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== List of Amstrad PCs ==
 
== List of Amstrad PCs ==
  
* PC1512 (1985) : the first model, what equipped with a custom CGA clone video card, enabling an interesting non standard 640x200x16 video mode.  
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* '''PC1512''' (1985) : the first model, what equipped with a custom CGA clone video card, enabling an interesting non standard 640x200x16 video mode.  
  
* PC1640 (1987) : second model, was an "upgraded" PC1512, sharing a lot of pieces. It had +128K Ram (640K) and was supplied with a EGA video card and monitor. Hence it was more exepnsive an EGA standard failed to impose itself.
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* '''PC1640''' (1987) : second model, was an "upgraded" PC1512, sharing a lot of pieces. It had +128K Ram (640K) and was supplied with a EGA video card and monitor. Hence it was more exepnsive an EGA standard failed to impose itself.
  
* PC2086 : a PC with VGA display.
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* '''PC2086''' : a PC with VGA display.
  
* PC20 : a CGA PC (bad choice) in an Atari ST/Amiga 500 look alike casing. It could have sold well if equipped with a soundchip and an EGA capability.
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* '''PC20''' : a CGA PC (bad choice) in an Atari ST/Amiga 500 look alike casing. It could have sold well if equipped with a soundchip and an EGA capability.
  
* Sinclair PC 200 (1988) (same as Amstrad PC20, but with additional TV output and with differently coloured case)
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* '''Sinclair PC 200''' (1988) (same as Amstrad PC20, but with additional TV output and with differently coloured case)
  
* MegaPC (1993) : A PC featuring a Sega MegaDrive too.
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* '''MegaPC''' (1993) : A PC featuring a Sega MegaDrive too.
  
  
 
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Revision as of 18:38, 17 December 2010

The Amstrad PC1512 - The first PC by Amstrad
The Amstrad PC2086
The Amstrad PC20 - An attempt to market the PC as a home computer
The Amstrad PPC - An early 'laptop' PC
The Amstrad Mega PC - Built in Sega games console


Those cheap IBM compatible PCs allowed the professionnal PC standard to enter many houses as a Home computer.


List of Amstrad PCs

  • PC1512 (1985) : the first model, what equipped with a custom CGA clone video card, enabling an interesting non standard 640x200x16 video mode.
  • PC1640 (1987) : second model, was an "upgraded" PC1512, sharing a lot of pieces. It had +128K Ram (640K) and was supplied with a EGA video card and monitor. Hence it was more exepnsive an EGA standard failed to impose itself.
  • PC2086 : a PC with VGA display.
  • PC20 : a CGA PC (bad choice) in an Atari ST/Amiga 500 look alike casing. It could have sold well if equipped with a soundchip and an EGA capability.
  • Sinclair PC 200 (1988) (same as Amstrad PC20, but with additional TV output and with differently coloured case)
  • MegaPC (1993) : A PC featuring a Sega MegaDrive too.