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| | Amstrad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | In the early-1990s Amstrad began to focus on portable computers rather than desktop computers. | | | A year later, in 1987, the Amstrad PCW 8512 was released as a computer dedicated to word processing, it was priced at £499. | | | Amstrad is an electronics company founded in 1968 by Sir Alan Michael Sugar in the United Kingdom, and based in Brentwood in Essex, England. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amstrad
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| | Amstrad CPC - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The Amstrad CPC was a series of 8-bit home computers produced by Amstrad during the 1980s and early 1990s. | | | Amstrad's idiosyncratic choice of Hitachi's 3" floppy disk drive, when the rest of the PC industry was moving to Sony's 3.5" format, is often claimed to be due to Amstrad bulk-buying a large consignment of 3" drive units in Asia. | | | Apart from Amstrad's other 3" machines (the PCW and ZX Spectrum +3), the only other computer systems to use them were the Sega SF-7000 and mostly obscure and exotic CP/M systems such as the Tatung Einstein and Osborne machines. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amstrad_CPC_464
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| | Amstrad CPC: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic |
| | The Amstrad CPC was an 8-bit[Click link for more facts about this topic] home computer home computer quick summary: | | | Amstrad action was a monthly magazine for the amstrad cpc range of home computers.... | | | Locomotive software was a small british software house which did most of its development for amstrads home and small business computers of the 1980s.... |
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http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/a/am/amstrad_cpc2.htm
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| | Amstrad CPC464 |
| | Amstrad's codename for the 464 during development was `Arnold', a name which appears in the ROMs of all versions; but ever since upgrading her to 6128 spec, I've called mine Ariadne. | | | Click here to view comments about other Amstrad computers. | | | Worldwide Amstrad Computer Club Incorporated (WACCI) - http://users.ox.ac.uk/~chri0264/wowww.html |
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http://www.obsoletecomputermuseum.org/amstrad
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| | The Amstrad 1512DD Homepage |
| | The Amstrad 1512 has a 8086 processor whilst the IBM computer at the time used a 8088 processor. | | | The Amstrad does along with most other IBM software and faster than the IBM. | | | In fact an IBM has five times as many chips as an Amstrad 1512, which uses special purpose highly advanced, logic arrays which perform the same function. |
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http://www.teamlinux.org.uk/spooky/website
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| | EmuUnlim.com - Join the Revolution... |
| | CaPriCe32 emulates the Amstrad CPC home computer models 464, 664 and 6128 faithfully on your PC. | | | CPCE is an Amstrad CPC emulator programmed by CNGSOFT. | | | A basic Amstrad CPC emulator that has a gui and joystick support. |
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http://www.emuunlim.com/downloads.php?System=Amstrad+CPC
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| | SiliconCave • AMSTRAD |
| | Developers of hardware and software for the Amstrad CPC. | | | Amstrad CPC emulator for Windows (requires DirectX 7+) and utilities. | | | Amstrad CPC range came to market as a direct response to the growing demand started by Sinclairs affordable computers. |
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http://www.sweb.cz/siliconcave/portal/amstrad.htm
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| | About the Unofficial Amstrad WWW Resource |
| | To document the hardware, operating system and software of the Amstrad computers and their peripherals. | | | I am an Amstrad enthusiast and I have created this website to provide information and to preserve information about Amstrad computers. | | | This website was created in 1993 when I was a student studing Computer Science at Cardiff University, Wales, UK. |
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http://andercheran.aiind.upv.es/~amstrad/about.html
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| | Tim's Amstrad NC Users' Site -- Introduction |
| | The Amstrad Notepad and Notebook computers are laptop computers designed to be easy for the novice computer user to understand and use. | | | Although easy to use, the Amstrad NCs should not be underestimated-- they all have advanced features such as spell checking and mail merge in their word processor software, and even allow you to program them using the BBC BASIC programming language. | | | Readers are still contributing to the site with programs and articles, so the site should continue to remain 'alive' all the while users continue to find new uses for the NC computers. |
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http://www.ncus.org.uk/intro.htm
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| | comp.sys.amstrad.8bit FAQ v1.32 1/1 |
