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*[http://www.cpc-power.com/ CPC-Power], a great French site with links and info on all your favorite games - and much more as well!
 
*[http://www.cpc-power.com/ CPC-Power], a great French site with links and info on all your favorite games - and much more as well!
 
*[http://tacgr.emuunlim.com/ The Amstrad Computer Game Resource]  
 
*[http://tacgr.emuunlim.com/ The Amstrad Computer Game Resource]  
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*[http://www.amstrad.es/ Amstrad (ES)] All about the Spanish software for CPC. RUA Magazine and ESP Soft links.  
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*[http://www.amstrad.es/ Amstrad (ES)] All about the Spanish software for CPC. RUA Magazine link.
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*[http://www.cpcgamereviews.com/ CPC Game Reviews] - CPC Game Reviews is a website which, as its name suggests, contains reviews of games for the Amstrad CPC computer - hundreds of them, in fact. It also contains a collection of advertisements which have been scanned from Amstrad CPC magazines.  
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*[https://espsoft.blogspot.com ESPsoft (ES)] Blog on Spanish homebrews for the CPC.
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*[http://www.mojontwins.com/ TheMojonTwins (ES)] Homebrew developer group that focuses on creating games for retro systems, among which is the CPC.
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*[https://www.4mhz.es 4MHz (ES)]  Homebrew developer group that focuses on creating games for retro systems that use the Z80 CPU.
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*[http://www.cpcgamereviews.com/ CPC Game Reviews] - CPC Game Reviews is a website which, as its name suggests, contains reviews of games for the Amstrad CPC computer - hundreds of them, in fact. It also contains a collection of advertisements which have been scanned from Amstrad CPC magazines.
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*[http://cpcgamescd.amstrad.es/ CPCGamesCD homepage]
 
*[http://computeremuzone.com/amstrad/ Amstrad Zone]  
 
*[http://computeremuzone.com/amstrad/ Amstrad Zone]  
 
*[http://www.prodatron.net/ Prodatron's page] ([[Prodatron|Prodatrons]] homepage includes info and downloads of his productions as well as a lot of downloads for CPC Digitracker modules (MDL), OCP Art Studio pictures and Scene demos)  
 
*[http://www.prodatron.net/ Prodatron's page] ([[Prodatron|Prodatrons]] homepage includes info and downloads of his productions as well as a lot of downloads for CPC Digitracker modules (MDL), OCP Art Studio pictures and Scene demos)  
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*[http://www.amibay.com/forumdisplay.php?f=47 AMIBAY - Software For Sale]
 
*[http://www.amibay.com/forumdisplay.php?f=47 AMIBAY - Software For Sale]
 
*[http://www.amibay.com/forumdisplay.php?f=53 AMIBAY - Wanted Software]
 
*[http://www.amibay.com/forumdisplay.php?f=53 AMIBAY - Wanted Software]
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*[http://amstrad.cpc.free.fr Amstradeus (FR)] ***DEAD*** Lots of interviews, manuals for download and much more.
 
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*[http://optimus.demoscene.gr/cpcscene/ The CPC Demoscene] ***DEAD*** Optimus website about the CPC demoscene with a list of some of the best CPC demos with reviews and screenshots.
 
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*[http://cpcgamescd.cpcwiki.eu/ CPCGamesCD homepage] ***DEAD***
 
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*[http://www.cpczone.net CPC Zone] ***DEAD*** Home of the Gamebase, the ultimate collection of information (with screenshots, cover scans, reviews etc) on all games CPC. Also home of the Zone Forum.
 
 
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*[http://www.symbos.de SymbOS] (includes the website of the two new hardware projects [[SYMBiFACE II|SYMBiFACE II]] and [[CPC TREX|CPC TREX]])  
 
*[http://www.symbos.de SymbOS] (includes the website of the two new hardware projects [[SYMBiFACE II|SYMBiFACE II]] and [[CPC TREX|CPC TREX]])  
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*[http://www.terra.es/personal/diegovp Various Amstrad stuff] - Including instructions on how to fit or connect a 3.5" drive, hot to connect your CPC to your PC and how to transfer files, among others.
 
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*[http://www.cpc-hardware.com/ CPC Hardware] - (F) Forum, nice downloads, hardware projects; also an online store for hardware stuff like [[RS232|RS232]] interfaces etc.
 
