Amstrad PCW: PCW8256 and 8512 Word-processors
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Amstrad PCW8256 and 8512 Word-processors
The Amstrad PCW word-processors were very popular in the 1980's as the first personal computers available at a price within the reach of everyone. They are still in use today, but are becoming more difficult to find spares for. This lens was created to help Amstrad PCW owners find all the useful bits and pieces required to keep these machines running.
Which Amstrad PCW model have you used?
Amstrad PCW 8256
[1985] 256Kb memory, 1 x 3" floppy drive (180Kb each side), 12" black/green screen (32 lines of 90 characters), CP/M operating system or LocoScript 1, dot-matrix printer1 point
Amstrad PCW 8512
[1985] 512Kb memory, 2 x 3" floppy drives (1 x 180Kb each side + 1 x 720Kb double-sided), 12" black/green screen (32 lines of 90 characters), CP/M operating system or LocoScript 1, dot-matrix printer1 point
Amstrad PCW 9512
[1987] 512Kb memory, 2 x 3" floppy drives (720Kb double-sided), 12" black/white screen, CP/M operating system or LocoScript 2, daisy-wheel printer1 point
Amstrad PCW 9256
[1991] 256Kb memory, 1 x 3.5" floppy drive (720Kb), 12" black/white screen, CP/M operating system or LocoScript 1, dot-matrix printer0 points
Amstrad PCW 9512+
[1991] 512Kb memory, 1 x 3.5" floppy drive (720Kb), 12" black/white screen, CP/M operating system or LocoScript 2, daisy-wheel or inkjet printer0 points
Amstrad PCW 10
512Kb memory, 1 x 3.5" floppy drive (720Kb), 12" black/white screen, CP/M operating system or LocoScript 1.5, dot-matrix printer0 points
Amstrad PcW16
[1995] 1 x 3.5" floppy drive (1.4Mb), 1Mb flash memory, 640x480 VGA black/white screen, Roseanne operating system, no printer0 points
Amstrad-related Links
Links to other PCW, CPC and PLUS 3 Web Sites.
Links to web sites containing useful information relating to the Amstrad PCW, CPC and Spectrum Plus 3 machines0 points
locoscript.com
Yes, LocoScript is still going strong in the 21st century with many users of this classic word processor on ancient PCWs and modern PCs. Please note that all technical support is due to cease from 31/12/2009. See the Newsletter page for details.0 points
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