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Climax

2010-09-26T07:10:42Z

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'''Climax''' a french graphical demo by [[Super Sylvestre]] of [[Les Sucres en Morceaux]]. Climax is a mix of tricks page-flipping and color-swapping to display very nice pictures. The demo is written in Basic !

Release date: 2003

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== Links ==

*[http://sylvestre.cpcscene.com/articles/articles_makingof1.html The making of Climax]

[[Category:Demos]] [[Category:Demos_2003]]

Supersly

2010-09-26T07:02:50Z

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== Productions ==

=== Demos ===

*2003 : [[Climax|Climax]]
*2004 : [[Halloween Contest 2004|Halloween Contest 2004]] (menu, CAT)
*2004 : [[Halloween Contest 2004|Halloween Contest 2004]] (gfx of Valse des fantomes part)
*2005 : [[DemoIzArt|DemoIzArt]] (gfx Landscape)
*2006 : [[Maurice Aime les Bobs|Maurice Aime les Bobs]] (gfx)
*2006 : [[Climax G|Climax G]]
*2006 : [[Amstrad Expo Magic Circus|Amstrad Expo Magic Circus]]
*2006 : [[Amstrad Expo 2005 demo|Amstrad Expo 2005 demo]] (gfx menu & cheatpart, CAT)
*2006 : [[Amstrad Expo 2005 demo|Amstrad Expo 2005 demo]] (Joyeuses Pâques rabbit transfert)
*2007 : [[#BND2007|#BND2007]] (gfx)
*2008 : [[Out(Dated)|Out(Dated)]] (transfered gfx)
*2008 : [[Evil Vache|Evil Vache]] (gfx)
*2010 : [[Soleil Vert]]

=== Games ===

*1989 : [[Evil Donjon]]
*2009 : [[Star Sabre]] (title screen conversion)
*2009 : [[Orion Prime]] (teaser and game)
*2009 : [[Dead on Time]] (title screen conversion)
*2010 : [[Color Lines]] (skin)

== Meeting held ==

*2005 : [[CPCinoche|CPCinoche]] - Ploërmel (56)

== Groups ==

*[[Les Sucres en Morceaux]]

== Links ==

* [http://sylvestre.cpcscene.com Les Sucres en Morceaux's homepage]

[[Category:CPC_scene_members]]

Les Sucres en Morceaux

2010-09-26T07:02:10Z

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This group born in 2003 with [[Climax|Climax]] (released at [[Ze Meeting 2003|Ze Meeting 2003]]) is composed of only one member (Supersly).

This is the group which improved and made popular the use of [[Flipping|flipping]] to get more colors than the 27 allowed by the CPC. This technique is used in the Climax demos.

== Member ==

*[[Supersly|Supersly]] : Basic Coder, Graphist, Musician (active)

== Games ==

*1989 : [[Evil Donjon|Evil Donjon]] (64k / Genesis Software)
*2009 : [[Orion Prime|Orion Prime]] 128K RAM only / Cargosoft. (talented) Graphist.

== Demos ==

*2003 : [[Climax|Climax]] (64k)
*2006 : [[Climax G|Climax G]] (64k - Monochrome screen only)
*2006 : [[Amstrad Expo Magic Circus|Amstrad Expo Magic Circus]] (128k)
*2008 : Evil Vache (Meuhting) (128k) <br>

The three first demos are coded in Basic and work on any CPC. However, you still need a disk drive because tape versions aren't available yet.

== Weblinks ==

[http://sylvestre.cpcscene.com Les Sucres en Morceaux's homepage]

[[Category:Scene_group]][[Category:Active CPC Game Developers]]

Demogroups

2010-09-26T07:01:39Z

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KC Compact Advert

2006-09-18T02:41:51Z

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[[Image:KCcompact.jpg|thumb|KC compact]]

The '''KC Compact''' is a [[Clones|clone]] of the Amstrad CPC developed 1989-1990 in East Germany.

''Note: This is the edited translation of a magazine advert for the computer. I don't know the original translator, so I'm afraid no credit can be given.''