| | Where to ask 08/15/99 Since the demise of Amstrad and Tandy stopping to sell the Notepad, the best place to ask for help is the newsgroup comp.sys.amstrad.8bit Free user support on Protext, the NC series word processor, from Brian Watson (protext spheroid.demon.co.uk). | | | A2) Sources of emulators, ROMs and programs ROMs are now included with CPCEMU and CPE, with the permission of Amstrad and Locomotive Software. | | | The last database is 1.641 pokes for 576 games, get ftp://ftp.lip6.fr/pub/amstrad/emu-uti/mix09.zip Amstrad CPC poke database (for CPCEMU), you can submit your pokes to be added in the database : http://andercheran.aiind.upv.es/~sergio/cpc A5) Hardware problems A5.1) Internal drive 07/22/2000 If you have the error : 'disk missing', the drive belt should be the problem. |
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http://genesis8.free.fr/amstrad/faq/amstrad.php
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| | Andrew Kressman's Web Site |
| | The only Amstrad machines I have owned have been IBM compatibles: several 1512/1640 machines, a 5086 and more recently a 6486. | | | Amstrad would sell you an external floppy drive, but these used 3 inch disks. | | | The CPC464 was Amstrad's debut in the computer market and they had previously concentrated on hi-fis, TVs and VCRs. |
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http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Pines/5974/cpc.html
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| | Amstrad « Systems « Computers |
| | PCW Today - The computer magazine for all Amstrad PCW users. | | | This is a webring dedicated to the Amstrad CPC, the best 8 bit home computer on the planet. | | | Web Search for Amstrad Systems Computers - News search for Amstrad Systems Computers - encyclopedia entries for Amstrad Systems Computers |
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http://www.localadsearch.com/Computers/Systems/Amstrad
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| | OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum |
| | After the Amstrad CPC 464, the CPC 664 and the CPC 6128 (three home computers based on the Z80) and the PCW 8256 and the PCW 9512 (both dedicated word processing computers based on the Z80 as well), Amstrad decided to make its first low-cost PC clone. | | | It was a great European success, capturing more than 25% of the European computer market (impressive now and phenomenal then). | | | FD and HD versions could be acquired with a monochrome or colour monitor. |
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http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=183
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| | CPC Zone.net - The Amstrad CPC Emulation Community |
| | Amstrad Operating System © Locomotive Software, All other names & images © to the owners | | | After a year and a half of development, the first official release of SymbOS (a windows like operating system for the Amstrad CPC range of computers) has been made available to the public and is ready for download right now! | | | Obviously the usual distributions apply, one for firmware 1.5 and another for 2.0 (using the GTA exploit) grab them here. |
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http://www.cpczone.net
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| | Pcw - Amstrad PCW - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | PCW Today Online The computer magazine for all Amstrad PCW users. | | | Amstrad PCW 8256 Photo from Oxford University Computing Society - 'Retro' Evening (Tom Womack) 1999 | | | Rackmount rugged industrial chassis and servers for reliable cluster systems, industrial computer applications, and harsh environments. |
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http://surffine.com/srfn/pcw.htm
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| | Online VSUM - Amstrad Virus |
| | When a program infected with Amstrad is executed, the Amstrad virus will infect three.COM files, located in the current directory. | | | The virus carries a fake advertisement for the Amstrad computer: "=!= Buy AMSTRAD it is THE CHEAPEST COMPUTER that you can buy" The Amstrad virus doesn't do anything besides replicate. | | | Infected files not have a file length increase as they will have been overwritten by the viral code. |
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http://wiw.org/~meta/vsum/view.php?vir=103
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| | Amstrad Computers |
| | I have several Amstrad Laptop computers, they are similar to the Sinclair Z88, photos soon ! | | | Amstrad Computers, Software For Sale In The Online Shop Click Here | | | amstrad computers for sale buy information history and links |
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http://www.retro-trader.com/amstradcomp.htm
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| | "9) Is Amstrad happy for software owned by Sinclair to be distributed in a similar way?" I think that the majority of software, even that 10/12 game pack bundled with + machines remains the copyrighted property of its authors (Ocean etc.). | | | "10) What is Amstrad's policy on the distribution of electronic versions of Sinclair documentation?" The more the merrier. | | | People scanning, OCRing, HTMLing & PDFing any manuals that are genuinely (c)Amstrad are actually doing us a favour because if someone asks for a copy we can just point them at a URL (please keep me informed!! |
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http://www.worldofspectrum.org/permits/amstrad-roms.txt
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| | Spares, repairs & support for the Amstrad PCW and other antiques |
