lowest-cost
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operating system was supplied with the 664 and 6128 disk-based systems, and the DDI-1 disk expansion unit for the 464. 64k machines shipped with CP/M 2.2 alone, while the 128k machines also include CP/M 3.1. The compact CP/M 2.2 implementation is largely stored on the boot sectors of a 3" disk in
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Three built-in display resolutions are available: 160×200 pixels with 16 colours ("Mode 0", 20 text columns), 320×200 pixels with 4 colours ("Mode 1", 40 text columns), and 640×200 pixels with 2 colours ("Mode 2", 80 text columns). Increased screen size can be achieved by reprogramming the CRTC.
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models were intended as "more sophisticated and stylish" replacements of the CPC 464 and CPC 6128. Based on the redesigned plus hardware platform, they share the same base characteristics as their predecessors: The 464 plus is equipped with 64 KB RAM and a cassette tape drive, the 6128 plus
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The CPC 6128 was released on 13 June 1985 and initially only sold in the US. Imported and distributed by Indescomp, Inc. of Chicago, it was the first Amstrad product to be sold in the United States, a market that at the time was traditionally hostile towards European computer manufacturers. Two
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screening process, the edge connectors of the previous models have been replaced with micro-ribbon connectors as previously used on the German Schneider CPC 6128. As a result, a wide range of extensions for the original CPC range are connector-incompatible with the 464 plus and 6128 plus. In
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and soft scrolling, with a colour palette extended from a maximum of 16 colours (plus separately definable border) at one time from a choice of 27, increased to a maximum of 31 (16 for background and 15 for hardware sprites) out of 4096. The enhanced sound hardware offers automatic
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Compared to the CPC 464, the CPC 664's main unit has been significantly redesigned, not only to accommodate the floppy disk drive but also with a redesigned keyboard area. Touted as "ergonomic" by Amstrad's promotional material, the keyboard is noticeably tilted to the front with
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what was called "System format"; typing |CPM from Locomotive BASIC would load code from these sectors, making it a popular choice for custom game loading routines. The CP/M 3.1 implementation is largely in a separate file which is in turn loaded from the boot sector. Much
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The philosophy behind the CPC series was twofold, firstly the concept was of an "all-in-one", where the computer, keyboard and its data storage device were combined in a single unit and sold with its own dedicated display monitor. Most home computers at that time such as
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months later, on 15 August 1985, it arrived in Europe and replaced the CPC 664 in the CPC model line-up. Initial suggested retail prices for the CPC 6128 were US$ 699.00/£299.00/DM1598.00 with a green screen and US$ 799.00/£399.00/DM2098.00 with a colour monitor.
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The CPC 664 features 64 KB RAM and an internal 3-inch floppy disk drive. It was introduced on 25 April 1985 in the UK. Initial suggested retail prices for the CPC 664 were £339.00/DM1198.00 with a green screen and £449.00/DM1998.00 with a colour monitor.
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at a resolution of approximately 5-bit by sending a stream of values to the sound chip. This technique is very processor-intensive and hard to combine with any other processing. Examples are the title screens or other non-playable scenes of games like
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wanted the machine to resemble a "real computer, similar to what someone would see being used to check them in at the airport for their holidays", and for the machine to not look like "a pregnant calculator" – in reference presumably to the
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columnist in January 1985 called the CPC 464 "the closest yet to filling" his criteria for a useful home computer, including good keyboard, 80-column text, inexpensive disk drive, and support for a mainstream operating system like CP/M.
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The CPC 664 was only produced for approximately six months. In late 1985, when the CPC 6128 was introduced in Europe, Amstrad decided not to keep three models in the line-up, and production of the CPC 664 was discontinued.
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from these ROMs. Popular applications were marketed on ROM, particularly word processing and programming utility software (examples are Protext and Brunword of the former, and the MAXAM assembler of the latter type).
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features 128 KB RAM and a 3" floppy disk drive. Both models share a common case layout with a keyboard taken over from the CPC 6128 model, and the respective mass storage drive inserted in a case breakout.