The KC compact is a new developed home computer, made by VEB Mikroelektronik "Wilhelm Pieck" Muehlhausen. The system can be expanded software- or hardware-wise.

The KC compact is a compact, easy to use computer. It consists of a base unit with integrated keyboard and an external power supply. An RGB-monitor or a (non)colour-TV can be connected. A cassette recorder is used to store data. A disc-drive is to follow soon.

The homecomputer sports an 8-bit-processor, 64 Kbyte RAM and 32 Kbyte ROM. The BASIC-interpreter with an extended instruction set (181 instructions) and the operating system (non KC-85 compatible) are stored in ROM.

The KC compact has a sound-generator with three channels and 8 octaves.

In comparison with KC-85-system the KC compact has a new design: the newly designed keyboard has 69 keys. The keyboard is programmable (ASCII-codes, autorepeat on/off). Seven keys may be programmed with words and instructions (jobs).

External equipment (like a disc drive) can be connected to the expansion port. There are connectors for cassette recorder, joystick, sound and a centronics-printer port.

==Graphic modes==
The computer supports three graphic modes:
*mode 0: 200 * 160 pixels with 16 of 27 colours
*mode 1: 200 * 320 pixels with 4 of 27 colours
*mode 2: 200 * 640 pixels with 2 of 27 colours

Independent of screenmode there are 25 lines. The number of characters per line depends on the screenmode.
*mode 0: 20 characters/line
*mode 1: 40 characters/line
*mode 2: 80 characters/line

==Technical data==
*name: microcomputer KC compact
*construction type: base unit with integrated keyboard and external power supply
*dimensions: base unit 390x220x50mm, power supply 125x76x62mm
*weight: ca. 3500 g
*protection class: IP20 TGL RGW 778
*power: 25 watts
*voltage: 220 V/external power supply
*processor: UA880
*clock frequenzy: 4 MHz
*memory: 32 Kbyte ROM (operating system, BASIC),64 Kbyte RAM, 42 Kbyte free for user
*resolution: 640x200 with 2 of 27 colours, 320x200 with 4 of 27 colours, 160x200 with 16 of 27 colours
*max. pixels: 128,000
*palette: 27
*screen unit: normal (non)colour-TV or monitor with RGB-input
*TV-connector: HF-modulator, ch 36, PAL or SCART-connector
*ports: expansion port, joystick, tape, sound, parallel printer port (centronics)
*external data storage: cassette recorder
*tape-interface: 1000 bit/s, 2000 bit/s switchable non KC-85 compatible
*sound: 3 channels, 8 octaves, sound- and SCART-interface (stereo) HF-interface (mono)
*keys: 69
*lines: 25
*charaters per line: 20/40/80
*programming languages: BASIC (ROM), other languages can be loaded from tape/disc (assembler, pascal)
*KC compact includes: ground device, power supply, BASIC-handbook, Demo-tape

==Operating systems==
* [[AMSDOS#BASDOS|BASDOS]]
* [[CP/M#MicroDOS|MicroDOS]]

[[Category:Hardware]]

Les Sucres en Morceaux

2006-09-17T02:21:11Z

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This group born in 2003 with Climax (presented at the ZM03) is composed of a single member (Supersly). It is known for its flipping pictures in color.

== Member ==
* [[Supersly]]

[[Category:Scene group]]

CPC old generation

2006-09-17T02:15:12Z

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[[Image:Schneider 664 en.jpg|thumb|German CPC 664]]

''The following text was copied from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amstrad_CPC english Wikipedia article].''

==Hardware description==
All CPC models were based on a Zilog Z80 processor clocked at 4 MHz. Because a common pool of RAM is shared with the video circuits, the Z80 may only make a memory accesses every four cycles - which has the effect of rounding all instruction cycle lengths up to the next multiple of four.

The system came with 64 KB or 128 KB of RAM depending on the model (capable of being expanded to 576k). The machines also featured a standard 9-pin Atari-style joystick socket which was able to take two joysticks via a splitter.