| | We specialise in spares, repairs and support for older types of computer, particularly disc conversions from Amstrad PCW and Brother word processors to Windows programs like MS Word. | | | Based in the small village of Luxulyan in mid-Cornwall (just over a mile away from the Eden Project), LuxSoft has been providing a personal service since 1986 to both home and business computer users throughout Cornwall... | | | We also have a limited stock of new and second user parts for many older types of computer, particularly Amstrad, including: |
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http://www.luxsoft.demon.co.uk/lux
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| | What is FUD |
| | Due to the optimization of the design, AMSTRAD decided that a 35W PSU would be sufficient, even if a hard disk and tape-streamer were added (at that time many low end PC's just had twin floppy drives). | | | As the computer was supplied complete with a monitor (and monitors have complicated PSU requirements), they also decided that instead of putting the standard PSU in the corner of the box (as most manufacturers still do today), they would supply the computer from the monitors PSU, which was accordingly upgraded. | | | AMSTRAD, a UK consumer electronics manufacturer, had a reputation of selling reasonably OK electronics goods at rock-bottom prices. |
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http://www.cavcomp.demon.co.uk/halloween/fuddef.html
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| | Technorati Tag: amstrad |
| | Amstrad Find Deals on Amstrad and other Computer Accessories at DealTime. | | | PSP Caprice32 Emulator Posted on April 24th, 2006 DCEmu has some details of the release of Caprice32, an Amstrad CPC home computer emulator... | | | Amstrad at Shopping.com Find, compare and buy laptop accessories and other computer accessories products. |
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http://www.technorati.com/tag/amstrad
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| | Amstrad File Archive |
| | Television card software for Amstrad Integra (now all included in single integra.zip) | | | An alternative suggestions is for people to access the file library of the Amstrad section within | | | A number of people have reported problems to me in downloading files from this page (especially the big ones). |
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http://web.ukonline.co.uk/cliff.lawson/files.htm
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| | Open Directory - Computers: Systems: Amstrad: Software |
| | FutureOS - An alternative Operating System for the Amstrad computers CPC6128 and CPC464/6128plus. | | | CPC Game Reviews - A collection of Amstrad CPC games, reviewed by Nicholas Campbell, with summaries, ratings, screenshots and downloads. | | | Demonstration software and programming utilities free to download. |
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http://dmoz.org/Computers/Systems/Amstrad/Software
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| | Amstrad PPC-640 |
| | With the Amstrad PPC-512 and 640, Amstrad wanted to make the cheapest portable PC compatible computer, in the same way as the Amstrad PC1512 was for desktop computers. | | | But, despite its pleasant form, this computer suffered due to its poor 9" LCD screen. | | | Centronics, RS232, CGA Monitor, Expansion ports A and B |
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http://home1.gte.net/vze1re4o/amstard.html
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| | Amstrad |
| | The PCW 8256/8512 (called Joyce) was a word processing computer, designed by Amstrad in 1985. | | | In 1987 Amstrad introduced PCW 9512 with the similar characteristics as previous models. | | | Computers of this type were first built in 1984 by the british company Amstrad and sold under different names in other countries (e.g. |
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http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/9723/amstrad.html
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| | Amstrad e-m@iler makes a profit - ZDNet UK News |
| | The original device, launched in March 2000, generated little interest, but Amstrad upgraded it to the e-m@ilerplus in early 2002, adding features such as Web browsing (via a customised version of Microsoft Mobile Explorer) and downloadable Spectrum games. | | | Amstrad had originally hoped that the devices would break even selling at about £100 by mid-2002. | | | Amserve's move into the black allowed the Amstrad group to post a pre-tax profit of £7.1m for the period compared with merely breaking even for the second half of 2002. |
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http://news.zdnet.co.uk/0,39020330,39146671,00.htm
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| | BBC NEWS Technology Amstrad launches home videophone |
| | The handsets can also take still photos that can be sent to other computers or mobile phones. | | | Amstrad said the images appearing on the E3's colour screen will not be TV quality but are likely to match what is possible on a PC using a dial-up net account. | | | These types of messages can only be received by the E3 if they are sent in response to one from the handset. |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3658722.stm
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| | Pace and Amstrad together? - Satellites TV |
