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Manufacturer |
Amstrad (UK) |
Model |
CPC 464 |
Date Launched |
March 1984 |
Price |
£249 with green monitor |
Microprocessor type |
Zilog Z80A @ 4 MHz |
ROM size |
32 kilobytes |
Standard RAM |
64 kilobytes |
Maximum RAM |
128 kilobytes |
Keyboard type |
Typewriter style with separate numeric pad and cursor keys |
Supplied language |
Locomotive extended BASIC. |
Text resolution |
20, 40 or 80 columns x 25 rows |
Graphics resolution |
160 x 200 pixels in 16 colours |
Colours available |
27 (maximum 16 at once) |
Example Screenshot |
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Sound |
Three channels in stereo |
Cassette load speed |
1200 or 2400 baud |
Dimensions (mm) |
550 x 160 x 67 (CPC 464) |
Special features |
Had an integral cassette recorder. |
Good points |
A complete package ready to plug in and start using. |
Bad points |
In hardware terms it was not groundbreaking and lagged behind the Commodore 64, Atari 600XL and BBC B. |
How successful? |
About 2 million units were sold in total, through till 1990. |
Comments |
Amstrad were established in the consumer electronics market, especially known for providing all-in-one hi-fi units at low cost. They continued this idea with the CPC 464 which was designed to appeal to the non computer-enthusiast. |
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