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Category:Amstrad

2025-05-12T14:18:23Z

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{{CategoryHeaderBox
| title = Amstrad computers
| subtitle = Hardware Maintenance and Repair for the CPC, PCW and more
}}
Welcome to the Amstrad computers category! This section focuses on the restoration, maintenance, upgrades, and historical documentation of systems developed by Amstrad.

Each system features:

* System-specific maintenance and cleaning guides
* Common faults and repair procedures
* Upgrade and modification resources
* Technical documentation and schematics
= CPC 464 =
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{| class="wikitable styled-table"
! System !! Maintenance !! Troubleshooting
|-
| [[Amstrad CPC 464]] || CPC 464 General Maintenance || CPC 464 troubleshooting
|}
= CPC 664 =
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{| class="wikitable styled-table"
! System !! Maintenance !! Troubleshooting
|-
| Amstrad CPC 664 || CPC 664 General Maintenance || CPC 664 troubleshooting
|}
= CPC 6128 =
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{| class="wikitable styled-table"
! System !! Maintenance !! Troubleshooting
|-
| Amstrad CPC 6128 || CPC 6128 General Maintenance || CPC 6128 troubleshooting
|}
= 464 Plus =
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{| class="wikitable styled-table"
! System !! Maintenance !! Troubleshooting
|-
| Amstrad 464 Plus || 464 Plus General Maintenance || 464 Plus troubleshooting
|}
= 6128 Plus =
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{| class="wikitable styled-table"
! System !! Maintenance !! Troubleshooting
|-
| Amstrad 6128 Plus || 6128 Plus General Maintenance || 6128 Plus troubleshooting
|}
= GX4000 =
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{| class="wikitable styled-table"
! System !! Maintenance !! Troubleshooting
|-
| Amstrad GX4000 || GX4000 General Maintenance || GX4000 troubleshooting
|}
= Related Amstrad systems =
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{| class="wikitable styled-table"
! System !! Maintenance !! Troubleshooting
|-
| Amstrad PCW 8256 ||
|-
| Amstrad PCW 8512 ||
|-
| Amstrad PCW 9256
|-
| Amstrad PCW 9512
|-
| Amstrad PCW 9512+
|-
| Amstrad PCW 10
|-
| Amstrad PCW 16
|}
[[Category:Amstrad]]

Amstrad CPC 464

2025-05-12T14:16:36Z

Thesmiler37: CPC 464 Info page

{{Infobox computer
| name = CPC 464
| logo = [[File:Amstrad CPC logo.svg|150px]]
| image = [[File:464.jpeg|260px|frameless]]
| caption = 464 with the colour monitor
| developer = Amstrad
| manufacturer = Amstrad
| type = Home Computer
| release date = 21st of June 1984
| discontinued = 1990
| price = £249 Monochrome / £359 Colour
| cpu = Zilog Z80 @ 4 MHz
| memory = 64 KB RAM (expandable to 4 MB)
| storage = Integrated Cassette player @ 1000/2000 baud
| display = RGB video @ 640*400
| sound = General Instrument AY-3-8912
| os = CPC OS
| successor = [[464 Plus]]
| model = 464
}}
The CPC 464 features 64 KB RAM and an internal cassette deck. It was introduced on the 21st of June 1984 in the UK. Initial retail prices for the CPC 464 were £249.00 with a green monochrome monitor and £359.00 with a colour monitor. Following the introduction of the [[CPC 6128]] in late 1985, retail prices for the CPC 464 were cut by £50.00

In 1990, the [[464 Plus]] replaced the CPC 464 in the model line-up, and production of the CPC 464 was discontinued, it sold over 2 million units during it's 6 year lifespan, making it one of the most successful computers in Europe.
= Architecture =
*'''CPU''' Zilog Z80 clocked at 4MHZ
*'''RAM''' 64KB of internal memory expandable up to 4MB
*'''ROM''' 32KB ROM chip that contains the OS and BASIC
*'''SOUND''' The 464 uses a General Instrument AY-3-8912 sound chip that can provide 3 channels configurable to either a square wave or white noise.

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Category:Amstrad

2025-05-11T23:12:51Z

Thesmiler37: Amstrad computers category

{{CategoryHeaderBox
| title = Amstrad computers
| subtitle = Hardware Maintenance and Repair for the CPC, PCW and more
}}
Welcome to the Amstrad computers category! This section focuses on the restoration, maintenance, upgrades, and historical documentation of systems developed by Amstrad.

Each system features:

* System-specific maintenance and cleaning guides
* Common faults and repair procedures
* Upgrade and modification resources
* Technical documentation and schematics
= CPC 464 =
<templatestyles src="Template:StyledTable/styles.css" />
{| class="wikitable styled-table"
! System !! Maintenance !! Troubleshooting
|-
| Amstrad CPC 464 || CPC 464 General Maintenance || CPC 464 troubleshooting
|}
= CPC 664 =
<templatestyles src="Template:StyledTable/styles.css" />
{| class="wikitable styled-table"
! System !! Maintenance !! Troubleshooting
|-
| Amstrad CPC 664 || CPC 664 General Maintenance || CPC 664 troubleshooting
|}
= CPC 6128 =
<templatestyles src="Template:StyledTable/styles.css" />
{| class="wikitable styled-table"
! System !! Maintenance !! Troubleshooting
|-
| Amstrad CPC 6128 || CPC 6128 General Maintenance || CPC 6128 troubleshooting
|}
= 464 Plus =
<templatestyles src="Template:StyledTable/styles.css" />
{| class="wikitable styled-table"
! System !! Maintenance !! Troubleshooting
|-
| Amstrad 464 Plus || 464 Plus General Maintenance || 464 Plus troubleshooting
|}
= 6128 Plus =
<templatestyles src="Template:StyledTable/styles.css" />
{| class="wikitable styled-table"
! System !! Maintenance !! Troubleshooting
|-
| Amstrad 6128 Plus || 6128 Plus General Maintenance || 6128 Plus troubleshooting
|}
= GX4000 =
<templatestyles src="Template:StyledTable/styles.css" />
{| class="wikitable styled-table"
! System !! Maintenance !! Troubleshooting
|-
| Amstrad GX4000 || GX4000 General Maintenance || GX4000 troubleshooting
|}
= Related Amstrad systems =
<templatestyles src="Template:StyledTable/styles.css" />
{| class="wikitable styled-table"
! System !! Maintenance !! Troubleshooting
|-
| Amstrad PCW 8256 ||
|-
| Amstrad PCW 8512 ||
|-
| Amstrad PCW 9256
|-
| Amstrad PCW 9512
|-
| Amstrad PCW 9512+
|-
| Amstrad PCW 10
|-
| Amstrad PCW 16
|}
[[Category:Amstrad]]

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2025-05-11T19:06:07Z

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