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*[http://www.amibay.com/forumdisplay.php?f=47 AMIBAY - Software For Sale]
 
*[http://www.amibay.com/forumdisplay.php?f=47 AMIBAY - Software For Sale]
 
*[http://www.amibay.com/forumdisplay.php?f=53 AMIBAY - Wanted Software]
 
*[http://www.amibay.com/forumdisplay.php?f=53 AMIBAY - Wanted Software]
 
*[http://amstrad.cpc.free.fr Amstradeus (FR)] ***DEAD*** Lots of interviews, manuals for download and much more.
 
*[http://optimus.demoscene.gr/cpcscene/ The CPC Demoscene] ***DEAD*** Optimus website about the CPC demoscene with a list of some of the best CPC demos with reviews and screenshots.
 
*[http://cpcgamescd.cpcwiki.eu/ CPCGamesCD homepage] ***DEAD***
 
*[http://www.cpczone.net CPC Zone] ***DEAD*** Home of the Gamebase, the ultimate collection of information (with screenshots, cover scans, reviews etc) on all games CPC. Also home of the Zone Forum.
 
 
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*[http://www.amibay.com/forumdisplay.php?f=44 AMIBAY - Hardware For Sale]
 
*[http://www.amibay.com/forumdisplay.php?f=44 AMIBAY - Hardware For Sale]
 
*[http://www.amibay.com/forumdisplay.php?f=50 AMIBAY - Wanted Hardware]
 
*[http://www.amibay.com/forumdisplay.php?f=50 AMIBAY - Wanted Hardware]
*[http://www.terra.es/personal/diegovp Various Amstrad stuff] ***DEAD*** Including instructions on how to fit or connect a 3.5" drive, hot to connect your CPC to your PC and how to transfer files, among others.
 
*[http://www.cpc-hardware.com/ CPC Hardware (FR)] ***DEAD*** Forum, nice downloads, hardware projects; also an online store for hardware stuff like [[RS232|RS232]] interfaces etc.
 
 
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*[news://comp.sys.amstrad.8bit CSA8]  
 
*[news://comp.sys.amstrad.8bit CSA8]  
*[http://www.wacci.org.uk/ WACCI] (Worldwide Amstrad Computer Club Incorporated) - WACCI was a UK based user group that supported the Amstrad CPC computer. It was a subscription-only, printed English magazine published bi-monthly and available throughout the world. The current issues of the magazine are now reproduced on this website.  
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*[http://www.wacci.org.uk/ WACCI] (Worldwide Amstrad Computer Club Incorporated) - WACCI was a UK based user group that supported the Amstrad CPC computer. It was a subscription-only, printed English magazine published bi-monthly and available throughout the world. The current issues of the magazine are now reproduced on this website.
*[http://www.cpczone.net/boards CPC Zone Forum (FR)]: ***DEAD*** One of the most popular and active forum on the net.
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*[http://www.cpc-forum.de CPC-Forum (DE)]: ***DEAD*** The new most important discussion forum for the German-speaking part of the CPC scene.
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*[http://www.pushnpop.net Push'n'Pop] ***DEAD*** Amstrad Demoscene.
 
*[http://www.pushnpop.net Push'n'Pop] ***DEAD*** Amstrad Demoscene.
*[http://thesnakebecomesthekey.wordpress.com/ The Snake Becomes the Key] is a very nicely-written blog with reviews and thoughts on various CPC games. Very well done but not updated any more.  
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*[http://thesnakebecomesthekey.wordpress.com/ The Snake Becomes the Key] is a very nicely-written blog with reviews and thoughts on various CPC games. Very well done but not updated any more.
*[http://cpcoxygen.fxwebdevelopment.com/ CPC Oxygen] - ***DEAD*** home of the same-name great fanzine and AA scan repository. Not updated in a long time.
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*[http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Genesis 8] - Genesis 8 is a spartan, but often-updated Amstrad-related news site.  
 
*[http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Genesis 8] - Genesis 8 is a spartan, but often-updated Amstrad-related news site.  
 
*[http://www.cpcscene.com/ CPC Scene] - Various stuff. Of much interest: The [http://radio.cpcscene.com/ CPC online radio station]!  
 
*[http://www.cpcscene.com/ CPC Scene] - Various stuff. Of much interest: The [http://radio.cpcscene.com/ CPC online radio station]!  
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*[http://www.cepece.info/ CePeCe.info] (ES) - Spanish CPC portal and web-hosting facilities for your CPC webpage.  
 
*[http://www.cepece.info/ CePeCe.info] (ES) - Spanish CPC portal and web-hosting facilities for your CPC webpage.  
 
*[http://cpccrackers.free.fr CPCCRACKERS] - French site about crackers for the CPC.  
 
*[http://cpccrackers.free.fr CPCCRACKERS] - French site about crackers for the CPC.  
*[http://www.cpc6128.eu CPC 6128 Europe] - European portal. - DEAD
 
 
*[http://www.octoate.de Octoate.de] - English site which features news, some articles and meeting pictures.  
 
*[http://www.octoate.de Octoate.de] - English site which features news, some articles and meeting pictures.  
 
*[http://turpas3.angelfire.com/ Programming Turbo Pascal on a CPC!] - A collection of Turbo Pascal programs with some CPC Specific programs.  
 
