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| | + | '''AMSTRAD ADDICT MAGAZINE ANNOUNCED<br><br> |
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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> |
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| − | == Welcome to the Amstrad CPC Wiki! ==
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| − | This site hopes to evolve into an encyclopaedia on all things [[Amstrad|Amstrad]] [[CPC|CPC]] related. There are now '''[[Special:Allpages|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles]]''' around the CPC available. Feel free to [[Help:Editing|contribute]] or post your suggestions in the [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum Forum]!
| + | 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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| − | === CPC related news ===
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| − | *23/09/2008: New [http://pspupdates.qj.net/tags/pspcap32/1049 PSPCap32] version!
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| − | *17/09/2008: New [http://cpcgamescd.amstrad.es CPCGamesCD] release..
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| − | *07/09/2008: Woo-hoo! CPC Sudoku [http://www.kjthacker.f2s.com/games/index.html released]!!!
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| − | *01/09/2008: [http://www.winape.net/ Winape 2.0b17] released!
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| − | *24/08/2008: The [http://cezgs.computeremuzone.com/?id=shop&l=en CEZ GS Virtual shop] is open, featuring several Amstrad CPC titles for sale, including [http://cezgs.computeremuzone.com/ficha.php?id=17&l=en El Paciente 106] and the CEZ Collection vol. 1 pack in physical 3" disk format.
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| − | *24/08/2008: StarSabre and Balloonacy released on tape from [http://www.cronos.toucansurf.com/ Cronosoft] @ £2.99 each (£1 goes to the author)!
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| − | *22/07/2008: [http://www.cpcscene.com/?search=PHAT%20(Condense).zip New demo] release! :)
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| − | *21/07/2008: Devilmarkus released an AMAZING [http://cpc-live.com/download.php?view.2 3D model] of a 464+monitor
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| − | *12/07/2008: [http://news.scotsman.com/latestnews/Sir-Alan-quits-as-chairman.4244035.jp Alan Sugar resigns as AMSTRAD chairman]
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| − | *02/07/2008: [[Dsktools|dsktools]] 0.2.2 is out. Support writing to side B and retry when there is a read/write fail. [http://dsktools.berlios.de]
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| − | *11/06/2008: The [[Amstrad Action|Amstrad Action]] tribute issue 118 has been released. Download here: [http://www.lulu.com/content/2685625 AA118]
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| − | *25/05/2008: [[SymStudio|SymStudio]] [http://www.dread-donkey.com/symstudio/ site] updated, [[Trebmint|author]] seeking testers for version .99.
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| − | *15/05/2008: A new game release, [http://cezgs.computeremuzone.com/ficha.php?id=711&l=en# Capers in Cityland!]
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| − | *21/04/2008: [http://www.cpc-emu.org/news.html CPCEmu] 1.6b released!
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| − | *12/04/2008: Got a Nintendo DS? Make it play some real games with [http://www.portabledev.com/pages/ds/jeuxdev.-perso/ameds.php AmeDS 2.1]!!!
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| − | *31/03/2008: [http://cpce.emuunlim.com CPCE] 1.90 re-released, with even more bugfixes in the FDC emulation and LPTCPC's new ability to send extended disc images from a real CPC through the parallel cable.
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| − | *27/03/2008: [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=222642 JavaCPC] updated to 3.9 and gone open source!
