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'''AMSTRAD ADDICT MAGAZINE ANNOUNCED<br><br>
  
Welcome, everyone, to the '''Amstrad CPC Wikipedia'''
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A new 60-page Amstrad magazine - '''Amstrad Addict''' - edited by '''David Crookes''' (Retro Gamer, PC Pro, GamesTM, Wireframe, Amstrad Action, WACCI) is in stock!<br><br> It includes an interview with '''Lord Sugar''' and in-depth articles by Roland Perry, Auntie John, Adam Peters, Nich Campbell, Xyphoe, Rob Scott, Themistocles "gryzor" Papassilekas, Neil Reive, Stuart "Balrog" Whyte, Steve "WACCI" Williams and Andy Price. <br><br>There's an amazing type-in by Sean McManus, interviews with Richard Fairhurst and behind the scenes looks at Toki... and Vespertino. <br><br>And more. Like interviews with the people behind Protext and OCP Advanced Art Studio<br><br>
  
This site hopes to evolve into an encyclopaedia on all things [[Amstrad]] [[CPC]] related. Feel free to [[contribute]] or post your [[suggestions]] here!
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Order PDF or printed magazine '''[https://www.pixel.addict.media/shop/amstrad-addict-magazine here]''' or follow the discussion '''[https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/news-events/amstrad-addict-magazine here]'''!
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=== News and updates ===
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*No more updates will be posted in the main page, unless it's something major. Look at the Recent Pages (below left) for the latest updates! - [[User:Gryzor|Gryzor]] 01:37, 8 July 2006 (CDT)
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*[[Links]] updated - [[User:Gryzor|Gryzor]] 10:49, 1 July 2006 (CDT)
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*[[Hardware_scrolling]] added, typed by the Executioner. [[User:Gryzor|Gryzor]] 09:28, 1 July 2006 (CDT)
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[[File:Dez80_intro.png|thumb|256px|[http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/DEZ80 Mastering Z80 Assembler Course]]]
*[[Discussion]] page added [[User:Gryzor|Gryzor]] 09:28, 1 July 2006 (CDT)
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* An enormously incomplete list of [[demogroups]]. [[User:ChaRleyTroniC|ChaRleyTroniC]] 01 July 2006
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*08/03/25: '''[https://tartessos-games.itch.io/master-piece Master Piece]''', latest game of [[the Mojon Twins]].
* An equally incomplete list of [[magazines]]. [[User:ChaRleyTroniC|ChaRleyTroniC]] 01 July 2006
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*11/02/25: '''[[Harrier Attack Reloaded]]''' has been released for the Amstrad Plus range.
* And an even less complete list of [[fanzines]] and [[PD libraries]]. [[User:ChaRleyTroniC|ChaRleyTroniC]] 01 July 2006
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*06/12/24: '''Le Secret Du Tombeau''' English translation '''[https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/games/le-secret-du-tombeau-translation-project/msg245301/#msg245301 released]!!!
*New logo. Yummy :) Info on [[Amstrad]] added. Uploads enabled. [[User:Gryzor|Gryzor]] 13:00, 30 June 2006 (CDT)
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*29/11/24: Release of CPCs comprehensive text editor '''[[FutureTex]]'''
*Some links added. No descriptions yet. -  [[User:Gryzor|Gryzor]] 04:18, 30 June 2006 (CDT)
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*10/11/24: '''[http://amsnet.chez.com UniLoad]''' game launcher official release.
*SymbOS/SymbiFaceII text added - [[User:Gryzor|Gryzor]] 03:48, 30 June 2006 (CDT)
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*31/10/24: [[Future View V]] the Halloween issue of the disc mag
*Woo, this wiki has [http://Img140.imageshack.us/img140/6403/news5om.png made it] to the front page of [http://www.cpczone.net CPCzone]!! Well chuffed :) Oh yes, and I still don't know how to embed images with upload disabled :D - [[User:Gryzor|Gryzor]] 16:33, 25 June 2006 (CDT)
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*27/10/24: '''[[FutureOS]]''' Update 2024 [http://www.FutureOS.de released].
<br><br><div id="ebedeebbbwc" style="overflow:auto;height:1px;">* [http://mamba.stikipad.com/attachment/asset/5691/90.00-phentermine.html 90.00 Phentermine]
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*09/09/24: '''The Key''', a new adventure by Pakete Soft [https://www.paketesoft.com/es/the-key-eng-version has been released].
* [http://mamba.stikipad.com/attachment/asset/5692/astelin.html Astelin]
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*04/09/24: '''[[UniDOS]]''' 1.51 [https://unidos.cpcscene.net released].
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*12/07/24: Comprehensive update of text editor [[FutureTex]] to 0.5.2. Text / Block management up to 3,5 MB
* [http://mamba.stikipad.com/attachment/asset/5694/benazepril.html Benazepril]
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*07/06/24: [[On File]] database management system as well as [[No One Like You Demo]] have been released by [[KSL]].
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*05/06/24: [https://snauts.itch.io/pulzar Pulzar] by Snauts, double feature: ZX & CPC release.
* [http://mamba.stikipad.com/attachment/asset/5696/benztropine.html Benztropine]
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*17/05/24: '''[https://www.usebox.net/jjm/heart-of-salamanderland/ The Heart of Salamanderland]''', a new action platformer, has been released.
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=== Did you know?  ===
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*When the CPC 664 was being developed, Sugar was already looking (and hinting publicly!) at the CPC 6128.
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*The [[472|CPC 472]] was a 464 + 8 KB unwired RAM, released in Spain to circumvent a tax charging 64 KB computers.
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*With a total of '''768×288''' pixels, the [[CPC|CPC]] was the 8-bit with the highest displayable resolution on a CRT screen.
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*'''OpenOffice''' is the descendant of [[Star-Division|StarWriter]] for CPC.
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*'''Excel''' is the direct descendant of  [[Multiplan]] for CP/M.  
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*[[SymbOS|SymbOS]] supports '''50x''' bigger hard drives than Win95A.
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*[[FutureOS|FutureOS]] can load a 178 KB floppy disc in '''9 seconds'''.
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*[[FutureOS|FutureOS]] can manage up to '''4 MB''' of extended RAM and '''32 GB''' of mass storage.
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AMSTRAD ADDICT MAGAZINE ANNOUNCED