 
*[http://www.zock.com/8-Bit/D_CPCguide.HTML G.o.St.-SOFT's CPC-Hardwareführer at 8-Bit-Nirvana (German)]  
 
*[http://www.zock.com/8-Bit/D_CPCguide.HTML G.o.St.-SOFT's CPC-Hardwareführer at 8-Bit-Nirvana (German)]  
 
*[http://8bit.yarek.pl/index.html 8bit Projects for Everyone] - Hardware updates for 8-bit computers, also for CPC.  
 
*[http://8bit.yarek.pl/index.html 8bit Projects for Everyone] - Hardware updates for 8-bit computers, also for CPC.  
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*[http://www.amstradtoday.com/ Amstrad Today] - Many Tips for Amstrad CPC
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*[http://www.amstradtoday.com/ Amstrad Today (FR)] - Many Tips for Amstrad CPC
 
*[http://www.amibay.com/forumdisplay.php?f=44 AMIBAY - Hardware For Sale]
 
*[http://www.amibay.com/forumdisplay.php?f=44 AMIBAY - Hardware For Sale]
 
*[http://www.amibay.com/forumdisplay.php?f=50 AMIBAY - Wanted Hardware]
 
*[http://www.amibay.com/forumdisplay.php?f=50 AMIBAY - Wanted Hardware]
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==== Document resources  ====
 
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*[ftp://ftp.nvg.unit.no/pub/cpc/ NVG]  
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*[ftp://ftp.nvg.ntnu.no/pub/cpc/ NVG]  
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*[ftp://ftp.demon.co.uk/pub/cpm/ CPM] - related Amstrad things
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*[https://archives.scovetta.com/pub/mirrors/ftp.demon.co.uk/pub/cpm/ CPM] - related Amstrad things
  
 
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==== Commercial sites  ====
 
==== Commercial sites  ====
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*[news://comp.sys.amstrad.8bit CSA8]  
 
*[news://comp.sys.amstrad.8bit CSA8]  
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*[http://www.cpczone.net/boards CPC Zone Forum]: ***NOW DEAD*** The most popular and active (? maybe some french forum is more active) forum on the net.
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*[http://www.wacci.org.uk/ WACCI] (Worldwide Amstrad Computer Club Incorporated) - WACCI was a UK based user group that supported the Amstrad CPC computer. It was a subscription-only, printed English magazine published bi-monthly and available throughout the world. The current issues of the magazine are now reproduced on this website.
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*[http://www.cpc-forum.de CPC-Forum.de]: The new most important discussion forum for the German-speaking part of the CPC scene.
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*[https://auamstrad.es/ Amigos y Usuarios Amstrad (ES)] News website that has lessons on software development and hardware restoration. It also has a forum, and reviews on software and hardware.
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*[http://www.wacci.org.uk/ WACCI] (Worldwide Amstrad Computer Club Incorporated) - WACCI was a UK based user group that supported the Amstrad CPC computer. It was a subscription-only, printed English magazine published bi-monthly and available throughout the world. The current issues of the magazine are now reproduced on this website.  
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*[http://www.pushnpop.net Push'n'Pop] Amstrad Demoscene.
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*[http://thesnakebecomesthekey.wordpress.com The Snake Becomes the Key] is a very nicely-written blog with reviews and thoughts on various CPC games. Very well done but not updated any more.
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*[http://thesnakebecomesthekey.wordpress.com/ The Snake Becomes the Key] is a very nicely-written blog with reviews and thoughts on various CPC games. Very well done but not updated any more.  
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*[http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Genesis 8] - Genesis 8 is a spartan, but often-updated Amstrad-related news site.
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*[http://cpcoxygen.fxwebdevelopment.com/ CPC Oxygen] - home of the same-name great fanzine and AA scan repository. Not updated in a long time.
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*[https://cpcrulez.fr CPC Rulez (FR)] ([http://cpcrulez.2ya.com Alternative Link]) A great french site, updated frequently, with software reviews, utilities, games, demos, hardware info. A treasure and a must-visit if you speak french (though not necessarily so).  
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*[http://genesis8.free.fr/index.php Genesis 8] - Genesis 8 is a spartan, but often-updated Amstrad-related news site.  
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*[http://www.cpcscene.com/ CPC Scene] - Various stuff. Of much interest: The [http://radio.cpcscene.com/ CPC online radio station]!
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*[http://cpcrulez.free.fr/ CPC Rulez] ([http://cpcrulez.2ya.com/ Alternative Link]) (FR) A great french site, updated frequently, with software reviews, utilities, games, demos, hardware info. A treasure and a must-visit if you speak french (though not necessarily so).
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*[http://www.frappr.com/cpcscene/ CPC scene map]
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*[http://www.cepece.info/ CePeCe.info] (ES) - Spanish CPC portal and web-hosting facilities for your CPC webpage.  
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*[http://cpccrackers.free.fr CPCCRACKERS] - French site about crackers for the CPC.  
 