| | Amshold owns 29,9 per cent of Amstrad as well as Viglen, a personal computer manufacturer. | | | Amstrad shares fell 2p to 27p, valuing the business at E32million. | | | One of Pace's institutional shareholders said a merger with Amstrad could produce synergies and help the two companies improve their margins even though the market in which they operated had shrunk. |
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http://www.satellites.co.uk/php-bin/forum/showthread.php?t=3829
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| | Amstrad Digibox Faulty? |
| | I was pleased when I received it so soon, the information to install it was useful as well. | | | In theory it is possible to do this in the DRX100 (but not other Amstrad models) but there is a risk that you might damage your receiver. | | | If it's not listed on our web site, send us an email stating the model number, board (PCB) number, component designation printed on the board and all details printed on the component itself. |
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http://www.satcure.co.uk/amsrep.htm
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| | Tim's Amstrad NC Users' Site -- Q & A |
| | The Amstrad NC200 formats standard 3½" disks in a 720kb MS-DOS format that can be used in PCs and other computers that support this filing system. | | | The Amstrad Notepad and Notebook computers have standard Centronics parallel ports and RS232 9-pin serial ports. | | | There is also a datasheet giving a list of system variables. |
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http://www.ncus.org.uk/qanda_hardware.htm
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| | VGMusic.com - Amstrad CPC Music |
| | There are 4 midi files in the Amstrad CPC directory. | | | This is a complete listing of all the files in the Amstrad CPC directory, as of February 17, 2006 at 5:17 PM EST. | | | Page last updated February 17, 2006 at 5:17 PM EST. |
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http://www.vgmusic.com/music/computer/amstrad/amstradcpc
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| | E3 is new videophone from Amstrad |
| | The fact that Amstrad will be constantly updating the E3's software to add more facilities. | | | If you think of the E3 as costing one fifth as much as a PC and connected to the Internet on a 'pay-as-you-go' basis, then you're on the right lines. | | | Plus the fact that Amstrad intends to link it into Wi-Fi and ADSL via its USB port, give it a future. |
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http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=18471
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| | Amstrad's Home Page |
| | However it just covers "current" Amstrad products and as we haven't made computers for about 5 years now THIS is still the best (but totally unofficial!!) place to find information about those old dinosaurs. | | | IMPORTANT: There is now a full, OFFICIAL Amstrad web site at www.amstrad.com. | | | Where did you want to go last Thursday week? |
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http://web.ukonline.co.uk/cliff.lawson
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| | ClassicGaming.com's Hosted Sites |
| | Come Back 64 - A freeware Commodore 64 emulator.--> CaPriCe32 - A nearly perfect Amstrad CPC emulator with tons of features. | | | Java MSX - Arnon's Java MSX emulator lets you play your favorite MSX games from the comfort of your web browser. |
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http://www.classicgaming.com/sites
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| | F-Secure Computer Virus Information Pages: Pixel |
| | One variant contains an advertisement for Amstrad computers, but in another one the message is different: | | | Until the virus reaches the 5th generation, no effects are visible, but in generation 5 or later there is a 50% chance that the message will appear. | | | En tu PC hay un virus RV1, y sta es su quinta generaci¢n. |
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http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/pixel.shtml
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| | CPCPSP - An Amstrad CPC emulator for the Sony PSP |
| | CPCPSP - An Amstrad CPC emulator for the Sony PSP | | | CPCPSP is a port of the Caprice32 Amstrad CPC emulator for the Sony PSP. | | | If this project even achieves half of what c64psp has done then I'll be very happy. |
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http://nige.the-pub.org/cpcpsp
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| | LWN: Amstrad E3 video phone runs Linux |
| | There's now some information on using the Amstrad E3 and its | | | Of course, we would be remiss if we neglected to point out NTK's take on the E3. | | | The most recent bit of news is Amstrad seem to be releasing |
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http://lwn.net/Articles/103101
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| | Keyboard scancodes: Special keyboards - Amstrad/Schneider keyboards |
| | The Amstrad keyboard is entirely incompatible with XT and AT keyboards, and can be used only on an Amstrad; conversely, no other keyboard will work on an older Amstrad. | | | Since IBM had patented their keyboard design, Amstrad developed an entirely different keyboard. | | | This design is not only incompatible with normal XT and AT keyboards, it's also incompatible with the PC1512 keyboard. |
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http://www.win.tue.nl/~aeb/linux/kbd/scancodes-3.html
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| | Welcome to Amstrad Plc - manufacturer and supplier of Telecoms, Audio, TV, Video and Digital Satellite products |
