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Amstrad CPC

Index Amstrad CPC

The Amstrad CPC (short for "Colour Personal Computer") is a series of 8-bit home computers produced by Amstrad between 1984 and 1990. [1]

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  1. 130 relations: Alan Sugar, American and British English spelling differences, Amiga, Amplifier, AMSDOS, Amsoft, Amstrad, Amstrad Action, Amstrad Computer User, Amstrad CP/M Plus character set, Amstrad CPC 464, Amstrad CPC character set, Amstrad GX4000, Amstrad PCW, Amtix, Application-specific integrated circuit, Assembly language, Atari joystick port, Backward compatibility, Bank switching, BASIC interpreter, BBC Micro, Bugaboo (The Flea), Byte (magazine), C (programming language), Cassette deck, Cassette tape, Central processing unit, Chase H.Q., Clock signal, Commodore 64, Commodore PET, Communication protocol, Compact disc, Composite video, Computer keyboard, Computer magazine, Computer terminal, Copy protection, CP/M, CPC Attack!, D-subminiature, Denmark, Deutsche Mark, Digital Research, DIN connector, Direct memory access, Disk density, Disk storage, East Germany, ... Expand index (80 more) »

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Alan Sugar

Alan Michael Sugar, Baron Sugar (born 24 March 1947) is a British business magnate, media personality, author, politician, and political adviser.

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American and British English spelling differences

Despite the various English dialects spoken from country to country and within different regions of the same country, there are only slight regional variations in English orthography, the two most notable variations being British and American spelling.

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Amiga

Amiga is a family of personal computers introduced by Commodore in 1985.

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Amplifier

An amplifier, electronic amplifier or (informally) amp is an electronic device that can increase the magnitude of a signal (a time-varying voltage or current).

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AMSDOS

AMSDOS is a disk operating system for the 8-bit Amstrad CPC Computer (and various clones).

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Amsoft

Amsoft was a wholly owned subsidiary of Amstrad, PLC, founded in 1984 and re-integrated with its parent company in 1989.

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Amstrad

Amstrad was a British consumer electronics company, founded in 1968 by Alan Sugar.

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Amstrad Action

Amstrad Action was a monthly magazine, published in the United Kingdom, which catered to owners of home computers from the Amstrad CPC range and later the GX4000 console.

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Amstrad Computer User

Amstrad Computer User was the official magazine for the Amstrad CPC series of 8-bit home computers.

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Amstrad CP/M Plus character set

The Amstrad CP/M Plus character set (alternatively known as PCW character set or ZX Spectrum +3 character set) is any of a group of 8-bit character sets introduced by Amstrad/Locomotive Software for use in conjunction with their adaptation of Digital Research's CP/M Plus on various Amstrad CPC / Schneider CPC and Amstrad PCW / Schneider Joyce machines.

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Amstrad CPC 464

The CPC 464 is the first personal home computer built by Amstrad in 1984.

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Amstrad CPC character set

The Amstrad CPC character set (alternatively known as the BASIC graphics character set) is the character set used in the Amstrad CPC series of 8-bit personal computers when running BASIC (the default mode, until it boots into CP/M).

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Amstrad GX4000

The GX4000 is a video game console that was manufactured by Amstrad. Amstrad CPC and Amstrad GX4000 are Amstrad.

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Amstrad PCW

The Amstrad PCW series is a range of personal computers produced by British company Amstrad from 1985 to 1998, and also sold under licence in Europe as the "Joyce" by the German electronics company Schneider in the early years of the series' life. Amstrad CPC and Amstrad PCW are Amstrad and computers designed in the United Kingdom.

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Amtix

Amtix (stylized as AMTIX!) is a magazine that originally reviewed Amstrad CPC computer software in the mid-1980s, published monthly by Newsfield Publications Ltd.

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Application-specific integrated circuit

An application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) is an integrated circuit (IC) chip customized for a particular use, rather than intended for general-purpose use, such as a chip designed to run in a digital voice recorder or a high-efficiency video codec.

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Assembly language

In computer programming, assembly language (alternatively assembler language or symbolic machine code), often referred to simply as assembly and commonly abbreviated as ASM or asm, is any low-level programming language with a very strong correspondence between the instructions in the language and the architecture's machine code instructions.

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Atari joystick port

The Atari joystick port is a computer port used to connect various gaming controllers to game console and home computer systems in the 1970s to the 1990s.

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Backward compatibility

In telecommunications and computing, backward compatibility (or backwards compatibility) is a property of an operating system, software, real-world product, or technology that allows for interoperability with an older legacy system, or with input designed for such a system.

