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__NOTOC__<center>This site is an encyclopaedia on all things [[Amstrad|Amstrad]] [[CPC|CPC]] related. There are now '''[[Special:Allpages|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles]]''' about the CPC available.</center><center>[[Image:forum.png|300px|link=http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum]] [[Image:Vs.png|300px|link=http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/Speccy_Port]]</center><br><div style="border: 1px solid rgb(255, 201, 201); margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0.5em 1em; background-color: rgb(255, 243, 243);">[[File:Amstrad Addict Magazine ad.jpg|190px|thumb|left]]'''AMSTRAD ADDICT MAGAZINE ANNOUNCED<br><br>
== Welcome to the A new 60-page Amstrad CPC Wikimagazine - '''Amstrad Addict''' - edited by '''David Crookes''' (Retro Gamer, PC Pro, GamesTM, Wireframe, Amstrad Action, WACCI) is taking pre-orders! == <br><centerbr>This site hopes to evolve into It includes an encyclopaedia on all things [[Amstrad|Amstrad]] [[CPC|CPC]] related. There are now interview with '''[[Special:Allpages|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles]]Lord Sugar''' around the CPC availableand in-depth articles by Roland Perry, Auntie John, Adam Peters, Nich Campbell, Xyphoe, Rob Scott, Themistocles "gryzor" Papassilekas, Neil Reive, Stuart "Balrog" Whyte, Steve "WACCI" Williams and Andy Price.<br><br>There'''[[Special:Random|Random Page]] | [[#Become s an Author!|Contribute]] | [[Help:Editing|Editing help]] | [http://wwwamazing type-in by Sean McManus, interviews with Richard Fairhurst and behind the scenes looks at Toki.cpcwiki.eu/forum Forum]'''<br>[[CPCWiki:Portal|CPCWiki Portal]] · [http://www.cpcwikiand Vespertino.eu/forum Forum] · [[Photo Gallery]] · [[About|About]] · [[Special:Statistics|Statistics]] · [[CPCWiki:General disclaimer|Disclaimer]]</centerbr><br><center>[[Image:forumAnd more.png|400px|link=http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum]] [[Image:Vs.png|400px|link=http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/Speccy_Port]]Like interviews with the people behind Protext and OCP Advanced Art Studio</centerbr><br>
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*01/04/12: '''[http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/news-events/april-fool/ Pac-Man Emulator released!]'''
*18/03/12: '''[[Wolfenstrad]]''' demo released!
*15/03/12: New version of [[BASIC|Basic]] released for the Amstrad CPC. Check it out here: [[CPC Basic 3]]
*08/02/12: '''[http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/applications/dsktools-0-2-3-can-write-r-type-128k dsktools 0.2.3]''' can copy '''R-Type!
*06/02/12: '''R-Type''' remake [http://cpc.rtype.fr/ released] finally - and is awesome!
*26/12/11: '''Bubble Bobble''' remake [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/games/bubble-bobble-remake-(bb4cpc)/msg36311/#msg36311 released]!!! Happy holidays!
*14/11/11: '''[http://www.windowsphonegeek.com/news/xnacpc-xbox-360-amstrad-cpc-emulator-released?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed XNACPC]''', a CPC emulator for the Xbox 360, released!
*31/10/11: [http://lotharek.pl/ '''Lotharek'''], known as the supplier of the Jeff's HxC Floppy Emulators, has been interviewed on [http://pushnpop.net/articles-66.html '''Push'N'Pop'''].
*23/10/11: Definite, CPCWiki version of '''Zynaps''' [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?topic=2821.msg32849#msg32849 released] by '''tastefulmrship'''!
*09/10/11: Hidden music from '''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles''' [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?topic=2685.msg31741#msg31741 ripped] by '''SyX'''!
*01/10/11: '''NoRecess''' [http://www.norecess.net/3/post/2011/09/quickcmd-v23-released.html released v.2.3] of '''QuickCMD''', now with command history support!
*22/09/11: '''NoRecess''' released v2.4 of his '''[http://www.norecess.net/hxc-floppy-emulator-manager.html HxC Floppy Emulator Manager]''' and '''TFM''' updated his '''[http://www.colorado-boys-muenchen.de/users/futureos/ ROManager]''', now both work with HxC set as drive B!
*18/09/11: NEW GAME!!! '''[http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?topic=2724.0 Edge Grinder]''' by '''Paul Kooistra'''!
