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Title: What´s PCW Plus ??????
Post by: RockRiver on 07:53, 20 May 25
the resurrected ANT ...

CPCwiki

https://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/PCW_Plus
Title: Re: What´s PCW Plus ??????
Post by: Prodatron on 20:57, 20 May 25
@RockRiver , thanks for this article!

A question: Would this be a PCW Plus or a PCWng ? (like the CPCng - next generation)

I am thinking about making a similiar proposal for a modern CPCng. All the stuff people were dreaming about 20-25 years ago are now more or less reality.
Title: Re: What´s PCW Plus ??????
Post by: RockRiver on 22:12, 20 May 25
Hummmm the base of PCWplus is the classic computer + two add-on: AY board & video board.
And the software is totally interchangeable PCWplus(color) / PCWclassic(monochrome) .
So yes!! PCWplus is NOT really the mythical ANT. Sorry!!
Only brings color to our PCW (that is a lot for me)

Maybe that CPCng could be near Amstrad ANT or Sinclair Loki projects
[ The video chip designs for the Megadrive and PCengine/TurboGrafx were very good. What would be our limit? ]

But apart from CPC/CPC+ backward compatibility ... is necesary to think what that new machine/system will add beyond ZX Next , Atari ST , Amiga? , Mega65 , SAM Coupe , MSXturboR, MSXVR , RaspberryPi ... bring to us
Yep ! It is not easy .

I like too much for example what in graphics Spec256 (or ulaX in less step) do with speccy games

Yeahhh necessary to take the CPC/CPC+ software code and use better video resolution and better sound  ::)

And indeed that superSystem needs to run enhanced SymbOS

Sometimes beating the top Arcade (2D not 3D please ha ha) , Atari ST, or Amiga versions just won't make sense. Not easy to find the right path.
Title: Re: What´s PCW Plus ??????
Post by: RockRiver on 01:45, 27 May 25
@Prodatron , two topics about CPCng definition

https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/programming/256-colour-mode/msg49796/#msg49796

https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/amstrad-cpc-hardware/designing-and-building-the-kcc-plus-a-new-enhanced-cpc6128-compatible-computer/
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