Iconic computer 'Amstrad CPC 464' turns 30

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Iconic computer 'Amstrad CPC 464' turns 30

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http://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/iconic-computer-amstrad-cpc-464-turns-30-1.1784572

"This year marks the 30th anniversary of one of the most iconic ancestors of today's tech gadgets, the CPC 464.

Launched in the spring of 1984 by British manufacturer Amstrad, the "color personal computer" (CPC) was a success in its home market and across the European continent."
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I had one of these, and two cpc6128's. One of it's great features was that you could add on a ROM box with addon programs in ROM. I added Protext and Promerge (An insanely powerful word processor/mailmerge combo) and a Maxam assembler ROM to teach myself Z80 assembler.

Happy days...

PS ignore the snide comments after the article Chris linked to and read this instead
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jonwallace wrote:PS ignore the snide comments after the article Chris linked to and read this instead
Thanks Jon.

A MUCH better article!
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