year 1985

The Amstrad CPC was a series of 8-bit home computers produced by Amstrad during the 1980s and early 1990s. CPC stood for ‘Colour Personal Computer’, although it was possible to purchase a CPC with a green screen (GT65/66) as well as with the standard color screen (CTM640). The first machine, the CPC 464 was introduced in 1984. It was designed to be a direct competitor to the Commodore 64 and Sinclair ZX Spectrum systems. Amstrad’s German partner company Schneider produced its own models of the CPC 464, 664 and 6128. These machines were basically the same as the Amstrad CPC with a less colorful case and keyboard and some slight hardware differences, like better quality back connectors.