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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>
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* 15/01/2008: Dedicated book about the CPC in progress [[http://retrorevival.co.uk/ Follow it here!]]
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* 19/12/2007: [[X-Mas 2007]] Another X-mas demos released by [[Hermol]]!
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* 14/12/2007: New [http://cpcgamescd.amstrad.es CPCGamesCD] out
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* 27/11/2007: [http://cpcrulez.free.fr/coding_src_freeOCP.htm FreeOCP] v0.015b released on .CPR cartridge file!
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* 04/11/2007: [http://cpce.emuunlim.com CPCE] 1.85 released. Symbiface 2 IDE bugfix, tape speedup can be manually disabled, smarter Win32 ZIP archive handling.
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* 29/10/2007: [http://www.winape.net WinAPE] 2.0 Alpha 15 released. Configuration Profiles, Improved Sprite emulation, assembler and debugger improvements. Stacks of minor enhancements and bug fixes.
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* 18/10/2007: [http://cpcrulez.free.fr/coding_src_freeOCP.htm FreeOCP] v0.015b released
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* 18/10/2007: [http://cpcrulez.free.fr/Scene_Demos/index.php?list=H Hate Beats]&nbsp;: new Amstrad CPC Plus demo released by [http://ukonx.free.fr Ukonx]
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*17/10/23: '''[[FutureOS]]''' Update 2023 [http://www.FutureOS.de released].
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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'''''.
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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].
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*27/02/23: '''SOH Tactics GX''', a new GX4000/plus strategy game [http://www.sohde.co.uk/SOHTacticsGX.html released].
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*21/12/22: '''[[Current_Sources_Of_Software]]''', now as a wiki page.
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*09/12/22: '''Hyperdrive''', a new vertical scrolling SHMUP [https://www.usebox.net/jjm/hyperdrive/ has been released].
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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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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!


CPC Related News


Mastering Z80 Assembler Course
...Older News...

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Become an Author!

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.
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