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Bank switching

Bank switching is a technique used in computer design to increase the amount of usable memory beyond the amount directly addressable by the processor instructions.

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BASIC interpreter

A BASIC interpreter is an interpreter that enables users to enter and run programs in the BASIC language and was, for the first part of the microcomputer era, the default application that computers would launch.

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BBC Micro

The BBC Microcomputer System, or BBC Micro, is a series of microcomputers designed and built by Acorn Computers Limited in the 1980s for the Computer Literacy Project of the BBC. Amstrad CPC and BBC Micro are computers designed in the United Kingdom.

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Bugaboo (The Flea)

Bugaboo (The Flea), later published in Spain as La Pulga, is a video game written by the Spanish programming duo Paco Portalo and Paco Suarez for the ZX Spectrum and published by Quicksilva in 1983.

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Byte (magazine)

Byte (stylized as BYTE) was a microcomputer magazine, influential in the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s because of its wide-ranging editorial coverage.

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C (programming language)

C (pronounced – like the letter c) is a general-purpose programming language.

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Cassette deck

A cassette deck is a type of tape machine for playing and recording audio cassettes that does not have a built-in power amplifier or speakers, and serves primarily as a transport.

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Cassette tape

The Compact Cassette, also commonly called a cassette tape, audio cassette, or simply tape or cassette, is an analog magnetic tape recording format for audio recording and playback.

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Central processing unit

A central processing unit (CPU), also called a central processor, main processor, or just processor, is the most important processor in a given computer.

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Chase H.Q.

is a vehicular combat racing game, originally released as an arcade video game by Taito in 1988.

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Clock signal

In electronics and especially synchronous digital circuits, a clock signal (historically also known as logic beat) is an electronic logic signal (voltage or current) which oscillates between a high and a low state at a constant frequency and is used like a metronome to synchronize actions of digital circuits.

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Commodore 64

The Commodore 64, also known as the C64, is an 8-bit home computer introduced in January 1982 by Commodore International (first shown at the Consumer Electronics Show, January 7–10, 1982, in Las Vegas).

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Commodore PET

The Commodore PET is a line of personal computers produced starting in 1977 by Commodore International.

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Communication protocol

A communication protocol is a system of rules that allows two or more entities of a communications system to transmit information via any variation of a physical quantity.

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Compact disc

The compact disc (CD) is a digital optical disc data storage format that was codeveloped by Philips and Sony to store and play digital audio recordings.

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Composite video

Composite video is an baseband analog video format that typically carries a 415, 525 or 625 line interlaced black and white or color signal, on a single channel, unlike the higher-quality S-Video (two channels) and the even higher-quality component video (three or more channels).

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Computer keyboard

A computer keyboard is a peripheral input device modeled after the typewriter keyboard which uses an arrangement of buttons or keys to act as mechanical levers or electronic switches.

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Computer magazine

Computer magazines are about computers and related subjects, such as networking and the Internet.

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Computer terminal

A computer terminal is an electronic or electromechanical hardware device that can be used for entering data into, and transcribing data from, a computer or a computing system.

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Copy protection

Copy protection, also known as content protection, copy prevention and copy restriction, is any measure to enforce copyright by preventing the reproduction of software, films, music, and other media.

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CP/M

CP/M, originally standing for Control Program/Monitor and later Control Program for Microcomputers, is a mass-market operating system created in 1974 for Intel 8080/85-based microcomputers by Gary Kildall of Digital Research, Inc. CP/M is a disk operating system and its purpose is to organize files on a magnetic storage medium, and to load and run programs stored on a disk.

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CPC Attack!

CPC Attack! was a magazine dedicated to Amstrad CPC gaming.

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D-subminiature

The D-subminiature or D-sub is a common type of electrical connector.

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Denmark

Denmark (Danmark) is a Nordic country in the south-central portion of Northern Europe.

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Deutsche Mark

The Deutsche Mark (English: German mark), abbreviated "DM" or "D-Mark", was the official currency of West Germany from 1948 until 1990 and later the unified Germany from 1990 until the adoption of the euro in 2002.

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Digital Research

Digital Research, Inc. (DR or DRI) was a privately held American software company created by Gary Kildall to market and develop his CP/M operating system and related 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit systems like MP/M, Concurrent DOS, FlexOS, Multiuser DOS, DOS Plus, DR DOS and GEM.

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DIN connector

The DIN connector is an electrical connector that was standardized by the Deutsches Institut für Normung (DIN), the German Institute for Standards, in the mid 1950s, initially with 3 pins for mono, but when stereo connections and gear appeared in late 1950s (1959 or so), versions with 5 pins or more were launched.

