Important events related to the Amstrad CPC.
==Test Timeline Extension ==
<wtl inline startdate="24-3-1947" enddate="30-12-1992" caption="CPC Timeline" display="CPC Timeline" color="red">CPC Timeline</wtl>
==People==
*1985: [[Locomotive BASIC]] 1.1
*1985: [[MAXAM]], the popular assembler
*1989: [[FutureOS]] initial release
===Famous games (both CPC-only and ports)===
*1987: [[Gryzor]] released; side-scroller known for its nice graphics
*1987: [[Pirates!]] released; like ''Elite'', it's set in a dynamic world where you can go where you want and become who you want to be
*1987: [[Starglider]] released; 3D space game, known for fluid and quick graphics
*1988: [[R-Type]] released; famous shoot-'em-up, unfortunately the CPC version had sub-par, Spectrum-like graphics, but gameplay was still faithful to the arcade.
*1989: [[Emlyn Hughes International Soccer]] released; pretty much the definitive soccer simulation for 8-bit/16-bit machines