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    The Amstrad PC1512 was Amstrad's mostly IBM PC-compatible computer system, launched in 1986, and advertised with prices from £399 plus VAT. The system...
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    machines used. In 1986 Amstrad entered the IBM PC-compatible arena with the PC1512 system. In standard Amstrad livery and priced at £399 it was a success,...
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  • in November 1987. Responding to the introduction of the low-cost Amstrad PC1512 in the UK, price points for the initial PC model were given as around £400...
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    was later used on the VIC-20 (1980), Commodore 64 (1982), and Amstrad's PC1512 (1986). In contrast with the IBM design, the Atari port was primarily designed...
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  • launched 1989. The 2000 series launched as a professional follow on to the PC1512/1640. The 2000 series consisted of three models: 2086 (8086), 2286 (80286)...
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    RiscPC Acorn Network Computer Amstrad Amstrad CPC Amstrad PCW Amstrad NC100 PC1512 PPC 512 and 640 Amstrad PC2286 Amstrad Mega PC Apricot Computers Apricot...
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    ROM) and the later Locomotive BASIC-2 as a GEM application on the Amstrad PC1512 and 1640. It was the main descendant of Mallard BASIC, the interpreter for...
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    competing in the operating system market some computers, like the Amstrad PC1512, were sold with floppy disks for two operating systems (only one of which...
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    Equity III. In 1986, UK home computer maker Amstrad began producing their PC1512 PC-compatible for sale in the UK. Later they would market the machine in...
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    Amstrad CPC 464, Amstrad PCW and Schneider Joyce, followed by the Amstrad PC1512 and PC1640. In 1987 the association with Amstrad ended, and the company...
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