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Amstrad PC1512
Amstrad PC-1512 at National Museum of Computing, Bletchley Park, UK
Also known as
Schneider PC1512, PC1640, PC6400, Sinclair PC500
Manufacturer
Amstrad
Type
Personal computer
Release date
1986
Introductory price
£499
Operating system
MS-DOS 3.2 and DOS Plus
CPU
Intel 8086 @ 8 MHz
Memory
512 KB (expandable to 640 KB)
Storage
10 or 20 MB HDD (optional)
Removable storage
5¼-inch floppy disks
Display
BW or color monitor; 640×200 with 16 colors
Graphics
CGA compatible
Sound
PC speaker
Input
Keyboard, Joystick, Amstrad mouse, light pen
Connectivity
RS232, parallel port
Dimensions
372 × 284 × 135
Mass
6.05 kg / 7.75 kg
The Amstrad PC1512 was Amstrad's mostly IBM PC-compatible computer system, first manufactured in 1986.[1][2][3] Next year a slight updated version named PC1640 was introduced.[4] It was also marketed as PC6400, and Sinclair PC500.[5][6] Schneider branded machines for the German market also exists.[7]
The Amstrad PC1512 was Amstrad's mostly IBM PC-compatible computer system, first manufactured in 1986. Next year a slight updated version named PC1640...
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,...
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...
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)...
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...
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...
Digital Research's GEM graphical user interface, as supplied with the Amstrad PC1512 and PC1640 range of PC clones. The company also developed the LocoScript...
The IBM PS/2 models 25 and 30 were built with an 8 MHz 8086. The Amstrad PC1512, PC1640, PC2086, PC3086 and PC5086 all used 8086 CPUs at 8 MHz. The NEC...
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...
file systems - CP/M and DOS. The version [...] supplied with the Amstrad PC1512 cannot handle larger floppies than 360k (CP/M) / 1.2Mb (DOS), or larger...
single-sided 315 KB FAT12 format. DOS Plus DISK.CMD versions for the Amstrad PC1512, the T.R.A.N. Jasmin Turbo and the BBC Master 512 support variants of 720 KB...
monochrome diskette Several successive models [citation needed] UK Amstrad PC1512 8086 1986 dedicated mono or RGB Monitor Diskette, hard drive IBM PC PC compatible...
launched IBM-compatible PCs, once again focussing on low prices, with its PC1512 surpassing the IBM PC on performance and beating even the Taiwanese clones...
models in a similar style to their CPC machines. It also developed the PC1512, a PC compatible computer, which became quite popular in Europe and was...
originally developed. PC compatible versions were supplied with the Amstrad PC1512 and the Jasmin Turbo from the French company T.R.A.N. S.A. The non-IBM PC...
for word processing. Later, drivers were created for the Amstrad CPC and PC1512 home computers that worked through the digital joystick ports, and a version...
Ability 1.2 and Ability Plus 1.0 were widely bundled with the Amstrad PC1512 and PC1640 personal computers. In 1987 Ability Plus won the Barclays Bank...
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