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| − | <center>This site | + | <center>This site is an encyclopaedia on all things [[Amstrad|Amstrad]] [[CPC|CPC]] related. There are now '''[[Special:Allpages|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles]]''' about the CPC available.</center> |
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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 taking pre-orders!<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> | ||
| + | Preorder 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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| + | [[File:Dez80_intro.png|thumb|256px|[http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/DEZ80 Mastering Z80 Assembler Course]]] | ||
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| + | *10/11/24: '''[http://amsnet.chez.com UniLoad]''' game launcher official release. | ||
| + | *31/10/24: [[Future View V]] the Halloween issue of the disc mag | ||
| + | *27/10/24: '''[[FutureOS]]''' Update 2024 [http://www.FutureOS.de released]. | ||
| + | *09/09/24: '''The Key''', a new adventure by Pakete Soft [https://www.paketesoft.com/es/the-key-eng-version has been released]. | ||
| + | *04/09/24: '''[[UniDOS]]''' 1.51 [https://unidos.cpcscene.net released]. | ||
| + | *12/07/24: Comprehensive update of text editor [[FutureTex]] to 0.5.2. Text / Block management up to 3,5 MB | ||
| + | *07/06/24: [[On File]] database management system as well as [[No One Like You Demo]] have been released by [[KSL]]. | ||
| + | *05/06/24: [https://snauts.itch.io/pulzar Pulzar] by Snauts, double feature: ZX & CPC release. | ||
| + | *17/05/24: '''[https://www.usebox.net/jjm/heart-of-salamanderland/ The Heart of Salamanderland]''', a new action platformer, has been released. | ||
| + | *21/09/23: '''[https://amsnews.fr AMSnews.fr]''', a new french information site about the Amstrad. '''''Be the first to know'''''. | ||
| + | *07/06/23: '''Gates to Heaven''', a new platformer by [[ESP Soft]] [https://amstrad-esp.itch.io/gates-to-heaven-amstrad-cpc has been released], and their previous game, '''CPC Jewels''', can now be [https://amstrad-esp.itch.io/cpc-jewels-amstrad-cpc downloaded for free]. | ||
| + | *27/02/23: '''SOH Tactics GX''', a new GX4000/plus strategy game [http://www.sohde.co.uk/SOHTacticsGX.html released]. | ||
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| − | *When the 664 was being developed, Sugar was already looking (and hinting publicly!) at the 6128 | + | *When the CPC 664 was being developed, Sugar was already looking (and hinting publicly!) at the CPC 6128. |
| − | *The [[472|CPC 472]] was a | + | *The [[472|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|CPC]] was the 8-bit with the highest displayable resolution on a CRT screen. | ||
| + | *'''OpenOffice''' is the descendant of [[Star-Division|StarWriter]] for CPC. | ||
| + | *'''Excel''' is the direct descendant of [[Multiplan]] for CP/M. | ||
| + | *[[SymbOS|SymbOS]] supports '''50x''' bigger hard drives than Win95A. | ||
| + | *[[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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Latest revision as of 05:33, 10 November 2024
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 taking pre-orders!
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
Preorder PDF or printed magazine here or follow the discussion here!
- 10/11/24: UniLoad game launcher official release.
- 31/10/24: Future View V the Halloween issue of the disc mag
- 27/10/24: FutureOS Update 2024 released.
- 09/09/24: The Key, a new adventure by Pakete Soft has been released.
- 04/09/24: UniDOS 1.51 released.
- 12/07/24: Comprehensive update of text editor FutureTex to 0.5.2. Text / Block management up to 3,5 MB
- 07/06/24: On File database management system as well as No One Like You Demo have been released by KSL.
- 05/06/24: Pulzar by Snauts, double feature: ZX & CPC release.
- 17/05/24: The Heart of Salamanderland, a new action platformer, has been released.
- 21/09/23: AMSnews.fr, a new french information site about the Amstrad. Be the first to know.
- 07/06/23: Gates to Heaven, a new platformer by ESP Soft has been released, and their previous game, CPC Jewels, can now be downloaded for free.
- 27/02/23: SOH Tactics GX, a new GX4000/plus strategy game released.
...Older News...
Did you know?
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