===Video (graphics): modes, outputs===
Underlying the CPCs video output was the Motorola 6845 address generator. This chip was connected to a pixel generator that supported 4 bpp, 2 bpp and 1 bpp output (bits per pixel). The address generator was clocked at a constant rate so the 4 bpp display generated half as many pixels as the 2 bpp and a quarter as many as the 1 bpp.

The ROM featured three built-in display resolutions but many others could be achieved by reprogramming the 6845.

The standard video modes were:
*'''Mode 0''': '''160×200''' pixels with 16 colors (4 bpp)
*'''Mode 1''': '''320×200''' pixels with 4 colors (2 bpp)
*'''Mode 2''': '''640×200''' pixels with 2 colors (1 bpp)

A colour palette of 27 colors was supported, derived from RGB colour space with each component assigned as either off, half on or on. The later '''Plus''' models extended this to 4096 colours and added support for hardware sprites.

This hardware compares well with the other 8-bit computers. In particular the CPC lacks the colour clash of the ZX Spectrum and clever programming of the 6845 could produce overscan, different resolutions (although with the same pixel density) and smooth pixel scrolling.

The machine lacked either a RF TV or composite video output and instead shipped with a proprietary 5-pin DIN connector intended for use solely with the supplied Amstrad monitor. An external adapter for RF TV was available to be bought separately.

The five-pin DIN connector is capable of driving a SCART television with a correctly wired lead.

===Audio (sound)===
The CPC used the General Instrument AY-3-8912 sound chip, providing three channels, each configurable to generate square waves, white noise or both. A small array of hardware volume envelopes are available.

Output was provided in mono by a small (4 cm) built-in loudspeaker with volume control, driven by an unusually powerful amplifier. Stereo output was provided through a 3.5mm headphones jack, not present on some early CPC464 models. In those models, what looked like a standard 3.5" headphone jack was actually used for connecting an external tape recorder, although later models used a five-pin DIN connector for the same purpose.

Playback of digital sound samples at a resolution of a little better than 5-bit, as heard on the title screen of the game ''RoboCop'', was possible through clever programming of the sound chip. This trick was very processor intensive and hard to combine with any other processing.

===The 3" floppy disk drives===
Amstrad's idiosyncratic choice of Hitachi's 3" floppy disk drive, when the rest of the PC industry was moving to Sony's 3.5" format, is often claimed to be due to Amstrad bulk-buying a large consignment of 3" drive units in Asia. The cheapest drive (built-in in later models) was a single-sided 40-track unit that required the user to physically remove and flip the disk to access both sides. Each side had its own independent write-protect switch. The sides were termed "A" and "B", with each one holding 180KB (178KB in AMSDOS format) for a total of 360KB per disc.

The interface with the drives was a NEC 765 FDC, used for the same purpose in the IBM PC/XT, PC/AT and PS/2 machines. Many of its features were unused in order to cut costs, namely DMA transfers and support for single density disks; they were formatted as double density using Modified frequency modulation.

Disks were shipped in a paper sleeve or a hard plastic case resembling a compact disc "jewel" case. The casing is thicker and more rigid than that of 3.5" diskettes and sliding metal cover to protect the media surface is internal to the casing and latched, unlike the simple external sliding cover of Sony's version (some reviews at the time reported driving over them with no problems). Because of this they were significantly more expensive than both 5.25" and 3.5" alternatives. This, combined with their low nominal capacities and their essentially proprietary nature, lead to the format being discontinued when the CPC itself was discontinued.

Apart from Amstrad's other 3" machines (the PCW and the ZX Spectrum +3), the only other computer systems to use them were the Sega SF-7000 and mostly obscure and exotic CP/M systems such as the Tatung Einstein and Osborne machines.

The data formatting of 3" disks was very similar to that of 5¼" disks, and the Amstrad CPC machines were able to use 5¼" drives through their "external drive" port - either one specially designed for use by the CPC or an adapted IBM-PC drive.