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Direct memory access

Direct memory access (DMA) is a feature of computer systems that allows certain hardware subsystems to access main system memory independently of the central processing unit (CPU).

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Disk density

Disk density is a capacity designation on magnetic storage, usually floppy disks.

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Disk storage

Disk storage (also sometimes called drive storage) is a data storage mechanism based on a rotating disk.

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East Germany

East Germany (Ostdeutschland), officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik,, DDR), was a country in Central Europe from its formation on 7 October 1949 until its reunification with West Germany on 3 October 1990.

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Edge connector

An edge connector is the portion of a printed circuit board (PCB) consisting of traces leading to the edge of the board that are intended to plug into a matching socket.

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Electromagnetic compatibility

Anechoic RF chamber used for EMC testing (radiated emissions and immunity). The furniture has to be made of wood or plastic, not metal. Log-periodic antenna measurement for outdoors Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) is the ability of electrical equipment and systems to function acceptably in their electromagnetic environment, by limiting the unintentional generation, propagation and reception of electromagnetic energy which may cause unwanted effects such as electromagnetic interference (EMI) or even physical damage to operational equipment.

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Emulator

In computing, an emulator is hardware or software that enables one computer system (called the host) to behave like another computer system (called the guest).

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European Communities

The European Communities (EC) were three international organizations that were governed by the same set of institutions.

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Firmware

In computing, firmware is software that provides low-level control of computing device hardware.

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Floppy disk

A floppy disk or floppy diskette (casually referred to as a floppy, a diskette, or a disk) is a type of disk storage composed of a thin and flexible disk of a magnetic storage medium in a square or nearly square plastic enclosure lined with a fabric that removes dust particles from the spinning disk.

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Floppy disk drive interface

Each generation of floppy disk drive (FDD) began with a variety of incompatible interfaces but soon evolved into one de facto standard interface for the generations of 8-inch FDDs, 5.25-inch FDDs and 3.5-inch FDDs.

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Floppy disk variants

The floppy disk is a data storage and transfer medium that was ubiquitous from the mid-1970s well into the 2000s.

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Floppy-disk controller

A floppy-disk controller (FDC) is a hardware component that directs and controls reading from and writing to a computer's floppy disk drive (FDD).

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Gate array

A gate array is an approach to the design and manufacture of application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) using a prefabricated chip with components that are later interconnected into logic devices (e.g. NAND gates, flip-flops, etc.) according to custom order by adding metal interconnect layers in the factory.

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General Instrument AY-3-8910

The AY-3-8910 is a 3-voice programmable sound generator (PSG) designed by General Instrument (GI) in 1978, initially for use with their 16-bit CP1610 or one of the PIC1650 series of 8-bit microcomputers.

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German reunification

German reunification (Deutsche Wiedervereinigung) was the process of re-establishing Germany as a single full sovereign state, which took place between 9 November 1989 and 15 March 1991.

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Graphical user interface

A graphical user interface, or GUI, is a form of user interface that allows users to interact with electronic devices through graphical icons and visual indicators such as secondary notation.

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Greece

Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe.

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Headphones

Headphones are a pair of small loudspeaker drivers worn on or around the head over a user's ears.

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Hertz

The hertz (symbol: Hz) is the unit of frequency in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one event (or cycle) per second.

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Hitachi

() is a Japanese multinational conglomerate founded in 1910 and headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo.

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Home computer

Home computers were a class of microcomputers that entered the market in 1977 and became common during the 1980s.

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IBM Personal Computer AT

The IBM Personal Computer AT (model 5170, abbreviated as IBM AT or PC/AT) was released in 1984 as the fourth model in the IBM Personal Computer line, following the IBM PC/XT and its IBM Portable PC variant. Amstrad CPC and IBM Personal Computer AT are computer-related introductions in 1984.

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IBM Personal Computer XT

The IBM Personal Computer XT (model 5160, often shortened to PC/XT) is the second computer in the IBM Personal Computer line, released on March 8, 1983.

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IBM PS/2

The Personal System/2 or PS/2 is IBM's second generation of personal computers.

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Kilobyte

The kilobyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information.

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Kombinat Mikroelektronik Erfurt

VEB Kombinat Mikroelektronik Erfurt was an important manufacturer of active electronic components in East Germany.

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List of Amstrad CPC games

This list contains game titles released for the Amstrad CPC home computer series.

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Locomotive BASIC

Locomotive Basic is a proprietary dialect of the BASIC programming language written by Locomotive Software on the Amstrad CPC (where it was built-in on ROM) and the later Locomotive BASIC-2 as a GEM application on the Amstrad PC1512 and 1640.

