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'''AMSTRAD ADDICT MAGAZINE ANNOUNCED<br><br>
  
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A new 60-page Amstrad magazine - '''Amstrad Addict''' - edited by '''David Crookes''' (Retro Gamer, PC Pro, GamesTM, Wireframe, Amstrad Action, WACCI) is taking pre-orders!<br><br> It includes an interview with '''Lord Sugar''' and 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's an amazing type-in by Sean McManus, interviews with Richard Fairhurst and behind the scenes looks at Toki... and Vespertino. <br><br>And more. Like interviews with the people behind Protext and OCP Advanced Art Studio<br><br>
  
This site hopes to evolve into an encyclopaedia on all things [[Amstrad]] [[CPC]] related. Feel free to [[contribute]] or post your [[suggestions]] here!
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Preorder PDF or printed magazine '''[https://www.pixel.addict.media/shop/amstrad-addict-magazine here]''' or follow the discussion '''[https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/news-events/amstrad-addict-magazine here]'''!
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=== News and updates ===
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*No more updates will be posted in the main page, unless it's something major. Look at the Recent Pages (below left) for the latest updates! - [[User:Gryzor|Gryzor]] 01:37, 8 July 2006 (CDT)
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*[[Links]] updated - [[User:Gryzor|Gryzor]] 10:49, 1 July 2006 (CDT)
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*[[Hardware_scrolling]] added, typed by the Executioner. [[User:Gryzor|Gryzor]] 09:28, 1 July 2006 (CDT)
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[[File:Dez80_intro.png|thumb|256px|[http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/DEZ80 Mastering Z80 Assembler Course]]]
*[[Discussion]] page added [[User:Gryzor|Gryzor]] 09:28, 1 July 2006 (CDT)
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* An enormously incomplete list of [[demogroups]]. [[User:ChaRleyTroniC|ChaRleyTroniC]] 01 July 2006
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*17/10/23: '''[[FutureOS]]''' Update 2023 [http://www.FutureOS.de released].
* An equally incomplete list of [[magazines]]. [[User:ChaRleyTroniC|ChaRleyTroniC]] 01 July 2006
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*21/09/23: '''[https://amsnews.fr AMSnews.fr]''', a new french information site about the Amstrad. '''''Be the first to know'''''.
* And an even less complete list of [[fanzines]] and [[PD libraries]]. [[User:ChaRleyTroniC|ChaRleyTroniC]] 01 July 2006
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*07/06/23: '''Gates to Heaven''', a new platformer by [[ESP Soft]] [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].
*New logo. Yummy :) Info on [[Amstrad]] added. Uploads enabled. [[User:Gryzor|Gryzor]] 13:00, 30 June 2006 (CDT)
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*27/02/23: '''SOH Tactics GX''', a new GX4000/plus strategy game [http://www.sohde.co.uk/SOHTacticsGX.html released].
*Some links added. No descriptions yet. - [[User:Gryzor|Gryzor]] 04:18, 30 June 2006 (CDT)
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*21/12/22: '''[[Current_Sources_Of_Software]]''', now as a wiki page.
*SymbOS/SymbiFaceII text added - [[User:Gryzor|Gryzor]] 03:48, 30 June 2006 (CDT)
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*09/12/22: '''Hyperdrive''', a new vertical scrolling SHMUP [https://www.usebox.net/jjm/hyperdrive/ has been released].
*Woo, this wiki has [http://Img140.imageshack.us/img140/6403/news5om.png made it] to the front page of [http://www.cpczone.net CPCzone]!! Well chuffed :) Oh yes, and I still don't know how to embed images with upload disabled :D - [[User:Gryzor|Gryzor]] 16:33, 25 June 2006 (CDT)
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*04/11/22: '''[[UniDOS]]''' 1.50 has been released [https://unidos.cpcscene.net].
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*30/10/22: '''''Ramiro el vampiro III''''' using [[the Mojon Twins]] engine [https://mojontwins.itch.io/ramiro-el-vampiro-iii is released].
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*17/07/22: '''''Lala Prologue''''' using [[the Mojon Twins]] engine [https://www.indieretronews.com/2022/07/lala-prologue-stunning-platformer-by.html is released].
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*24/01/22: '''''[[SymAmp]] 4.0''''', with Amiga MOD support and more [http://www.symbos.org/appinfo.htm?00005 is released].
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*When the CPC 664 was being developed, Sugar was already looking (and hinting publicly!) at the CPC 6128.
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*The [[472|CPC 472]] was a 464 + 8 KB unwired RAM, released in Spain to circumvent a tax charging 64 KB computers.
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*With a total of '''768×288''' pixels, the [[CPC|CPC]] was the 8-bit with the highest displayable resolution on a CRT screen.
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*'''OpenOffice''' is the descendant of [[Star-Division|StarWriter]] for CPC.
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*'''Excel''' is the direct descendant of [[Multiplan]] for CP/M.  
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*[[SymbOS|SymbOS]] supports '''50x''' bigger hard drives than Win95A.  
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This site is an encyclopaedia on all things Amstrad CPC related. There are now 4,758 articles about the CPC available.
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Amstrad Addict Magazine ad.jpg

AMSTRAD ADDICT MAGAZINE ANNOUNCED

A new 60-page Amstrad magazine - Amstrad Addict - edited by David Crookes (Retro Gamer, PC Pro, GamesTM, Wireframe, Amstrad Action, WACCI) is taking pre-orders!

It includes an interview with Lord Sugar and 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.

There's an amazing type-in by Sean McManus, interviews with Richard Fairhurst and behind the scenes looks at Toki... and Vespertino.

And more. Like interviews with the people behind Protext and OCP Advanced Art Studio

Preorder PDF or printed magazine here or follow the discussion here!


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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 CPC 472 was a 464 + 8 KB unwired RAM, released in Spain to circumvent a tax charging 64 KB computers.
  • With a total of 768×288 pixels, the CPC was the 8-bit with the highest displayable resolution on a CRT screen.
  • OpenOffice is the descendant of StarWriter for CPC.
  • Excel is the direct descendant of Multiplan for CP/M.
  • SymbOS supports 50x bigger hard drives than Win95A.
  • FutureOS can load a 178 KB floppy disc in 9 seconds.
  • FutureOS can manage up to 4 MB of extended RAM and 32 GB of mass storage.