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Amstrad is a manufacturer of electronics based in Brentwood in Essex, England and founded in 1968 by Sir Alan Michael Sugar in the UK. The name is a contraction of Alan Michael Sugar Trading. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1980, and is still listed today. During the late 1980s, Amstrad had approx. 25% market share in the computing industry in Europe. As of 2006, Amstrad's main business is manufacturing Sky TV interactive boxes.
History
1960s and 1970s
Amstrad was founded in 1968 by its current Chairman and CEO, Alan Sugar. Amstrad entered the market in the field of consumer electronics. During the 1970s they were at the forefront of low-priced hi-fi, TV and car stereo cassette technologies. Lower prices were achieved by injection moulding plastic hi-fi turntable covers, undercutting competitors who used the vacuum forming process. Amstrad expanded to the production of audio amplifiers and tuners.1980s
In 1980, Amstrad went public trading on the London Stock Exchange, and doubled in size each year during the early '80s. Amstrad began marketing their own personal computers in an attempt to capture the market from Commodore and Sinclair, with the Amstrad CPC 464 in 1984. The Amstrad CPC 464 home computer range was launched in the UK, France, Australia and Germany. It was followed by the CPC 664 and CPC 6128 models. "Plus" variants later in the products lives increased their functionality slightly, while building in compatibility with the GX4000, Amstrad's short-lived foray into the video gaming world. More on [ Amstrad ]
@martyndarkly Me and a friend were obsessed with Elite in the mid-80s. We played the Amstrad CPC version, got as high as "deadly".
ghostfinder (Adam Christopher) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:15:50 -0000
@martyndarkly Me and a friend were obsessed with Elite in the mid-80s. We played the Amstrad CPC version, got as high as "deadly".
@xfrankiez Estamos volviendo a los orÃÂgenes (ZX Spectrum, Commodore, Amstrad...) - http://bit.ly/5vYWlT
eduardofilo (Eduardo Moreno) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:05:21 -0000
@xfrankiez Estamos volviendo a los orÃgenes (ZX Spectrum, Commodore, Amstrad...) - http://bit.ly/5vYWlT
¿A alguien más le parece que estamos volviendo a los orÃÂgenes? (ZX Spectrum, Commodore, Amstrad...) - http://bit.ly/5vYWlT
inycom_it (Inycom IT) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:00:55 -0000
¿A alguien más le parece que estamos volviendo a los orÃgenes? (ZX Spectrum, Commodore, Amstrad...) - http://bit.ly/5vYWlT
@ShellDillon I think the term 'video games' here doesnt include 'computers' like the c64, spectrum, atari ST, Amiga, Amstrad CPC464 etc
roryok (roryok) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:41:08 -0000
@ShellDillon I think the term 'video games' here doesnt include 'computers' like the c64, spectrum, atari ST, Amiga, Amstrad CPC464 etc
RT @CocoaGeek: RT @toucharcade: 'RacerCoaster': Stunt Car Racer for the iPhone? http://bit.ly/5UGPdl << Woot! Played it on Amstrad ...
themaxx_mst (Markus Stöbe) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:17:53 -0000
RT @CocoaGeek: RT @toucharcade: 'RacerCoaster': Stunt Car Racer for the iPhone? http://bit.ly/5UGPdl << Woot! Played it on Amstrad ...
RT @toucharcade: 'RacerCoaster': Stunt Car Racer for the iPhone? http://bit.ly/5UGPdl << Woot! Played it on Amstrad CPC back in the days!
CocoaGeek (JeanLouis Villecroze) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:31:17 -0000
RT @toucharcade: 'RacerCoaster': Stunt Car Racer for the iPhone? http://bit.ly/5UGPdl << Woot! Played it on Amstrad CPC back in the days!
16 Storm - Information on the PcW 16, the latest word-processor and computer in Amstrad's popular range. News, reviews, tutorials and links to other related sites around the Web.
Amstrad NC200 Notebook Page - Software downloads for the NC200 Notebook
Amstrad PCW Word Processors - Spares, Repairs Disc Conversions
Amstrad plc - Manufacturers and suppliers of Telecoms, Audio, TV, Video, Digital Satellite and Cable TV products.
Meta Description: [ Amstrad plc : manufacturers and suppliers of Telecoms, Audio, TV, Video, Digital Satellite and Cable TV products ]
Anlaby Computer Services - Specialists in restoring Amstrad PCW disk drives.
ARKOS Dungeon - Welcome to the Ring of CPC's. This is a webring dedicated to the Amstrad CPC, the best 8 bit home computer on the planet.
Cliff Lawson's Amstrad page - Amstrad employee Cliff Lawson's home page covering Amstrad's computer related products
Meta Description: [ This is Amstrad's home page covering computer related products made by our company ]
comp.sys.amstrad.8bit FAQ v1.13 1/1 - Frequently Asked Questions list for Amstrad 8 bit newsgroup. Advice on maintenance, and current parts suppliers.
CPC++ - Official homepage of CPC++, a CPC emulator for MacOS, Linux, Solaris, etc. Also contains games, tools, and links for CPC.
Meta Description: [ The home site of CPC++, the only Amstrad CPC emulator for MacOs and Solaris ]
CPC-Homepage von Ulrich Cordes - Includes downloads of utilities and games and Linux CPC emulator. In English / auf Deutsch
Meta Description: [ Schneider CPC Homepage, CPC-Emulator für Linux ]
FutureOS - This site is dedicated to FutureOS, a new OS for Amstrad CPC computers. It's the fastest OS for CPCs. Pure machine code, it needs 64K Eprom space or RRB space.
Meta Description: [ Future OS - DAS CPC-Betriebssystem von FutureSoft ]
Genesis8 Amstrad Page - A site about 8bit Amstrad computers (CPC, PCW, Notepad) in english and french.
Meta Description: [ Amstrad 8bit computers (Amstrad CPC, PCW, Notepad NC, PDA600) in english and french ]
Ian's PCW page - Includes circuit diagrams of PCW hardware
Merline-Serve - Non-profit supplier of CPC goods
Phenix Informatique site Amstrad CPC - Amstrad CPC, ordinateurs 8 Bits. Fiche technique, montage de lecteur 3'1/2, un annuaire d'utilisateur, des émulateurs, jeux, utilitaires, des liens, l'histoire des machines
Meta Description: [ Amstrad CPC, ordinateurs 8 Bits. Fiche technique, montage de lecteur 3'1/2, un annuaire d'utilisateur, des émulateurs, jeux, utilitaires, des liens, l'histoire des machines. Un forum et des news. ]
Ron's Amstrad PCW Page - Information resource for Amstrad PCW computers
Meta Description: [ This site contains valuable information about all Amstrad PCW computers ]
The Amstrad CPC Poke Database - The Amstrad CPC Poke Database
Tim's Amstrad NC Users' Site - Resource for Amstrad notepad and notebook computer users including programs to download.
Meta Description: [ Resources for users of the Amstrad NC100 Notepad and NC200 Notebook computers, with a Q&A section, features, and FREE programs to download. ]
Unofficial Amstrad WWW Resource - The Unofficial Amstrad WWW Resource
Meta Description: [ The main page of the web site dedicated to the Amstrad CPC464, CPC664, CPC6128, CPC464+, CPC6128+, GX4000 and VEB Mikroelectronic KC Compact ]
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