A more popular alternative was to attach an adapted IBM-PC 3½" drive for operation in either single-sided 180 KB or double-sided 360 KB mode, although with the later availability of the PARADOS Disc Operating System, 720k per disc became available.

===Serial port adaptor===
An official RS-232-C D25 serial port adaptor was produced that attached to the expansion connector at the rear of the machine, and had a through-connector for the CPC464 disk drive or other peripherals. The adaptor came with a "''Book of Spells''" for facilitating data transfer between other systems using a proprietary protocol in the device's own ROM, as well as terminal software to connect to British Telecom's Prestel service. A separate version of the ROM was created for the U.S. market due to the use of the commands "SUCK" and "BLOW", which were considered unacceptable there.

===Similarities to the BBC Micro===
The CPC has been termed an "improved Z80 implementation of the (earlier) BBC Micro" due to similarities in firmware and hardware. Both use the Motorola 6845 video address generator and the two have very similar sound output chips - the General Instrument AY-3-8912 in the CPC provides three tone channels each optionally with added noise and the Texas Instruments SN76489 in the BBC offers three tone channels and one exclusive noise channel.

The BBC Micro uses an Intel 8271 floppy disc controller. The CPC uses the Intel 8272, which is similar to the 8271 but contains the addition of a double density (MFM) mode.

The "two cursor" BASIC editing system seen on the Amstrad CPC (whereby holding Shift and using the cursor keys moves a shadow text cursor allowing text to be copied from another area of the screen to the normal cursor) is a lift from BBC BASIC, albeit substantially improved by allowing free movement of the normal cursor.

Both systems provide similar systems of full hardware abstraction through Operating System calls. This saves programs which don't require time critical hardware access from having to touch the underlying machine and provides a level of machine portability for those programs.

It exists a to the graphic and sound capabilities adapted version of BBC BASIC for the CPC.

==Software==
===Built-in BASIC and operating system===
Like most home computers at the time, the CPC had its OS and a BASIC interpreter built in as ROM. It used Locomotive BASIC - a variant specifically written for the CPC hardware which as a result was faster, more comfortable and more powerful than the generic but common Microsoft BASIC used by the Commodore 64 and MSX amongst others. It was particularly notable for providing easy access to the machine's video and audio resources in contrast to the arcane POKE commands required on some Microsoft implementations (the MSX implementation of Microsoft Basic being an exception, which even allowed for hardware sprite manipulation and collision detection).

===Other languages===
Although it was possible to obtain compilers for Locomotive BASIC, BCPL, C, Forth, and Pascal the majority of the CPC's software was written in native Z80a assembly language.

An interpreter for the educational language LOGO was also available.

* [[472]]

==Included in delivery==

=== CPC464 ===
* The computer itself, incl. built-in Datacorder
* Demonstration tape in local language (UK, Germany, France, Spain)
* Manual
* Either an [[Amstrad GT64/GT65 Green Monitor|Amstrad GT64 (Later: GT65) green monitor]] or an [[Amstrad CTM640/CTM644 Color Monitor|Amstrad CTM640 (Later: CTM644) Colour Monitor]]
* Optional: [[Amstrad MP1/MP2 modulator|Amstrad MP-1 (Later: MP-2) TV modulator and power supply]]

=== DDI-1 ===
* Controller DDI-1
* 3" disk drive FD-1
* [[System Disk]]: CP/M 2.2 disk with demo
* Manual

=== CPC664 ===
* The computer itself, incl. built-in 3" disk drive
* [[System Disk]]: CP/M 2.2 disk with demo in local language (UK, Germany, France, Spain)
* Manual
* Either an [[Amstrad GT64/GT65 Green Monitor|Amstrad GT65 green monitor]] or an [[Amstrad CTM640/CTM644 Color Monitor|Amstrad CTM644 Colour Monitor]]
* Optional: [[Amstrad MP1/MP2 modulator|Amstrad MP-2 TV modulator and power supply]]