*[http://cpccrackers.free.fr CPCCRACKERS] - French site about crackers for the CPC.  
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*[http://www.cpc6128.eu CPC 6128 Europe] - European portal. - DEAD
 
 
*[http://www.octoate.de Octoate.de] - English site which features news, some articles and meeting pictures.  
 
*[http://www.octoate.de Octoate.de] - English site which features news, some articles and meeting pictures.  
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*[http://turpas3.angelfire.com/ Programming Turbo Pascal on a CPC!] - A collection of Turbo Pascal programs with some CPC Specific programs.  
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*[http://turpas3.angelfire.com Programming Turbo Pascal on a CPC!] - A collection of Turbo Pascal programs with some CPC Specific programs.  
 
*[http://www.oldschool-gaming.com/view_index.php?4mat=9 Oldschool gaming] - Games reviews of recent games for the CPC!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
 
*[http://www.oldschool-gaming.com/view_index.php?4mat=9 Oldschool gaming] - Games reviews of recent games for the CPC!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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*[http://gx4000.co.uk/ GX4000.co.uk], a new site devoted to the hardware and software of the oft-neglected games console.
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*[http://gx4000.co.uk GX4000.co.uk], a new site devoted to the hardware and software of the oft-neglected games console.
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*[http://grimware.org/doku.php Grimware] is a really nice site with hardware info and hacks for the CPC machines... give it a try!
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*[http://norecess.cpcscene.net NoRecess/Condense] Homepage of an Amstrad CPC demoscene group.
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*[http://www.norecess.net NoRecess {the website}] is a Canadian site dealing with news related to NoRecess/Condense.
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*[https://rolandradio.net Roland Radio] CPC Amstrad chiptune streaming 24/7
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*[http://www.khisanth.com/podcast The Kilobyes Podcast] Home of the Kilobytes Podcast. Dedicated to playing chip tunes and covering the retro computing scene in general
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*[http://www.bitstream.uk Bitstream] Podcast on chiptune and the demoscene. Includes CPC Amstrad
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*[https://acpc.me ACME] It's basically a depository of files of all things Amstrad CPC, including books, software, games, manuals, technical information, etc. Great place to download stuff from.
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*[http://www.cepeceros.com Cepeceros (ES)] Podcast
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*[http://www.cepece.info/ CePeCe (ES)] Spanish CPC portal and web-hosting facilities for your CPC webpage.
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*[http://amstrad.cpc.free.fr Amstradeus (FR)] Lots of interviews, manuals for download and much more.
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*[http://optimus.demoscene.gr/cpcscene/ The CPC Demoscene] Optimus website about the CPC demoscene with a list of some of the best CPC demos with reviews and screenshots.
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*[http://www.cpczone.net CPC Zone] Home of the Gamebase, the ultimate collection of information (with screenshots, cover scans, reviews etc) on all games CPC. Also home of the Zone Forum.
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*[http://www.cpc-hardware.com/ CPC Hardware (FR)] Forum, nice downloads, hardware projects; also an online store for hardware stuff like [[RS232|RS232]] interfaces etc.
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*[http://www.cpczone.net/boards CPC Zone Forum (FR)] One of the most popular and active forum on the net.
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*[http://www.cpc-forum.de CPC-Forum (DE)] The new most important discussion forum for the German-speaking part of the CPC scene.
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*[http://www.cpc6128.eu CPC 6128 Europe] European portal
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*[http://cpcoxygen.fxwebdevelopment.com/ CPC Oxygen] Home of the same-name great fanzine and AA scan repository. Not updated in a long time.
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*[http://www.terra.es/personal/diegovp Various Amstrad stuff] Including instructions on how to fit or connect a 3.5" drive, hot to connect your CPC to your PC and how to transfer files, among others.
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*[http://www.pushnpop.net Push'n'Pop] Amstrad Demoscene.
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*[http://www.cpcscene.com/ CPC Scene] - Various stuff. Of much interest: The [http://radio.cpcscene.com/ CPC online radio station]!
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*[http://www.khisanth.com/podcast The Kilobyes Podcast] Home of the Kilobytes Podcast. Dedicated to playing chip tunes and covering the retro computing scene in general
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*[http://www.frappr.com/cpcscene/ CPC scene map]
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*[http://grimware.org/doku.php Grimware] is a really nice site with hardware info and hacks for the CPC machines... give it a try!
 
