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The Amstrad CPC (Colour Personal Computer) series was a series of 8-bit home computers that was were manufactured by the british British company [[Amstrad]] between 1984 and 1993 (?). The CPC, like most contemporary home micros, had an integrated computer-in-a-keyboard design. Also incorporated in the keyboard was the tape recorder or disk drive.

In general what Amstrad aimed for was to offer a completely integrated solution at a low price. Just as Amstrad's stereo towers before, A.M.Sugar wanted to provide a solution with as few separate components as possible, with as few cables as possible and at as low a price as possible - so as to make the product attractive to the layman who could theoretically buy it off the back of a track (TM of Amstrad's early practices(eh?)). As a result, he chose ready off-the-shelf components and used low-cost production methods in an effort to bring manufacturing costs down. He also included a monitor to connect the computer to - a move which, while raising the price, was designed to free the home TV from little brats hogging it for a dose of Ikari Warriors while Eastenders was on. This concept appealed to users and proved to be a success.