*17/09/11: '''[http://www.norecess.net/3/post/2011/09/quickcmd-v22-released.html QuickCMD 2.2]''' released - support for '''[[MegaFlash]] added!
*15/09/11: [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?topic=2714.msg27881;topicseen#new Call] for a Megademo to celebrate the CPC's '''30th anniversary'''!
<br><br!-- 8 last news only, see http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/OldNews --> <center><gallery widthsdiv style=150px"overflow:auto; border: 0px solid #FFC9C9">Image[[File:WolfenstradDez80_intro.png|thumb|256px|[[Wolfenstradhttp://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/DEZ80 Mastering Z80 Assembler Course]]] demoImage:Bb4cpc3.png|Bubble Bobble remakeImage*17/10/23:Edge_grinder_cpc.png|'''[[Edge GrinderFutureOS]]''' Update 2023 [http://www.FutureOS.de released].Image*21/09/23:Megaflash'''[https://amsnews.png|First fr AMSnews.fr]''', a new french information site about the Amstrad. '''''Be the first to know'''''.*07/06/23: '''Gates to Heaven''', a new platformer by [[MegaFlashESP Soft]] off the production line! [https:)//amstrad-esp.itch.io/gates-to-heaven-amstrad-cpc has been released], and their previous game, '''CPC Jewels''', can now be [https://amstrad-esp.itch.io/cpc-jewels-amstrad-cpc downloaded for free].Image*27/02/23:NTWICCT01'''SOH Tactics GX''', a new GX4000/plus strategy game [http://www.jpg|Now Thatsohde.co.uk/SOHTacticsGX.html released].*21/12/22: '''s What I Call [[Chip TunesCurrent_Sources_Of_Software]]''', now as a wiki page.Image*09/12/22:BatmanForever'''Hyperdrive''', a new vertical scrolling SHMUP [https://www.png|usebox.net/jjm/hyperdrive/ has been released].*04/11/22: '''[[Batman ForeverUniDOS]]Image''' 1.50 has been released [https:Subhunter2//unidos.png|cpcscene.net].*30/10/22: '''''Ramiro el vampiro III''''' using [[Sub Hunterthe Mojon Twins]]Imageengine [https:Uwol2b//mojontwins.png|itch.io/ramiro-el-vampiro-iii is released].*17/07/22: '''''Lala Prologue''''' using [[Uwol 2the Mojon Twins]]engine [https://www.indieretronews.com/2022/07/lala-prologue-stunning-platformer-by.html is released].<*24/gallery>01/22: '''''[[SymAmp]] 4.0''''', with Amiga MOD support and more [http://www.symbos.org/appinfo.htm?00005 is released]. </centerdiv>
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=== Did you know? ===
*When the CPC 664 was being developed, Sugar was already looking (and hinting publicly!) at the CPC 6128 .*The [[472|CPC 472]] was a model released in Spain with an extra unaccessible 464 + 8 KB of unwired RAM , released in Spain to circumvent a spanish tax that charging 64 KB computers.*With a total of '''768×288''' pixels, the [[CPC|CPC]] was charged on imported machines the 8-bit with the highest displayable resolution on a CRT screen.*'''OpenOffice''' is the descendant of [[Star-Division|StarWriter]] for CPC. *'''Excel''' is the direct descendant of [[Multiplan]] for CP/M. *[[SymbOS|SymbOS]] supports '''50x''' bigger hard drives than Win95A. *[[FutureOS|FutureOS]] can load a 178 KB floppy disc in '''9 seconds'''.*[[FutureOS|FutureOS]] can manage up to 64 KB memory'''4 MB''' of extended RAM and '''32 GB''' of mass storage.
*With a possible total amount of '''832 x 288 pixel''' (576 interlaced) the [[CPC|CPC]] was the 8 bit homecomputer with the highest screen resolution ever.
 
*'''OpenOffice''' for Windows/Linux is a direct descendant of [[Star-Division|StarWriter]] for the CPC.
*The transfer speed of the [[CPC Booster|CPC Booster +]] serial interface is faster than a standard '''DSL connection'''.
 
*[[SymbOS|SymbOS]] can handle more than '''50 times''' bigger hard discs than MS Windows 95A.
*[[FutureOS|FutureOS]] can load 178 KB in '''9 seconds''' from floppy disc and manages up to '''4 MB''' of RAM
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