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Revision as of 16:51, 8 July 2020


Software-related


Hardware-related


Document resources



FTP sites

  • NVG
  • CPM - related Amstrad things


Commercial sites



User Groups

  • CSA8
  • WACCI (Worldwide Amstrad Computer Club Incorporated) - WACCI was a UK based user group that supported the Amstrad CPC computer. It was a subscription-only, printed English magazine published bi-monthly and available throughout the world. The current issues of the magazine are now reproduced on this website.
  • Amigos y Usuarios Amstrad (ES) News website that has lessons on software development and hardware restoration. It also has a forum, and reviews on software and hardware.

Chat

  • IRC-channel #cpc on irc.freenode.net (a big IRC-network), one cpc-channel among many others out there on various networks.
  • IRC-channel #cpc-fr on irc.freenode.net, french scene channel (replacing #cpc on Neoxys and #cpc on Europnet)
  • IRC-channel #phenixinformatique on proxy.epiknet.org, french channel.
  • Flash-chat Browser chat in Flash.


Emulators



Others

  • The Snake Becomes the Key is a very nicely-written blog with reviews and thoughts on various CPC games. Very well done but not updated any more.
  • Genesis 8 - Genesis 8 is a spartan, but often-updated Amstrad-related news site.
  • CPC Rulez (FR) (Alternative Link) A great french site, updated frequently, with software reviews, utilities, games, demos, hardware info. A treasure and a must-visit if you speak french (though not necessarily so).
  • CPCCRACKERS - French site about crackers for the CPC.
  • Octoate.de - English site which features news, some articles and meeting pictures.
  • Programming Turbo Pascal on a CPC! - A collection of Turbo Pascal programs with some CPC Specific programs.
  • Oldschool gaming - Games reviews of recent games for the CPC!   
  • GX4000.co.uk, a new site devoted to the hardware and software of the oft-neglected games console.
  • NoRecess/Condense Homepage of an Amstrad CPC demoscene group.
  • Roland Radio CPC Amstrad chiptune streaming 24/7
  • Bitstream Podcast on chiptune and the demoscene. Includes CPC Amstrad
  • ACME It's basically a depository of files of all things Amstrad CPC, including books, software, games, manuals, technical information, etc. Great place to download stuff from.
  • Cepeceros (ES) Podcast


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  • CePeCe (ES) Spanish CPC portal and web-hosting facilities for your CPC webpage.
  • Amstradeus (FR) Lots of interviews, manuals for download and much more.
  • The CPC Demoscene Optimus website about the CPC demoscene with a list of some of the best CPC demos with reviews and screenshots.
  • CPC Zone Home of the Gamebase, the ultimate collection of information (with screenshots, cover scans, reviews etc) on all games CPC. Also home of the Zone Forum.
  • CPC Hardware (FR) Forum, nice downloads, hardware projects; also an online store for hardware stuff like RS232 interfaces etc.
  • CPC Zone Forum (FR) One of the most popular and active forum on the net.
  • CPC-Forum (DE) The new most important discussion forum for the German-speaking part of the CPC scene.
  • CPC 6128 Europe European portal
  • CPC Oxygen Home of the same-name great fanzine and AA scan repository. Not updated in a long time.
  • Various Amstrad stuff Including instructions on how to fit or connect a 3.5" drive, hot to connect your CPC to your PC and how to transfer files, among others.
  • Push'n'Pop Amstrad Demoscene.
  • CPC Scene - Various stuff. Of much interest: The CPC online radio station!
  • The Kilobyes Podcast Home of the Kilobytes Podcast. Dedicated to playing chip tunes and covering the retro computing scene in general
  • CPC scene map
  • Grimware is a really nice site with hardware info and hacks for the CPC machines... give it a try!


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