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'''AMSTRAD ADDICT MAGAZINE ANNOUNCED<br><br>
A new 60-page Amstrad magazine - '''Amstrad Addict''' - edited by '''David Crookes''' (Retro Gamer, PC Pro, GamesTM, Wireframe, Amstrad Action, WACCI) is taking pre-orders!<br><br> It includes an interview with '''Lord Sugar''' and in-depth articles by Roland Perry, Auntie John, Adam Peters, Nich Campbell, Xyphoe, Rob Scott, Themistocles "gryzor" Papassilekas, Neil Reive, Stuart "Balrog" Whyte, Steve "WACCI" Williams and Andy Price. <br><br>There's an amazing type-in by Sean McManus, interviews with Richard Fairhurst and behind the scenes looks at Toki... and Vespertino. <br><br>And more. Like interviews with the people behind Protext and OCP Advanced Art Studio<br><br>
Preorder PDF or printed magazine '''[https://www.pixel.addict.media/shop/amstrad-addict-magazine here]''' or follow the discussion '''[https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/news-events/amstrad-addict-magazine here]'''!
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<div style="height:20em; overflow:auto; border: 1px 0px solid #FFC9C9">*07/01/17: Update to new game [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/games/chibi-akuma(s)-out-now!/ Chibi Akuma(s) (チビ悪魔)] '''[http://www.chibiakumas.com/download/ Inet]'''*14/11/16: '''[[FutureOS]]''' important update released. *04/11/16: Magica released '''[http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/games/new-game-magica/ Forum]'''*10/10/16: '''[http://julien-nevo.com/mahjong/ Imperial Mahjong]''' released. [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/games/imperial-mahjong-cargosoft-new-game/ Forum]*01/10/16: '''[[Get The Cash]]''' released.*13/09/16: '''Firmware v1.0.9''' for M4 board released. [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/M4_Board#Firmware]*12/09/16: '''Cyber Chicken''' on DSK released. [http://www.cc-cpc.de/site/cpage/4]*08/09/16: '''Norton-Commander-Clone released. [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/applications/yet-another-norton-commander-clone Forum]*11/08/16: '''[http://cpc.scifinet.org/ Defence]''' released. A new game for your CPC. [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/games/new-game-defence Forum]*11/08/16: '''Orgams "Codigo Con CPC"''' released. [http://orgams.wikidot.com/releases Download page]*10/08/16: '''[http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/games/new-game-golden-tail/ Golden tail]''' released. *17/07/16: '''[[ACE (Emulator)|ACE]]''' 1.12 released. [http://aminet.net/package/misc/emu/ACE-MorphOS Download]*16/05/16: '''MultiPlay''' add a [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/amstrad-cpc-hardware/multiplay-mx4-expansion/ dual joystick/mouse] to your CPC.*07/05/16: '''[[M4_Board]]''' - a WLAN-Adapter and more for CPC - is released. [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/amstrad-cpc-hardware/amstrad-cpc-wifi/ M4 Board] *04/04/16: '''[[Dobbertin Smart Watch]]''' as new batch released by dxs*22/03/16: '''[http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/games/new-game-a-prelude-to-chaos-cpc/ A Prelude to Chaos]''' by EgoTrip released!*15/03/16: '''[http://unpasadomejor.wix.com/amstradeterno Amstrad Eterno]''' event in Spain announced for April the 16th!*05/01/16: '''[[WinApe|WinAPE]]''' 2.0 Beta 2 released. [http://www.winape.net/ Download]*20/12/15: After more than one decade Overlanders released [http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=66699/ Points Barres]*27/11/15: New game released! [http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/games/new-game-the-return-of-traxtor/ The Return of Traxtor]</div>
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<center><gallery widths=128px heights=96px>Image*17/10/23:ImperialMahjong.png|'''[[FutureOS]]''' Update 2023 [http://www.cpcwikiFutureOS.eude released].*21/forum09/games23: '''[https:/imperial-mahjong-cargosoft-new-game/ Imperial Mahjongamsnews.fr AMSnews.fr]''', a new french information site about the Amstrad. '''''Be the first to know'''''.Image*07/06/23:MariaB.png|'''Gates to Heaven''', a new platformer by [[FutureOSESP Soft]]Image[https:Golden//amstrad-tailesp.png|itch.io/gates-to-heaven-amstrad-cpc has been released], and their previous game, '''CPC Jewels''', can now be [httphttps://wwwamstrad-esp.cpcwikiitch.euio/forum/games/newcpc-gamejewels-goldenamstrad-tail/ Golden Tailcpc downloaded for free].Image*27/02/23:MultiPlay.jpg|'''SOH Tactics GX''', a new GX4000/plus strategy game [http://www.cpcwikisohde.co.euuk/forumSOHTacticsGX.html released].*21/amstrad-cpc-hardware12/multiplay-mx4-expansion/ MultiPlay topic22: '''[[Current_Sources_Of_Software]]''', now as a wiki page.Image*09/12/22:M4board_front.png|'''Hyperdrive''', a new vertical scrolling SHMUP [httphttps://www.cpcwikiusebox.eunet/indexjjm/hyperdrive/ has been released].php*04/M4_Board CPC-WiFi11/22: '''[[UniDOS]]''' 1.50 has been released [https://unidos.cpcscene.net].Image*30/10/22:Prelude'''''Ramiro el vampiro III''''' using [[the Mojon Twins]] engine [https://mojontwins.itch.io/ramiro-Releaseel-SS01vampiro-iii is released].png|*17/07/22: '''''Lala Prologue''''' using [http[the Mojon Twins]] engine [https://www.cpcwikiindieretronews.eucom/forum2022/games07/newlala-gameprologue-astunning-preludeplatformer-to-chaos-cpc/ A Prelude to Chaosby.html is released].Image*24/01/22:RTCdxs.jpeg|'''''[[Dobbertin Smart WatchSymAmp]]4.0''''', with Amiga MOD support and more [http://www.symbos.org/appinfo.htm?00005 is released].
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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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