CPC 472

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Computer manufactured by Amstrad. Launched in 1984 for the spanish market by Indescomp, the distrubitor in Spain. The extra 8 KB RAM was to avoid spanish laws which says that less than 64 KB RAM requires a localized keyboard. Later the law was changed and Indescomp released a spanish keyboard.

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Technical specs

CPU: Zilog Z80A, 4MHz
RAM: 72 KB (8 KB not used)
ROM: 32 KB
OS: Locomotive BASIC 1.0
Video chip: Motorola 6845
Text modes:
  • 80 characters x 25 lines
  • 40 characters x 25 lines
  • 20 characters x 25 lines
Graphic modes:
  • 640 x 200 pixels
  • 320 x 200 pixels
  • 160 x 200 pixels
Sound chip: General Instrument AY-3-8912
Storage: Built-in tape drive

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