Amstrad CPC 6128

Producer: Amstrad  -  Category: Personal Computer

Home computer, 1985, Amstrad. The CPC 6128 is the top model of the CPC line, with 128 KB of RAM and a built-in 3" floppy drive in place of the cassette recorder, in a lower case with a proper keyboard. It was sold with CP/M Plus on disk as well as Locomotive BASIC 1.1, which made it usable as a small business machine as well as a games computer, and it remained in production until 1990. It was first released in the United States, then in Europe.

Years1985 to 1990
ProcessorZilog Z80A at 4 MHz
RAM128 KB
ROM48 KB with Locomotive BASIC 1.1 and AMSDOS
Graphics160 x 200 in 16 colours, 320 x 200 in 4, 640 x 200 in 2, palette of 27
SoundAY-3-8912, 3 voices in stereo
Storagebuilt-in 3" floppy drive of 180 KB per side
Operating systemAMSDOS, CP/M 2.2 and CP/M Plus
Portsexpansion, printer, joystick, disk drive, cassette, monitor, stereo audio
Price (1985)£299 with green monitor, £399 with colour monitor

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