Changes
PCW
,Corrected name of PCW to “Personal Computer Wordprocessor”
[[Image:AmstradPCW16.jpg|thumb|Amstrad PcW16]]
The <b>PCW</b> (<b>P</b>ersonal <b>C</b>omputer for <b>W</b>ritingordprocessor) was another Amstrad computer. In Germany it's better known by its codename <b>Joyce</b>, which Schneider chose to keep for the final product.
The codename was the name of Alan M. Sugar's secretary.
The PCW was the Amstrad computer in production for the longest time(1985 - 1996). And the Amstrad computer with the most model revisions (Starting with the PCW8256 and ending with the PcW16). All models was based on the Z80 CPU.
Deprecated: The each() function is deprecated. This message will be suppressed on further calls in /mnt/cpcwiki-httpdocs/includes/diff/DairikiDiff.php on line 434
The series consists of PCW 8256 and PCW 8512 (introduced in 1985), PCW 9512 (introduced in 1987),
8 million units sold worldwide (over 200,000 in UK) [https://www.retroisle.com/amstrad/pcw/general.php Source].
It is not supplied with CP/M. However, CP/M 2 and 3 have been ported to the PcW16 by John Elliott [https://www.seasip.info/Cpm/software/index.html Source].
The PcW16 does not come bundled with a printer, but uses provides a standard Centronics printer port. It has drivers for laser printers, inkjet printers and 24-pin matrix printers. It does not support daisy wheel or 9-pin matrix printers.
<br>