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| − | *23/02/2008: [[http://CPCrulez.free.fr/ hERMOL]] has released a CPC conversion of [[http://cpcrulez.free.fr/GamesDL_hack/index.php?list=S Street Fighter II]]
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| − | === Become an Author! ===
| + | [[File:Dez80_intro.png|thumb|256px|[http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/DEZ80 Mastering Z80 Assembler Course]]] |
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| + | *06/08/25: '''El Hobbit''' using [[the Mojon Twins]] engine [https://mojontwins.itch.io/el-hobbit-vah-kas-cut has been released]. |
| | + | *31/07/25: [[Oh Mummy Resurrected]] beta version has been released for the Amstrad Plus range. |
| | + | *03/06/25: [[On File]] (2025) DBMS which supports Graphics has been released. |
| | + | *27/05/25: '''[[CPCGamesCD-CPCLoader | CPCGamesCD]]''' has been updated. [https://amstrad.es/cpcgamescd] |
| | + | *25/04/25: '''Phantomas en el Museo''' using [[the Mojon Twins]] engine [https://mojontwins.itch.io/phantomas-en-el-museo-amstrad-cpc is released]. |
| | + | *05/04/25: [[ROManager]] 2.50 released! |
| | + | *08/03/25: '''[https://tartessos-games.itch.io/master-piece Master Piece]''', the latest game from Tartessos Games, has been released. |
| | + | *11/02/25: '''[[Harrier Attack Reloaded]]''' has been released for the Amstrad Plus range. |
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| − | <div style="text-align: right"><small>'''All [[Special:Wantedpages|wanted articles]]''' | [[:Category:Stub|Extendable Stubs]]<br>'''[[List of most active contributors|List of most active contributors]]'''</small></div></div><div style="border-right: #eadcc5 1px solid; padding-right: 1em; border-top: #eadcc5 1px solid; padding-left: 1em; padding-bottom: 0.5em; margin: 0px 0px 5px; border-left: #eadcc5 1px solid; padding-top: 0.5em; border-bottom: #eadcc5 1px solid; background-color: #ccffcc">
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| − | *When the 664 was being developed, Sugar was already looking (and hinting publicly!) at the 6128
| + | === CPCWiki related === |
| − | *The CPC 472 was a model released in Spain with an extra unsoldered 8K of RAM to circumvent the law that stipulated a spanish keyboard for all machines with up to 64KB memory | + | *[[CPCWiki updates]] |
| − | *With a possible total amount of '''768 x 270 pixel''' (540 interlaced) the [[CPC|CPC]] was the 8 bit homecomputer with the highest screen resolution ever.
| + | *[[Donors]] |
| − | *'''OpenOffice''' for Windows/Linux is a direct descendant of [[Star-Division|StarWriter]] for the CPC. | + | |
| − | *The transfer speed of the [[CPC Booster|CPC Booster +]] serial interface is faster than a standard '''DSL connection'''.
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| − | *[[SymbOS|SymbOS]] can handle more than '''50 times''' bigger hard discs than MS Windows 95A.
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| − | *[[FutureOS|FutureOS]] can load 178 KB in 9 seconds from floppy disc.
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| − | === CPCWiki updates ===
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| − | *26/07/08: Edit new pages: FIXED; big file upload: FIXED; multiple file upload: REENABLED; rich text editor: REENABLED; video embedding: REENABLED! All problems fixed? :)
| + | '''Become an Author!''' |
| − | *15/07/08: Upgrade to Mediawiki 1.13.0. Apologies for the short downtime. FCKeditor is incompatible, for now.
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| − | *'''FCKEditor''' installed! Now you can easily edit pages. Please report any functionality issues. You can also ''deactivate it in your user preferences.''
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| − | *'''[[VideoUpload|VIDEO EMBEDDING]] enabled for the wiki! Woo-hoo!!!'''
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| − | *'''[[Special:MultipleUpload|MULTIPLE FILE UPLOAD FORM]] installed. For the time being it doesn't work alright when put in the sidebar...'''
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| − | *All the issues of ''Amtix!'', ''Amstrad Action'' and ''Amstrad Computer User'' have been uploaded and you can find them [[Mags|here]]!
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| | + | === Did you know? === |
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| − | *[[Rex|Rex]] of [[BENG!|BENG!]] | + | *When the CPC 664 was being developed, Sugar was already looking (and hinting publicly!) at the CPC 6128. |
| − | *[[Robcfg|Robcfg]] | + | *The [[472|CPC 472]] was a 464 + 8 KB unwired RAM, released in Spain to circumvent a tax charging 64 KB computers. |
| − | *[[Prodatron|Prodatron]] | + | *With a total of '''768×288''' pixels, the [[CPC|CPC]] was the 8-bit with the highest displayable resolution on a CRT screen. |
| − | *[[User:Gryzor|Gryzor]] | + | *'''OpenOffice''' is the descendant of [[Star-Division|StarWriter]] for CPC. |
| − | *[[User:Ervin|Ervin]] | + | *'''Excel''' is the direct descendant of [[Multiplan]] for CP/M. |
| − | Thanks so much guys!</div><div style="border-right: #eadcc5 1px solid; padding-right: 1em; border-top: #eadcc5 1px solid; padding-left: 1em; padding-bottom: 0.5em; margin: 0px 0px 5px; border-left: #eadcc5 1px solid; padding-top: 0.5em; border-bottom: #eadcc5 1px solid; background-color: #ffcccc">
| + | *[[SymbOS|SymbOS]] supports '''50x''' bigger hard drives than Win95A. |
| − | === Where are CPC users from? ===
| + | *[[FutureOS|FutureOS]] can load a 178 KB floppy disc in '''9 seconds'''. |
| | + | *[[FutureOS|FutureOS]] can manage up to '''4 MB''' of extended RAM and '''32 GB''' of mass storage. |
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