| | Amstrad is the creator of the 3rd generation of e-m@iler superphones - the E3. | | | The most affordable, easiest-to-use and cost effective videophone, the E3 follows on from the success of its predecessors, the e-m@iler and e-m@ilerplus, allowing email, internet, texting, games, video calls and much more. | | | Amstrad currently supplies BSkyB with set-top boxes for the UK market, including Sky+, and also provides digital satellite receivers for the Sky Italia service. |
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http://www.amstrad.com
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| | Amstrad PPC-640 |
| | Amstrad flavor of MS-DOS and auxiliary files for the PPC | | | The Amstrad PPC-640 is one of the wackier attempts at an early MS-DOS laptop. | | | It has an amazingly engineered "piano-hinge" folding keyboard (visible in the photo at the top of the keyboard), and a folding CGA display. |
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http://www.computercloset.org/AmstradPPC640.htm
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| | Amstrad Em@iler Plus - vnunet.com |
| | Readers are reminded that the opinions expressed, and the results published in connection with reviews and/or laboratory test reports carried out on computing systems and/or related items are confined to, and representative of, only those goods supplied and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase. | | | Amstrad's Em@iler is back for another go at bringing email into every home. | | | The Amstrad Em@iler Plus has arrived to replace the original, which is now over 18 months old. |
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http://www.vnunet.com/computeractive/hardware/2012958/amstrad-em-iler-plus
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| | ZCN - CP/M-like operating system for the Amstrad NC100/NC200 |
| | ZCN - CP/M-like operating system for the Amstrad NC100/NC200 | | | ZCN is a free operating system for the Amstrad NC100 (Notepad) and NC200 (Notebook). | | | It runs most CP/M 2.2 programs, including VDE, QTERM, Mallard Basic, and Hitech C. It can also run the NC100's ROM BBC Basic as if it were a native ZCN program. |
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http://www.ibiblio.org/zcn
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| | Amstrad's em@iler makes a profit The Register |
| | And in the second half of the year, Amstrad intends to introduce a new "third generation product" which "takes us into a new exciting level of technology" and "additional revenue earning functionality". | | | Amstrad added that it is "particularly encouraged by the [revenue] contribution from other services such as the downloading of ring tones, games and SMS text messaging". | | | Last December, the average revenue generated per day was £21,000 (which works out at around £7.6 million a year) with the majority of revenues continuing to come from email and Web access. |
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/02/19/amstrads_em_iler_makes
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| | Amstrad unveils £99 videophone The Register |
| | Amstrad has also added a USB port to the device, which not only allows digital camera owners to preview pictures stored on a connected unit and then email a shot at the push of a button, but soon to connect to the Internet via a home WLAN, Sugar said. | | | UK consumer electronics company Amstrad today launched the third generation of email terminal - now dubbed the E3 - in a bid to bring video telephony to the masses. | | | The E3 is available in the UK from today, on an exclusive basis from Dixons Store Group shops. |
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/09/15/amstrad_e3_launch
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| | Amstrad International |
| | Amstrad's International (Hong Kong) business acts as both a factory liaison and quality control operation for the UK business, it also has a commercial division where it sells consumer products such as audio on a direct shipment basis to the worldwide market. | | | Use of this web site indicates you accept the terms of use. |
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| | Amstrad to launch videotelephone |
| | Could it possibly be Dataflex Design, once part of the Amstrad group? | | | They've moved on from modems and now do VoIP gear. | | | According to a report in the Independent on Sunday he will be working with alternative telecoms supplier Thus (which acquired Demon networks) to launch the new service. |
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http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=18407
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| | Flickr: Amstrad |
| | "Amstrad kun is a real eclectic electric boy too, with a great sense of melancholy and a real kind person, so gotta watch out for his immersive stream :D" FlickrBlog | | | "Amstrad was one of the first ones who added me as a contact on flickr, and thank god he did! |
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http://www.flickr.com/people/amstrad
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| | Unofficial Amstrad WWW Resource |
| | Welcome to a collection of pages dedicated to the Amstrad CPC (CPC464, CPC664 and CPC6128), Amstrad Plus (464+,6128+ and GX4000 console), and VEB Mikroelectronic KC Compact. |
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http://andercheran.aiind.upv.es/~amstrad
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