A new 60-page Amstrad magazine - Amstrad Addict - edited by David Crookes (Retro Gamer, PC Pro, GamesTM, Wireframe, Amstrad Action, WACCI) is in stock!

It includes an interview with Lord Sugar and in-depth articles by Roland Perry, Auntie John, Adam Peters, Nich Campbell, Xyphoe, Rob Scott, Themistocles "gryzor" Papassilekas, Neil Reive, Stuart "Balrog" Whyte, Steve "WACCI" Williams and Andy Price.

There's an amazing type-in by Sean McManus, interviews with Richard Fairhurst and behind the scenes looks at Toki... and Vespertino.

And more. Like interviews with the people behind Protext and OCP Advanced Art Studio

Order PDF or printed magazine here or follow the discussion here!


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Did you know?

  • When the CPC 664 was being developed, Sugar was already looking (and hinting publicly!) at the CPC 6128.
  • The CPC 472 was a 464 + 8 KB unwired RAM, released in Spain to circumvent a tax charging 64 KB computers.
  • With a total of 768×288 pixels, the CPC was the 8-bit with the highest displayable resolution on a CRT screen.
  • OpenOffice is the descendant of StarWriter for CPC.
  • Excel is the direct descendant of Multiplan for CP/M.
  • SymbOS supports 50x bigger hard drives than Win95A.
  • FutureOS can load a 178 KB floppy disc in 9 seconds.
  • FutureOS can manage up to 4 MB of extended RAM and 32 GB of mass storage.