=== CPC6128 ===
* The computer itself, incl. built-in 3" disk drive
* [[System Disk]]s with CP/M Plus, CP/M 2.2 and a demo in local language (UK, Germany, France, Spain)
* Manual
* Either an [[Amstrad GT64/GT65 Green Monitor|Amstrad GT65 green monitor]] or an [[Amstrad CTM640/CTM644 Color Monitor|Amstrad CTM644 Colour Monitor]]
* Optional: [[Amstrad MP1/MP2 modulator|Amstrad MP-2 TV modulator and power supply]]

=== 464plus ===
* The computer itself, incl. built-in Datacorder
* System Cartridge with AMSDOS(!), Locomotive BASIC 1.1 and the game Burnin' Rubber
* 1 Paddle
* CPC464plus/CPC6128plus manual
* Game manual
* Either an [[Amstrad MM12 Monochrome Monitor]] or an [[Amstrad CM14 Colour Monitor]]

=== 6128plus ===
* The computer itself, incl. built-in 3" disk drive
* System Cartridge with AMSDOS, Locomotive BASIC 1.1 and the game Burnin' Rubber
* [[System Disk]] with CP/M Plus and utilities, identical disk for all countries
* 1 Paddle
* CPC464plus/CPC6128plus manual
* Game manual
* Either an [[Amstrad MM12 Monochrome Monitor]] or an [[Amstrad CM14 Colour Monitor]]

=== GX4000 ===
* The console itself
* System Cartridge with the game Burnin' Rubber
* 2 Paddles
* Console manual
* Game manual
* Power supply
* Optional: [[Amstrad MM12 Monochrome Monitor]] or [[Amstrad CM14 Colour Monitor]]

CPC old generation

2006-09-17T02:14:59Z

GFXOR: /* CPC6128plus */

[[Image:Schneider 664 en.jpg|thumb|German CPC 664]]

''The following text was copied from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amstrad_CPC english Wikipedia article].''

==Hardware description==
All CPC models were based on a Zilog Z80 processor clocked at 4 MHz. Because a common pool of RAM is shared with the video circuits, the Z80 may only make a memory accesses every four cycles - which has the effect of rounding all instruction cycle lengths up to the next multiple of four.

The system came with 64 KB or 128 KB of RAM depending on the model (capable of being expanded to 576k). The machines also featured a standard 9-pin Atari-style joystick socket which was able to take two joysticks via a splitter.

===Video (graphics): modes, outputs===
Underlying the CPCs video output was the Motorola 6845 address generator. This chip was connected to a pixel generator that supported 4 bpp, 2 bpp and 1 bpp output (bits per pixel). The address generator was clocked at a constant rate so the 4 bpp display generated half as many pixels as the 2 bpp and a quarter as many as the 1 bpp.

The ROM featured three built-in display resolutions but many others could be achieved by reprogramming the 6845.

The standard video modes were:
*'''Mode 0''': '''160×200''' pixels with 16 colors (4 bpp)
*'''Mode 1''': '''320×200''' pixels with 4 colors (2 bpp)
*'''Mode 2''': '''640×200''' pixels with 2 colors (1 bpp)

A colour palette of 27 colors was supported, derived from RGB colour space with each component assigned as either off, half on or on. The later '''Plus''' models extended this to 4096 colours and added support for hardware sprites.

This hardware compares well with the other 8-bit computers. In particular the CPC lacks the colour clash of the ZX Spectrum and clever programming of the 6845 could produce overscan, different resolutions (although with the same pixel density) and smooth pixel scrolling.

The machine lacked either a RF TV or composite video output and instead shipped with a proprietary 5-pin DIN connector intended for use solely with the supplied Amstrad monitor. An external adapter for RF TV was available to be bought separately.

The five-pin DIN connector is capable of driving a SCART television with a correctly wired lead.

===Audio (sound)===
The CPC used the General Instrument AY-3-8912 sound chip, providing three channels, each configurable to generate square waves, white noise or both. A small array of hardware volume envelopes are available.