*[http://turpas3.angelfire.com/ Programming Turbo Pascal on a CPC!] - A collection of Turbo Pascal programs with some CPC Specific programs.  
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*[http://www.khisanth.com/podcast The Kilobyes Podcast] Home of the Kilobytes Podcast. Dedicated to playing chip tunes and covering the retro computing scene in general
 
*[http://www.khisanth.com/podcast The Kilobyes Podcast] Home of the Kilobytes Podcast. Dedicated to playing chip tunes and covering the retro computing scene in general
 
*[https://rolandradio.net Roland Radio] CPC Amstrad chiptune streaming 24/7
 
*[https://rolandradio.net Roland Radio] CPC Amstrad chiptune streaming 24/7
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*[http://amstrad.cpc.free.fr Amstradeus (FR)] Lots of interviews, manuals for download and much more.
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*[http://optimus.demoscene.gr/cpcscene/ The CPC Demoscene] Optimus website about the CPC demoscene with a list of some of the best CPC demos with reviews and screenshots.
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*[http://cpcgamescd.cpcwiki.eu/ CPCGamesCD homepage]
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*[http://www.cpczone.net CPC Zone] Home of the Gamebase, the ultimate collection of information (with screenshots, cover scans, reviews etc) on all games CPC. Also home of the Zone Forum.
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*[http://www.cpc-hardware.com/ CPC Hardware (FR)] Forum, nice downloads, hardware projects; also an online store for hardware stuff like [[RS232|RS232]] interfaces etc.
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*[http://www.cpczone.net/boards CPC Zone Forum (FR)] One of the most popular and active forum on the net.
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*[http://www.cpc-forum.de CPC-Forum (DE)] The new most important discussion forum for the German-speaking part of the CPC scene.
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*[http://www.cpc6128.eu CPC 6128 Europe] European portal
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*[http://cpcoxygen.fxwebdevelopment.com/ CPC Oxygen] Home of the same-name great fanzine and AA scan repository. Not updated in a long time.
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*[http://www.terra.es/personal/diegovp Various Amstrad stuff] Including instructions on how to fit or connect a 3.5" drive, hot to connect your CPC to your PC and how to transfer files, among others.
 
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Revision as of 13:04, 1 September 2019


Software-related



Hardware-related



Document resources




FTP sites


  • NVG
  • CPM - related Amstrad things



Commercial sites




User Groups


  • CSA8
  • WACCI (Worldwide Amstrad Computer Club Incorporated) - WACCI was a UK based user group that supported the Amstrad CPC computer. It was a subscription-only, printed English magazine published bi-monthly and available throughout the world. The current issues of the magazine are now reproduced on this website.


Chat


  • IRC-channel #cpc on irc.freenode.net (a big IRC-network), one cpc-channel among many others out there on various networks.
  • IRC-channel #cpc-fr on irc.freenode.net, french scene channel (replacing #cpc on Neoxys and #cpc on Europnet)
  • IRC-channel #phenixinformatique on proxy.epiknet.org, french channel.
  • Flash-chat Browser chat in Flash.


Emulators




Others


  • Push'n'Pop ***DEAD*** Amstrad Demoscene.
  • The Snake Becomes the Key is a very nicely-written blog with reviews and thoughts on various CPC games. Very well done but not updated any more.
  • Genesis 8 - Genesis 8 is a spartan, but often-updated Amstrad-related news site.
  • CPC Scene - Various stuff. Of much interest: The CPC online radio station!
  • CPC Rulez (Alternative Link) (FR) A great french site, updated frequently, with software reviews, utilities, games, demos, hardware info. A treasure and a must-visit if you speak french (though not necessarily so).
  • CPC scene map
  • CePeCe.info (ES) - Spanish CPC portal and web-hosting facilities for your CPC webpage.
  • CPCCRACKERS - French site about crackers for the CPC.
  • Octoate.de - English site which features news, some articles and meeting pictures.
  • Programming Turbo Pascal on a CPC! - A collection of Turbo Pascal programs with some CPC Specific programs.
  • Oldschool gaming - Games reviews of recent games for the CPC!   
  • GX4000.co.uk, a new site devoted to the hardware and software of the oft-neglected games console.
  • Grimware is a really nice site with hardware info and hacks for the CPC machines... give it a try!
  • NoRecess {the website} is a Canadian site dealing with news related to NoRecess/Condense.
  • The Kilobyes Podcast Home of the Kilobytes Podcast. Dedicated to playing chip tunes and covering the retro computing scene in general
  • Roland Radio CPC Amstrad chiptune streaming 24/7


DEAD


  • Amstradeus (FR) Lots of interviews, manuals for download and much more.
  • The CPC Demoscene Optimus website about the CPC demoscene with a list of some of the best CPC demos with reviews and screenshots.
  • CPCGamesCD homepage
  • CPC Zone Home of the Gamebase, the ultimate collection of information (with screenshots, cover scans, reviews etc) on all games CPC. Also home of the Zone Forum.
  • CPC Hardware (FR) Forum, nice downloads, hardware projects; also an online store for hardware stuff like RS232 interfaces etc.
  • CPC Zone Forum (FR) One of the most popular and active forum on the net.
  • CPC-Forum (DE) The new most important discussion forum for the German-speaking part of the CPC scene.
  • CPC 6128 Europe European portal
  • CPC Oxygen Home of the same-name great fanzine and AA scan repository. Not updated in a long time.
  • Various Amstrad stuff Including instructions on how to fit or connect a 3.5" drive, hot to connect your CPC to your PC and how to transfer files, among others.