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Despite the significant hardware enhancements, many viewed it as outdated, being based on an 8-bit CPU, and it failed to attract both customers and software producers who were moving towards systems such as the
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with the original CPC models. Its enhanced features are only available after a deliberately obscure unlocking mechanism has been triggered, thus preventing existing CPC software from accidentally invoking them.
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firmware's structural differences causes problems with some CPC software directly calling firmware functions by their memory addresses, Amstrad separately sold a cartridge containing the original CPC 6128's
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899.00 with a green screen and £359.00/DM1398.00 with a colour monitor. Following the introduction of the CPC 6128 in late 1985, suggested retail prices for the CPC 464 were cut by £50.00/DM100.00.
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hardware enthusiasts. Because the Z80 processor is only able to directly address 64 KB of memory, additional memory from the 128 KB models and memory expansions is made available using
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name. However, as the games had not been designed around the Roland character and only had the branding added later, the character design varies immensely, from a spiky-haired blonde teenager (
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The Amstrad CPC enjoyed a strong and long lifetime, mainly due to the machines use for businesses as well as gaming. Dedicated programmers continued working on the CPC range, even producing
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The plus range is not equipped with an on-board ROM, and thus the 464 plus and the 6128 plus do not contain a firmware. Instead, Amstrad provided the firmware for both models via the
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to generate a pixel display output. CPC 6128s later in production as well as the models from the plus range integrate both the CRTC and the gate array's functions with the system's
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In order to avoid the CPU and the video logic simultaneously accessing the shared main memory and causing video corruption ("snowing"), CPU memory access is constrained to occur on
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disk system but even the lowest-cost CP/M 2.2 machine. In the Amstrad CPC product range the CPC 664 complemented the CPC 464 which was neither discontinued nor reduced in price.
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to distribute its product lines including the CPC 464 and CPC 6128, Amstrad attempted but ultimately failed to establish their own brand in the German-speaking parts of Europe.
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which was launched a few short months after the plus range. The plus range was a commercial failure, and production was discontinued shortly after its introduction in 1990.
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commands required on generic Microsoft implementations. Other unusual features include timed event handling with the AFTER and EVERY commands, and text-based windowing.
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cartridge. This resulted in reduced hardware localization cost (only some select key caps and case labels had to be localized) with the added benefit of a rudimentary
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service. A separate version of the ROM was created for the U.S. market due to the use of the commands "|SUCK" and "|BLOW", which were considered unacceptable there.
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In order to market its computers in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland where Amstrad did not have any distribution structures, Amstrad entered a partnership with
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The redesign significantly enhanced the CPC hardware, mainly to rectify its previous shortcomings as a gaming platform. The redesigned video hardware allows for
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improvements, one of the CPC 6128's most prominent features is the compatibility with the CP/M+ operating system that rendered it attractive for business uses.
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serial interfaces, attached to the expansion connector on the rear of the machine, with a through-connector for the CPC 464 disk drive or other peripherals.
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In 1990, confronted with a changing home computer market, Amstrad decided to refresh the CPC model range by introducing a new range variantly labelled
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regulations, the complete Schneider CPC line-up is equipped with an internal metal shielding. For the same reason, the Schneider CPC 6128 features
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and Spectrums. Amstrad made more than £5 million on selling these surplus machines alone. Amstrad launched two new variants of the Spectrum: the
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The 3-inch disks themselves are usually known as "discs" on the CPC, following the spelling on the machine's plastic casing and conventional
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based company Patisonic released the Aleste 520EX, a computer highly compatible with the Amstrad CPC 6128. It could also be switched into an
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Software and hardware limitations in this interface led to its replacement with an Amstrad-branded version of a compatible alternative by
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voltage had to be separately supplied by an updated version of the bundled green screen/colour monitor (GT-65 and CTM-644 respectively).
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co-processor board. It is particularly notable for providing easy access to the machine's video and audio resources in contrast to the
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happening at the time of the release, only a very small number of systems were sold. The KC compact can be emulated by free software
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software also rendered the system attractive for business users, which was reflected by a wide selection of application software.
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CP/M software was made available for the CPC, from word-processors such as VDE to complete bulletin board systems such as ROS.
