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The Amstrad CPC464 computer.
History[edit | edit source]
The Amstrad CPC 464 was launched on April 12, 1984.[1]
CPC is short for Colour Personal Computer.[1]
Over two million CPC computers were sold, with high popularity in continental western Europe.[2][3]
Technology[edit | edit source]
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The CPC 464 is powered by an 8-bit Zilog Z80 processor clocked at four megahertz.[4]
The system has 64 kilobytes of RAM, with 42 kilobytes being available to the user.[5]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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3 inch floppy disks used by Amstrad.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ a b Smith, Tony. "You're NOT fired: The story of Amstrad's amazing CPC 464". www.theregister.com. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ↑ "Amstrad CPC 464 - Computer - Computing History". www.computinghistory.org.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ↑ "Amstrad CPC 464 Retro Gamer". www.retrogamer.net. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ↑ "OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum". www.old-computers.com. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ↑ Smith, Tony. "You're NOT fired: The story of Amstrad's amazing CPC 464". www.theregister.com. Retrieved 28 November 2020.