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 <center!-- 8 last news only, see http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/OldNews --<div style="overflow:auto; border: 0px solid #FFC9C9"> [[File:Bb4cpc3Dez80_intro.png|thumb|450px]]</center><br><br><br>*01/01/12: Happy New Year! '''R-Type''' remake 256px|[http://cpcwww.rtypecpcwiki.freu/ websiteindex.php/DEZ80 Mastering Z80 Assembler Course]]] now open! *2617/1210/1123: '''Bubble Bobble[[FutureOS]]''' remake Update 2023 [http://www.cpcwikiFutureOS.eu/forum/games/bubble-bobble-remake-(bb4cpc)/msg36311/#msg36311 de released]!!! Happy holidays!.*1421/1109/1123: '''[httphttps://wwwamsnews.windowsphonegeekfr AMSnews.com/news/xnacpc-xbox-360-amstrad-cpc-emulator-released?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed XNACPCfr]''', a CPC emulator for new french information site about the Xbox 360, released!*31/10/11: [http://lotharekAmstrad.pl/ '''Lotharek'''], known as Be the supplier of the Jefffirst to know's HxC Floppy Emulators, has been interviewed on [http://pushnpop.net/articles-66.html '''Push'N'Pop''']. *2307/1006/1123: Definite, CPCWiki version of '''ZynapsGates to Heaven''' , a new platformer by [http[ESP Soft]] [https://wwwamstrad-esp.cpcwikiitch.euio/forum/index.php?topic=2821.msg32849#msg32849 gates-to-heaven-amstrad-cpc has been released] by , and their previous game, '''tastefulmrship'''!*09/10/11: Hidden music from '''Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesCPC Jewels''' , can now be [httphttps://wwwamstrad-esp.cpcwikiitch.euio/forum/indexcpc-jewels-amstrad-cpc downloaded for free].php?topic=2685.msg31741#msg31741 ripped] by '''SyX'''!*0127/1002/1123: '''NoRecessSOH Tactics GX''' , a new GX4000/plus strategy game [http://www.norecesssohde.netco.uk/3/post/2011/09/quickcmd-v23-releasedSOHTacticsGX.html released v].2.3] of '''QuickCMD''', now with command history support!*2221/0912/1122: '''NoRecess''' released v2.4 of his '''[http://www.norecess.net/hxc-floppy-emulator-manager.html HxC Floppy Emulator Manager[Current_Sources_Of_Software]''' and '''TFM''' updated his '''[http://www.colorado-boys-muenchen.de/users/futureos/ ROManager]''', now both work with HxC set as drive B!a wiki page.*18/09/1112/22: NEW GAME!!! '''[http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?topic=2724.0 Edge Grinder]''' by '''Paul Kooistra'''!*17/09/11: Hyperdrive''', a new vertical scrolling SHMUP [httphttps://www.norecessusebox.net/3jjm/posthyperdrive/2011/09/quickcmd-v22-has been released].html QuickCMD 2.2]''' released - support for '''[[MegaFlash]] added!*15/0904/11: [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?topic=2714.msg27881;topicseen#new Call] for a Megademo to celebrate the CPC's '''30th anniversary'''!*15/08/1122: Benediction and Brainstorm's demo named '''[http://pouet.net/prod.php?which=57525 Bloc Us![UniDOS]]''' ranked 9th at the Evoke 2011 this week-end1. *15/08/11: '''50 has been released [httphttps://wwwunidos.cpcwikicpcscene.eu/forum/index.php?topic=2572.new#new JavaCPC Desktopnet]''' 1.0 official release!*0630/0810/1122: '''[http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?topic=2527.0 Megaflash]''Ramiro el vampiro III', the programmable 512kb ROMbox by '''Bryce''' finally begun production!*05/08/11: '''using [http[the Mojon Twins]] engine [https://wwwmojontwins.cpcwikiitch.euio/forum/index.php?topic=2522.0 PCramiro-CPCel-vampiro-iii is released].*17/07/22: ''', a lovely new emulator has been released by ''Lala Prologue'Demoniak'''!*05/08/11: '''using [http[the Mojon Twins]] engine [https://www.cpcwikiindieretronews.eucom/forum2022/index07/lala-prologue-stunning-platformer-by.php?topic=2514 Winapehtml is released]''' at last updated to v2.0a18, too many changes to list here :)*0524/0801/1122: '''''[http://genesis8[SymAmp]] 4.free.fr/index.php#caprice-v28-and-copacabana-v075-for-palm-os Caprice v28 and Copacabana v075]0''' for PalmOS!*05/08/11: ''', with Amiga MOD support and more [http://www.cpcwikisymbos.euorg/forum/indexappinfo.phphtm?topic=2243 Roland00005 is released]''', the Javascript emulator, has been updated - now with a huge online games archive! <br><br><center><gallery widths=150px>Image:Edge_grinder_cpc.png|Edge GrinderImage:Megaflash.png|First Megaflash off the production line! :)Image:NTWICCT01.jpg|Now That's What I Call Chip TunesImage:Arquimedes.png|Arquimedes XXIImage:Hora bruja.jpg|Hora BrujaImage:BatmanForever.png|Batman ForeverImage:Subhunter2.png|SubHunterImage:Uwol2b.png|Uwol 2Image:xmas_2010_demo_screenshot.png|Xmas 2010 DemoImage:MegaROM.png|MegaROMImage:Ilogical.png|Ilogical</gallery></centerdiv>
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=== Did you know? ===
*When the CPC 664 was being developed, Sugar was already looking (and hinting publicly!) at the CPC 6128 .*The [[472|CPC 472]] was a model released in Spain with an extra unaccessible 464 + 8 KB of unwired RAM , released in Spain to circumvent a spanish tax that charging 64 KB computers.*With a total of '''768×288''' pixels, the [[CPC|CPC]] was charged on imported machines the 8-bit with the highest displayable resolution on a CRT screen.*'''OpenOffice''' is the descendant of [[Star-Division|StarWriter]] for CPC. *'''Excel''' is the direct descendant of [[Multiplan]] for CP/M. *[[SymbOS|SymbOS]] supports '''50x''' bigger hard drives than Win95A. *[[FutureOS|FutureOS]] can load a 178 KB floppy disc in '''9 seconds'''.*[[FutureOS|FutureOS]] can manage up to 64 KB memory'''4 MB''' of extended RAM and '''32 GB''' of mass storage.
*With a possible total amount of '''832 x 288 pixel''' (576 interlaced) the [[CPC|CPC]] was the 8 bit homecomputer with the highest screen resolution ever.
 
*'''OpenOffice''' for Windows/Linux is a direct descendant of [[Star-Division|StarWriter]] for the CPC.
*The transfer speed of the [[CPC Booster|CPC Booster +]] serial interface is faster than a standard '''DSL connection'''.
 
*[[SymbOS|SymbOS]] can handle more than '''50 times''' bigger hard discs than MS Windows 95A.
*[[FutureOS|FutureOS]] can load 178 KB in '''9 seconds''' from floppy disc and manages up to '''4 MB''' of RAM
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