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Locomotive Software

Locomotive Software was a small British software house that did most of its development for Amstrad's home and small business computers of the 1980s.

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Logo (programming language)

Logo is an educational programming language, designed in 1967 by Wally Feurzeig, Seymour Papert, and Cynthia Solomon.

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Magnetic-tape data storage

Magnetic-tape data storage is a system for storing digital information on magnetic tape using digital recording.

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Megabit

The megabit is a multiple of the unit bit for digital information.

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Meltdown (1986 video game)

Meltdown is an isometric action-adventure game for the Amstrad CPC published by Alligata in 1986.

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Micro ribbon connector

The micro ribbon or miniature ribbon connector is a common type of electrical connector for a variety of applications, such as in computer and telecommunications equipment having many contacts.

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Microsecond

A microsecond is a unit of time in the International System of Units (SI) equal to one millionth (0.000001 or 10−6 or) of a second.

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Modified frequency modulation

Modified frequency modulation (MFM) is a run-length limited (RLL) line code used to encode data on most floppy disks and some hard disk drives.

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Motorola 6845

The Motorola 6845, or MC6845, is a display controller that was widely used in 8-bit computers during the 1980s.

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MSX

MSX is a standardized home computer architecture, announced by ASCII Corporation on June 16, 1983.

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Omsk

Omsk (Омск) is the administrative center and largest city of Omsk Oblast, Russia.

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Operating system

An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources, and provides common services for computer programs.

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Osborne Computer Corporation

The Osborne Computer Corporation (OCC) was an American computer company and pioneering maker of portable computers.

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Pace plc

Pace plc was a British company which developed set-top boxes (STBs), advanced residential gateways, software and services for the pay-TV and broadband services industry.

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Paddle (game controller)

A paddle is a game controller with a round wheel and one or more fire buttons, where the wheel is typically used to control movement of the player object along one axis of the video screen.

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Palette (computing)

In computer graphics, a palette is the set of available colors from which an image can be made.

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Panasonic

is a Japanese multinational electronics company, headquartered in Kadoma, Osaka, Japan.

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Pascal (programming language)

Pascal is an imperative and procedural programming language, designed by Niklaus Wirth as a small, efficient language intended to encourage good programming practices using structured programming and data structuring.

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PEEK and POKE

In computing, PEEK and POKE are commands used in some high-level programming languages for accessing the contents of a specific memory cell referenced by its memory address.

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Personal computer

A personal computer, often referred to as a PC, is a computer designed for individual use.

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Popular Computing Weekly was a computer magazine in the UK published from 1982 to 1990.

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Prestel

Prestel (abbrev. from press telephone), the brand name for the UK Post Office Telecommunications's Viewdata technology, was an interactive videotex system developed during the late 1970s and commercially launched in 1979.

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Public domain

The public domain (PD) consists of all the creative work to which no exclusive intellectual property rights apply.

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QWERTZ

The QWERTZ or QWERTZU keyboard is a typewriter and keyboard layout widely used in Central and Southeast Europe.

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Random-access memory

Random-access memory (RAM) is a form of electronic computer memory that can be read and changed in any order, typically used to store working data and machine code.

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Read-only memory

Read-only memory (ROM) is a type of non-volatile memory used in computers and other electronic devices.

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Retro Gamer

Retro Gamer is a British magazine, published worldwide, covering retro video games.

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RF modulator

An RF modulator (radio frequency modulator) is an electronic device used to convert signals from devices such as media players, VCRs and game consoles to a format that can be handled by a device designed to receive a modulated RF input, such as a radio or television receiver.

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RGB color model

The RGB color model is an additive color model in which the red, green and blue primary colors of light are added together in various ways to reproduce a broad array of colors.

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RoboCop (1988 video game)

RoboCop is a run & gun and beat 'em up video game developed and published by Data East for arcades in 1988 based on the 1987 film of the same name.

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Roland (game character)

Roland was a game character developed in 1984 by Alan Sugar, CEO of Amstrad, and Jose Luis Dominguez, a Spanish game designer.

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ROM cartridge

A ROM cartridge, usually referred to in context simply as a cartridge, cart, or card, is a replaceable part designed to be connected to a consumer electronics device such as a home computer, video game console or, to a lesser extent, electronic musical instruments.

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RS-232

In telecommunications, RS-232 or Recommended Standard 232 is a standard originally introduced in 1960 for serial communication transmission of data.

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Sampling (signal processing)

In signal processing, sampling is the reduction of a continuous-time signal to a discrete-time signal.

