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Amsoft Software Catalogue

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== Background ==
'''Amsoft''' was the software wing of '''Amstrad''' set up to provide an initial infrastructure of software and services for users of Amstrad's range of home computers.
Founded in 1984 '''Amsoft''' not only published software for the CPC but also created the [[Amstrad User Club]] as well as [[Amstrad Computer User]].

As part of their role as the CPC's press relations and consumer promotions division '''Amsoft''' released software catalogues showcasing available and upcoming software as well as hardware.
Each item contained a brief description as well as a the name of the publisher, software number and if applicable whether the software used a keyboard or joystick or combination thereof and if it was on disk or tape.
Each item also contained a screenshot though sometimes Commodore screenshots were used.

== Online Issues ==

<big>'''1992'''</big>

[[Amsoft Software Catalogue Winter 1985/6]]

Amsoft Software Catalogue Winter 1985/6

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Winter 1985/6 Catalogue of [[Amsoft Software Catalogue]]

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Amsoft Software Catalogue

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== Background ==
'''Amsoft''' was the software wing of '''Amstrad''' set up to provide an initial infrastructure of software and services for users of Amstrad's range of home computers.
Founded in 1984 '''Amsoft''' not only published software for the CPC but also created the [[Amstrad User Club]] as well as [[Amstrad Computer User]].

As part of their role as the CPC's press relations and consumer promotions division '''Amsoft''' released software catalogues showcasing available and upcoming software as well as hardware.
Each item contained a brief description as well as a the name of the publisher, software number and if applicable whether the software used a keyboard or joystick or combination thereof and if it was on disk or tape.
Each item also contained a screenshot though sometimes Commodore screenshots were used.

== Online Issues ==

<big>'''1992'''</big>

[[Amsoft Software Catalogue Winter 1985/6]]

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Magazines

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'''You can [[Mags|download]] all the issues of ''Amstrad Action'', ''Amstrad Computer User'' and ''Amtix!'' directly from our server! Whoo-hoo!!! What's more, a new project is in on way to upload all the [[Type Ins]] from the magazines!'''

 

= English =

* [[Amstrad Action]]
* [[Amstrad Computer User|Amstrad Computer User aka Amstrad CPC464 User aka ACU]]
* [[Amtix]]
* [[Computing with the Amstrad| Computing with the Amstrad aka CPC Computing]]
* [[Computing With The Amstrad - Australian Edition|Computing with the Amstrad (Australia)]]
* [[CPC Attack]]
* [[The Amstrad User|The Amstrad User (TAU) [later known as The PC Mag + The Amstrad User] (Australia)]]

<big>Multi platform magazines</big>

* [[Advanced Computer Entertainment (ACE)]]
* [[Australian Personal Computer]]
* [[Bits and Bytes]] (New Zealand)
* [[Computer Gamer]]
* [[Computer Input]] (New Zealand)
* [[Games Computing]]
* [[Home Computing Weekly]]
* [[Let's Compute!]]
* [[New Computer Express]]
* [[Personal Computer Games]]
* [[Personal Computer Games (Australia)]]
* [[Personal Computing Today]]
* [[Personal Computer News]]
* [[Personal Computer World]]
* [[Popular Computing Weekly]]
* [[The Games Machine]]
* [[Your Computer]]

<big>Catalogues</big>

* [[Amsoft Software Catalogue]]

= Other Languages =

== Danish ==

* [[Amstradbladet]]
* [[Amstrad Bruger Bladet]]
* [[INPUT]]

== French ==

* [[Amstar]]
* [[Amstrad Cent Pour Cent]]
* [[Amstrad Magazine|Amstrad Magazine aka AM Mag]]
* [[Amstradebdo et PC]]
* [[Cahiers d'Amstrad Magazine]]
* [[CPC (magazine)|CPC]]
* [[CPC HS (Hors Serie)|CPC HS (Hors Serie) aka CPC Infos]]
* [[Logistrad]]
* [[Microstrad]]
* [[Nouveau Logistrad|Nouveau Logistrad aka Log'Star]]
* [[Runstrad|Runstrad aka Run'Star]]

<big>Multi platform magazines</big>
* [[Hebdogiciel]]
* Tilt [http://www.abandonware-magazines.org/affiche_mag.php?mag=28&page=1]

== German ==

* [[CPC Schneider International|PC/CPC Schneider/Amstrad International]]
* [[CPC Magazin|CPC Magazin aka CPC Schneider Magazin aka Schneider Computer Partner]]
* [[Happy Computer (Schneider Sonderheft)]]
* [[Schneider aktiv|Schneider Aktiv]]
* [[Schneider CPC-Welt]] aka CPC Special

<big>Multi platform magazines</big>

* [[Aktueller Software Markt (ASM)]]. Game reviews.
* [[Compute mit]]. For Amstrad CPC and several Commodore computers.
* [[Computer Flohmarkt (CF)]]. Computer related classified ads.
* [[Computer Kontakt]]
* [[Happy Computer]]

== Greek ==

* [[Ε.Π.Τ.Α / Η Ελληνική πλευρά του Amstrad (Greek Side Of Amstrad)]]

* [[Ο κόσμος του Amstrad (Amstrad's World)]]

<big>Multi platform magazines</big>

* PIXEL
* Micromad (had whole section devoted to CPCs)
* User (its "Τα 8 bit ποτέ δεν πεθαίνουν" was popular page about CPCs)
* Sprite

archives for all these mags can be found
[http://www.retromaniax.gr/vb/forumdisplay.php?107-%D0%E1%EB%E1%E9%DC-%D0%E5%F1%E9%EF%E4%E9%EA%DC-%D0%EB%E7%F1%EF%F6%EF%F1%E9%EA%DE%F2 here:]

== Italy ==

* [[Junior Amstrad]]

<big>Multi platform magazines</big>

* [[K]]
* [[Computer + Videogiochi]] (C+VG)
* [[Guida Video Giochi]]
* [[Zzap!]]

archives for all these mags can be found
[http://www.dizionariovideogiochi.it/doku.php?id=riviste_di_settore here:]

== Polish ==

<big>Multi platform magazines</big>

* [[Bajtek]]. Lots of CPC type-ins, CPC software and games reviews.
* [[Komputer]]. Some CPC articles and type-ins. Later merged with PC-World(Polish edition).
* [[Top Secret]]. Game reviews only magazine.

== Spanish ==

* [[Amstrad Accion]]
* [[Amstrad Sinclair Ocio|Amstrad Sinclair Ocio aka Megaocio]]
* [[Amstrad User (Spanish)|Amstrad User]]
* [[Microhobby Amstrad Semanal|Microhobby Amstrad Semanal/Especial aka Amstrad Semanal/Especial/Personal]]
* [[Tu Micro Amstrad]]

<big>Multi platform magazines</big>

* [[MegaJoystick]]
* [[Micromania]]
* [[Syntax Error (Spanish)|Syntax Error]]

== Turkish ==

* [[Sizin Amstrad]]

= Weblinks =

* http://www.abandonware-magazines.org/ - french magazines
* http://amstradcpc.mforos.com/305097/8279569-material-amstrad-en-descarga-directa-ftp-s-enteros-recopilaciones-etc/ - spanish forum with lots of download URLs for scanned magazines (including english magazines) ([http://amstradcpc.mforos.com/305097/8279569-material-amstrad-en-descarga-directa-ftp-s-enteros-recopilaciones-etc/?pag=2#74156183 summary])
* ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/magazines/ - spectrum and multi-platform magazines (english and other languages)

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