Output was provided in mono by a small (4 cm) built-in loudspeaker with volume control, driven by an unusually powerful amplifier. Stereo output was provided through a 3.5mm headphones jack, not present on some early CPC464 models. In those models, what looked like a standard 3.5" headphone jack was actually used for connecting an external tape recorder, although later models used a five-pin DIN connector for the same purpose.

Playback of digital sound samples at a resolution of a little better than 5-bit, as heard on the title screen of the game ''RoboCop'', was possible through clever programming of the sound chip. This trick was very processor intensive and hard to combine with any other processing.

===The 3" floppy disk drives===
Amstrad's idiosyncratic choice of Hitachi's 3" floppy disk drive, when the rest of the PC industry was moving to Sony's 3.5" format, is often claimed to be due to Amstrad bulk-buying a large consignment of 3" drive units in Asia. The cheapest drive (built-in in later models) was a single-sided 40-track unit that required the user to physically remove and flip the disk to access both sides. Each side had its own independent write-protect switch. The sides were termed "A" and "B", with each one holding 180KB (178KB in AMSDOS format) for a total of 360KB per disc.

The interface with the drives was a NEC 765 FDC, used for the same purpose in the IBM PC/XT, PC/AT and PS/2 machines. Many of its features were unused in order to cut costs, namely DMA transfers and support for single density disks; they were formatted as double density using Modified frequency modulation.

Disks were shipped in a paper sleeve or a hard plastic case resembling a compact disc "jewel" case. The casing is thicker and more rigid than that of 3.5" diskettes and sliding metal cover to protect the media surface is internal to the casing and latched, unlike the simple external sliding cover of Sony's version (some reviews at the time reported driving over them with no problems). Because of this they were significantly more expensive than both 5.25" and 3.5" alternatives. This, combined with their low nominal capacities and their essentially proprietary nature, lead to the format being discontinued when the CPC itself was discontinued.

Apart from Amstrad's other 3" machines (the PCW and the ZX Spectrum +3), the only other computer systems to use them were the Sega SF-7000 and mostly obscure and exotic CP/M systems such as the Tatung Einstein and Osborne machines.

The data formatting of 3" disks was very similar to that of 5¼" disks, and the Amstrad CPC machines were able to use 5¼" drives through their "external drive" port - either one specially designed for use by the CPC or an adapted IBM-PC drive.

A more popular alternative was to attach an adapted IBM-PC 3½" drive for operation in either single-sided 180 KB or double-sided 360 KB mode, although with the later availability of the PARADOS Disc Operating System, 720k per disc became available.

===Serial port adaptor===
An official RS-232-C D25 serial port adaptor was produced that attached to the expansion connector at the rear of the machine, and had a through-connector for the CPC464 disk drive or other peripherals. The adaptor came with a "''Book of Spells''" for facilitating data transfer between other systems using a proprietary protocol in the device's own ROM, as well as terminal software to connect to British Telecom's Prestel service. A separate version of the ROM was created for the U.S. market due to the use of the commands "SUCK" and "BLOW", which were considered unacceptable there.

===Similarities to the BBC Micro===
The CPC has been termed an "improved Z80 implementation of the (earlier) BBC Micro" due to similarities in firmware and hardware. Both use the Motorola 6845 video address generator and the two have very similar sound output chips - the General Instrument AY-3-8912 in the CPC provides three tone channels each optionally with added noise and the Texas Instruments SN76489 in the BBC offers three tone channels and one exclusive noise channel.

The BBC Micro uses an Intel 8271 floppy disc controller. The CPC uses the Intel 8272, which is similar to the 8271 but contains the addition of a double density (MFM) mode.

The "two cursor" BASIC editing system seen on the Amstrad CPC (whereby holding Shift and using the cursor keys moves a shadow text cursor allowing text to be copied from another area of the screen to the normal cursor) is a lift from BBC BASIC, albeit substantially improved by allowing free movement of the normal cursor.

