 The Amstrad CPC 464 was an 8-bit home computer; ‘CPC’ was an acronym for ‘Color Personal Computer’. The number 4 showed that the machine was a tape version and the 64 the number of memory available. This home computer was also sold with a green monitor. Originally was designed on a 6502 processor but Locomotive Software suggested a Z80 processor. This was a good move since software designed for the Spectrum was easily ported to the CPC 464. Like many home computers at the time, the 464 had a version of the BASIC programming language in ROM. Peripherals such as disk drives and CP/M OS were released but since the drive was a 3-Inch floppy it was very expensive.
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| CPC 464 |
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UK: £199 (with green monitor), £299 (with colour monitor)
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| 541-8112142 |
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| 1984 |
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| Zilog Z80 processor running at a frequency of 4Mhz |
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| 32 Kb of Rom containing the kernal & Basic. 64Kb Ram which 42Kb left for user. Also the CPC 464 has 16Kb of Video Ram. |
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| Very Long and Thin Dark Grey Case with tape deck incorporated. The Monitor was included with the same colour of the CPC 464. The Keyboard is a full QWERTY standard keyboard with colour coded keys and numeric keypad. |
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Text Modes 20×25 with 16 colours,
40 x 25 with 4 colours,
80 x 25 with 2 colours.
Graphics Mode 160 x 200 with 16 colours,
320 x 200 with 4 colours,
640 x 200 with 2 colours.
27 Colours are available for all modes. |
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| 3 Channels with 8 octoves and 1 noise channel |
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1 x printer port,
1 x bus port,
1 x Joystick Plug,
1 x Floppy Disc Port,
1 x DIN plug for Amstrad monitor,
1 x stereo jack output. |
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| Supply from Monitor +12V 1000mA |
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| Dimensions 570mm x 165mm x 70mm (W x L x H) Weight including Monitor Approx 16Kg |
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More than 2 Million Units sold
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