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PCW Plus

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'''PCW Plus'''
Enhanced PCW from monochrome to colour (and sound).
[[File:AYC-player_PCWplus.png|200px|thumb|left|colourCP/Mplus on PCWplus chiptunes with AYCplayer by Syx]]
(Note that a ''PCW Plus'' UK magazine also existed after the ''8000 Plus'' name was dropped).
John Elliot's PCW '''Joyce''' emulator supports colour with JOYCE 800x600 driver.
[[File:Joyce Color.png|200px|thumb|center|PCWcolour by Elliot's Joyce]]
In the evolution of '''Habisoft's CP/M Box''' emulator and its research into the PCW system arose the idea to clone the '''dk'Sound''' board. That had the AY sound chip. And later, thanks to FPGA technology, the PCW was equipped with an accessory that would enable colour video.
Historically, only one commercial program, published by Ocean, ''"HeadOverHeels"'' by Ritman and Drummond, supported the AY chip on the PCW.
Habisoft published a series of ports from CPC that expanded the PCW library with sound: ''Abbey of Crime''; ''Hero Quest''; ''Knight Lore''; ''Pac Mania''; ''Spirits''.
Later, it standardized the possibility of ports from the ZX Spectrum to PCW: ''Movie''; ''Fat Worm''; ''Nonamed''; and ''Phantomas2/Vampire'', which used the PCW's buzzer as the Spectrum's beeper. Some of these also incorporated AY music.
https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?msg=246774
*PCWplus FPGA cores allow easily to select 4 colour palettes on classic monochrome software or coder could use Z80 instructions to change colors colours in Color-IN
[[File:Abadia v1 4color pcw.png|200px|thumb|center|4colour palette on classic software PCW]]
* ZesaruX could run PCWplus emulation on RetroGamersLtd. ARMmini machines (as a500mini) through pcuae firmware.
[[File:PCWplus ZesaruX ARMmini.png|200px|thumb|center|PCWplus on ARMmini]]
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