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SCART

SCART (also known as italic or italic, especially in France, 21-pin EuroSCART in marketing by Sharp in Asia, Euroconector in Spain, EuroAV or EXT, or EIA Multiport in the United States, as an EIA interface) is a French-originated standard and associated 21-pin connector for connecting audio-visual (AV) equipment.

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Schneider Rundfunkwerke

Schneider Rundfunkwerke AG was a German manufacturer of mass market audio equipment.

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Scream Tracker

Scream Tracker is a tracker (an integrated multi-track step sequencer and sampler as a software application).

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Sega

is a Japanese multinational video game company and subsidiary of Sega Sammy Holdings headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo.

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Sega Genesis

The Sega Genesis, known as the outside North America, is a 16-bit fourth generation home video game console developed and sold by Sega.

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Sinclair QL

The Sinclair QL (for Quantum Leap) is a personal computer launched by Sinclair Research in 1984, as an upper-end counterpart to the ZX Spectrum. Amstrad CPC and Sinclair QL are computer-related introductions in 1984 and computers designed in the United Kingdom.

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Sinclair Research

Sinclair Research Ltd was a British consumer electronics company founded by Clive Sinclair in Cambridge.

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Sound chip

A sound chip is an integrated circuit (chip) designed to produce audio signals through digital, analog or mixed-mode electronics.

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Sprite (computer graphics)

In computer graphics, a sprite is a two-dimensional bitmap that is integrated into a larger scene, most often in a 2D video game.

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Stereophonic sound

Stereophonic sound, or more commonly stereo, is a method of sound reproduction that recreates a multi-directional, 3-dimensional audible perspective.

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SymbOS

SYmbiosis Multitasking Based Operating System (SymbOS) is a multitasking operating system for Zilog Z80-based 8-bit computer systems.

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Tape recorder

An audio tape recorder, also known as a tape deck, tape player or tape machine or simply a tape recorder, is a sound recording and reproduction device that records and plays back sounds usually using magnetic tape for storage.

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Tatung Einstein

The Tatung Einstein is an eight-bit home/personal computer produced by Taiwanese corporation Tatung, designed in Bradford, England at Tatung's research laboratories and assembled in Bridgnorth and Telford, England. Amstrad CPC and Tatung Einstein are computer-related introductions in 1984 and computers designed in the United Kingdom.

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Television

Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound.

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Treaty of Accession 1985

The Treaty of Accession 1985 was the agreement between the member states of the European Communities, Spain and Portugal, concerning these countries' accession into the EC.

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Video display controller

A video display controller (VDC), also called a display engine or display interface, is an integrated circuit which is the main component in a video-signal generator, a device responsible for the production of a TV video signal in a computing or game system.

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Volkseigener Betrieb

The Publicly Owned Enterprise (Volkseigener Betrieb; abbreviated VEB) was the main legal form of industrial enterprise in East Germany.

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Zilog Z80

The Zilog Z80 is an 8-bit microprocessor designed by Zilog that played an important role in the evolution of early computing.

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ZX Spectrum

The ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit home computer developed and marketed by Sinclair Research. Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum are computers designed in the United Kingdom.

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ZX81

The ZX81 is a home computer that was produced by Sinclair Research and manufactured in Dundee, Scotland, by Timex Corporation. Amstrad CPC and ZX81 are computers designed in the United Kingdom.

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8-bit computing

In computer architecture, 8-bit integers or other data units are those that are 8 bits wide (1 octet).

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See also

Amstrad

Computers designed in the United Kingdom

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amstrad_CPC

Also known as Aleste 520EX, Amstrad ANT, Amstrad Arnold, Amstrad Arnold 1, Amstrad Arnold 2, Amstrad Arnold 3, Amstrad Arnold 4, Amstrad Arnold Number Two, Amstrad Arnold V, Amstrad CPC 472, Amstrad CPC 6128, Amstrad CPC 664, Amstrad CPC464, Amstrad CPC472, Amstrad CPC6128, Amstrad CPC664, Amstrad Colour Personal Computer, Amstrad Copy Cursor, Arnold 1, Arnold 2, Arnold 3, Arnold 4, Awa CPC, CPC464, CPC472, CPC6128, CPC664, Colour Personal Computer, Copy Cursor (CPC), Dixon CPC, Dixon Saisho CPC, ISP CPC, Indescomp CPC, Indescomp CPC 472, Indescomp CPC472, KC compact, Mitsubishi Awa CPC, Mitsubishi CPC, Mitsubishi Electric Awa CPC, Mitsubishi Electric CPC, Orion CPC, Saisho CPC, Schneider CPC, Schneider CPC464, Schneider CPC6128, Schneider CPC664, Schneider Copy-Cursor, Solavox CPC, Triumph CPC.

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