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and the import tax was suppressed, so Amstrad added the ñ key for the 464 and production of the CPC 472 was discontinued.
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Both the 464 plus and the 6128 plus were introduced to the public in September 1990. Initial suggested retail prices were
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mechanism (without a firmware present, the machine itself could not copy a game cartridge's content). As the enhanced
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daughter company was created specifically for the task, and the complete Amstrad CPC line-up was branded and sold as
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In 1990, the 6128plus replaced the CPC 6128 in the model line-up, and production of the CPC 6128 was discontinued.
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Output is provided in mono by a small (4 cm) built-in loudspeaker with volume control, driven by an internal
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In an attempt to give the CPC a recognisable mascot, a number of games by Amstrad's in-house software publisher
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The CPC 6128 features 128 KB RAM and an internal 3-inch floppy disk drive. Aside from various hardware and
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In 1990, the 464plus replaced the CPC 464 in the model line-up, and production of the CPC 464 was discontinued.
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The Schneider CPC 6128 was a Schneider-branded version of the Amstrad CPC 6128, and very similar in appearance.
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Transistorized memory, such as RAM, ROM, flash and cache sizes as well as file sizes are specified using
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between 1984 and 1990. It was designed to compete in the mid-1980s home computer market dominated by the
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appeared during the 1980s including publications in countries such as Britain, France, Spain, Germany,
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format, comprising 2 KB directory and 178 KB storage) for a total of 360 KB per disk.
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The CPC 464 was one of the most successful computers in Europe and sold more than two million units.
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television. External adapters for RF television were available as a first-party hardware accessory.
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During the August holidays of 1985, Spain briefly introduced an import tax of 15 000 pesetas (
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drive (similar to the CPC 664 and 6128), taking the 3" discs that Amstrad CPC machines used.
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160×200 pixels with 16 colours, 320×200 pixels with 4 colours, 640×200 pixels with 2 colours
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Technical Specification, CPC6128 Service Manual, p. 31., Amstrad Consumer Electronics Plc.
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that will either directly take one joystick, or two joysticks by use of a splitter cable.
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Technical Specification, CPC464 Service Manual, p. 2., Amstrad Consumer Electronics Plc.
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slot. The KC compact is the last 8-bit computer introduced in East Germany. Due to the
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word-processor range, another Z80-based machine with a 3" disk drive and software by
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were highly successful competitors in the European home computer market. The later
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colour space with each colour component assigned as either off, half on, or on (
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addition, the 6128plus does not have a tape socket for an external tape drive.
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Schneider CPC 6128 with visible micro ribbon connectors at the top (back) side
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Back of the case of a CPC 464, with the mini-jack, joystick and printer ports.
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video game console. The "CPC" abbreviation was dropped from the model names.
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During its lifetime, the CPC series sold approximately three million units.
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for facilitating data transfer between other systems using a proprietary
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Discs were shipped in a paper sleeve or a hard plastic case resembling a
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machines. Its features are not fully used in order to cut costs, namely
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authors the possibility to ship the CPC firmware with their programs.
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Although it was possible to obtain compilers for Locomotive BASIC,
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Amstrad followed their success with the CPC 464 by launching the
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1.1 modified in the startup banner only. The expansion port is a
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CPC464 User Manual, p. 11, Amstrad Consumer Electronics Plc.
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Underlying a CPC's video output is the unusual pairing of a
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With the exception of the GX4000, all CPC models lack an
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The series spawned a total of six distinct models: The
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drive (like the CPC 464) and, the following year, the
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On 7 April 1986, Amstrad announced it had bought from
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Like most home computers at the time, the CPC has its
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The new range of models was intended to be completely
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The CPC 464 featured 64 KB RAM and an internal
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Amstrad
Personal computer
Compact Cassette
floppy disks
Operating system
AMSDOS
Locomotive BASIC
CP/M
CPU
Zilog Z80
MHz
KB
Motorola 6845
gate array
AY-3-8912
Keyboard
8-bit
home computers
Amstrad
Commodore 64
ZX Spectrum
CPC 464
Zilog Z80A
CPU
RAM
CP/M

ZX Spectrum
Commodore 64

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