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The Amstrad CPC (short for Colour Personal Computer) is a series of 8-bit home computers produced by Amstrad between 1984 and 1990. It was designed to compete in the mid-1980s home computer market dominated by the Commodore 64 and the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, where it successfully established itself primarily in the United Kingdom, France, Spain, and the German-speaking parts of Europe. | The Amstrad CPC (short for Colour Personal Computer) is a series of 8-bit home computers produced by Amstrad between 1984 and 1990. It was designed to compete in the mid-1980s home computer market dominated by the Commodore 64 and the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, where it successfully established itself primarily in the United Kingdom, France, Spain, and the German-speaking parts of Europe. | ||
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The CPC models' hardware is based on the Zilog Z80A CPU, complemented with either 64 or 128 KB of RAM. Their computer-in-a-keyboard design prominently features an integrated storage device, either a compact cassette deck or 3 inch floppy disk drive. The main units were only sold bundled with either a colour, green-screen or monochrome monitor that doubles as the main unit's power supply.[2] Additionally, a wide range of first and third-party hardware extensions such as external disk drives, printers, and memory extensions, was available. (From Wikipedia) | The CPC models' hardware is based on the Zilog Z80A CPU, complemented with either 64 or 128 KB of RAM. Their computer-in-a-keyboard design prominently features an integrated storage device, either a compact cassette deck or 3 inch floppy disk drive. The main units were only sold bundled with either a colour, green-screen or monochrome monitor that doubles as the main unit's power supply.[2] Additionally, a wide range of first and third-party hardware extensions such as external disk drives, printers, and memory extensions, was available. (From Wikipedia) | ||
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==Onboarded Soundchip== | |||
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Instrument_AY-3-8910 AY-3-8912] | |||
==Additional links== | |||
*TDB | |||
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| | | bgcolor = "yellow"| [https://www.julien-nevo.com/arkostracker/ '''Arkos Tracker'''] | ||
| [https://www.julien-nevo.com/arkostracker/ Arkos Tracker] | | bgcolor = "yellow"| Julien Nevo | ||
| Windows - | | bgcolor = "yellow"| Windows - Osx - Linux | ||
| Tracker | | bgcolor = "yellow"| Tracker | ||
| AY / YM | | bgcolor = "yellow"| AY / YM | ||
| 2025 | | bgcolor = "yellow"| 2025 | ||
| Free donation | | bgcolor = "yellow"| Free donation | ||
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| | | | [http://www.prodatron.net/details.htm?9 '''Digitracker v1.4'''] | ||
| [http://www.prodatron.net/details.htm?9 Digitracker v1.4] | | Symbiosis | ||
| Amstrad CPC | | Amstrad CPC | ||
| Tracker | | Tracker | ||
| | | AY-SID / AY | ||
| 1993 | | 1993 | ||
| Free | | Free | ||
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| [https://soundtrackerdma.cpcscene.net/doku.php?id=en:about '''Soundtracker DMA'''] | |||
| [https://soundtrackerdma.cpcscene.net/doku.php?id=en:about Soundtracker DMA] | | Zik-Future | ||
| Amstrad CPC | | Amstrad CPC | ||
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| | | Digital | ||
| 2021 | | 2021 | ||
| Free | | Free | ||
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| [http://cngsoft.no-ip.org/chipnsfx.htm '''Chip&SFX'''] | |||
| [http://cngsoft.no-ip.org/chipnsfx.htm Chip&SFX] | | Unknown | ||
| Amstrad CPC - Spectrum 128 - MSX1 | | Amstrad CPC - Spectrum 128 - MSX1 | ||
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Revision as of 10:55, 23 December 2025
The Amstrad CPC (short for Colour Personal Computer) is a series of 8-bit home computers produced by Amstrad between 1984 and 1990. It was designed to compete in the mid-1980s home computer market dominated by the Commodore 64 and the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, where it successfully established itself primarily in the United Kingdom, France, Spain, and the German-speaking parts of Europe.
The series spawned a total of six distinct models: The CPC464, CPC664, and CPC6128 were highly successful competitors in the European home computer market. The later 464plus and 6128plus, intended to prolong the system's lifecycle with hardware updates, were considerably less successful, as was the attempt to repackage the plus hardware into a game console as the GX4000.
The CPC models' hardware is based on the Zilog Z80A CPU, complemented with either 64 or 128 KB of RAM. Their computer-in-a-keyboard design prominently features an integrated storage device, either a compact cassette deck or 3 inch floppy disk drive. The main units were only sold bundled with either a colour, green-screen or monochrome monitor that doubles as the main unit's power supply.[2] Additionally, a wide range of first and third-party hardware extensions such as external disk drives, printers, and memory extensions, was available. (From Wikipedia)
Onboarded Soundchip
Additional links
- TDB
Most popular
| Name | Author | Platform | Type | Sound | Last update | Price | Official website |
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| Arkos Tracker | Julien Nevo | Windows - Osx - Linux | Tracker | AY / YM | 2025 | Free donation | |
| Digitracker v1.4 | Symbiosis | Amstrad CPC | Tracker | AY-SID / AY | 1993 | Free | |
| Soundtracker DMA | Zik-Future | Amstrad CPC | VST | Digital | 2021 | Free | |
| Chip&SFX | Unknown | Amstrad CPC - Spectrum 128 - MSX1 | Tracker | AY-SID / AY | 2024 | Free |