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* [[SymbOS]] can handle more than '''50 times''' bigger hard discs than MS Windows 95A.
 
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CPC related news

The last CPC related news.

  • 23/02/2008: [hERMOL] has released a CPC conversion of [Street Fighter II]
  • 15/01/2008: Dedicated book about the CPC in progress [Follow it here!]
  • 19/12/2007: X-Mas 2007 Another X-mas demos released by Hermol!
  • 14/12/2007: New CPCGamesCD out
  • 27/11/2007: FreeOCP v0.015b released on .CPR cartridge file!
  • 04/11/2007: CPCE 1.85 released. Symbiface 2 IDE bugfix, tape speedup can be manually disabled, smarter Win32 ZIP archive handling.
  • 29/10/2007: WinAPE 2.0 Alpha 15 released. Configuration Profiles, Improved Sprite emulation, assembler and debugger improvements. Stacks of minor enhancements and bug fixes.
  • 18/10/2007: FreeOCP v0.015b released
  • 18/10/2007: Hate Beats : new Amstrad CPC Plus demo released by Ukonx

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  • With a possible total amount of 768 x 270 pixel (540 interlaced) the CPC was the 8 bit homecomputer with the highest screen resolution ever.
  • OpenOffice for Windows/Linux is a direct descendant of StarWriter for the CPC.
  • The transfer speed of the CPC Booster + serial interface is faster than a standard DSL connection.
  • SymbOS can handle more than 50 times bigger hard discs than MS Windows 95A.
  • FutureOSFutureOS can load 178 KB in 9 seconds from floppy disc.


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