Both systems provide similar systems of full hardware abstraction through Operating System calls. This saves programs which don't require time critical hardware access from having to touch the underlying machine and provides a level of machine portability for those programs.

It exists a to the graphic and sound capabilities adapted version of BBC BASIC for the CPC.

==Software==
===Built-in BASIC and operating system===
Like most home computers at the time, the CPC had its OS and a BASIC interpreter built in as ROM. It used Locomotive BASIC - a variant specifically written for the CPC hardware which as a result was faster, more comfortable and more powerful than the generic but common Microsoft BASIC used by the Commodore 64 and MSX amongst others. It was particularly notable for providing easy access to the machine's video and audio resources in contrast to the arcane POKE commands required on some Microsoft implementations (the MSX implementation of Microsoft Basic being an exception, which even allowed for hardware sprite manipulation and collision detection).

===Other languages===
Although it was possible to obtain compilers for Locomotive BASIC, BCPL, C, Forth, and Pascal the majority of the CPC's software was written in native Z80a assembly language.

An interpreter for the educational language LOGO was also available.

* [[472]]

==Included in delivery==

=== CPC464 ===
* The computer itself, incl. built-in Datacorder
* Demonstration tape in local language (UK, Germany, France, Spain)
* Manual
* Either an [[Amstrad GT64/GT65 Green Monitor|Amstrad GT64 (Later: GT65) green monitor]] or an [[Amstrad CTM640/CTM644 Color Monitor|Amstrad CTM640 (Later: CTM644) Colour Monitor]]
* Optional: [[Amstrad MP1/MP2 modulator|Amstrad MP-1 (Later: MP-2) TV modulator and power supply]]

=== DDI-1 ===
* Controller DDI-1
* 3" disk drive FD-1
* [[System Disk]]: CP/M 2.2 disk with demo
* Manual

=== CPC664 ===
* The computer itself, incl. built-in 3" disk drive
* [[System Disk]]: CP/M 2.2 disk with demo in local language (UK, Germany, France, Spain)
* Manual
* Either an [[Amstrad GT64/GT65 Green Monitor|Amstrad GT65 green monitor]] or an [[Amstrad CTM640/CTM644 Color Monitor|Amstrad CTM644 Colour Monitor]]
* Optional: [[Amstrad MP1/MP2 modulator|Amstrad MP-2 TV modulator and power supply]]

=== CPC6128 ===
* The computer itself, incl. built-in 3" disk drive
* [[System Disk]]s with CP/M Plus, CP/M 2.2 and a demo in local language (UK, Germany, France, Spain)
* Manual
* Either an [[Amstrad GT64/GT65 Green Monitor|Amstrad GT65 green monitor]] or an [[Amstrad CTM640/CTM644 Color Monitor|Amstrad CTM644 Colour Monitor]]
* Optional: [[Amstrad MP1/MP2 modulator|Amstrad MP-2 TV modulator and power supply]]

=== CPC464plus ===
* The computer itself, incl. built-in Datacorder
* System Cartridge with AMSDOS(!), Locomotive BASIC 1.1 and the game Burnin' Rubber
* 1 Paddle
* CPC464plus/CPC6128plus manual
* Game manual
* Either an [[Amstrad MM12 Monochrome Monitor]] or an [[Amstrad CM14 Colour Monitor]]

=== 6128plus ===
* The computer itself, incl. built-in 3" disk drive
* System Cartridge with AMSDOS, Locomotive BASIC 1.1 and the game Burnin' Rubber
* [[System Disk]] with CP/M Plus and utilities, identical disk for all countries
* 1 Paddle
* CPC464plus/CPC6128plus manual
* Game manual
* Either an [[Amstrad MM12 Monochrome Monitor]] or an [[Amstrad CM14 Colour Monitor]]

=== GX4000 ===
* The console itself
* System Cartridge with the game Burnin' Rubber
* 2 Paddles
* Console manual
* Game manual
* Power supply
* Optional: [[Amstrad MM12 Monochrome Monitor]] or [[Amstrad CM14 Colour Monitor]]