News about Amstrad CPC, PCW, Notepad NC100 NC150 NC200, PDA600 and also Amstrad PC






The Zilog Z80, the nightmare for Intel, a video by Olivier Poncet

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Olivier Poncet is the author of the Amstrad CPC Xcpc emulator for Linux, BSD and Unix. Il a a réalisé une video sur le processeur Zilog z80 qui équipe bien d'autres ordinateurs que l'Amstrad CPC.


Youtube video




RASM v3.0 (Polaris) by Roudoudou, a multi platform assembler for Amstrad CPC

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The last version of the multi platform assembler for Amstrad CPC RASM (v3.0) by Roudoudou is available since yesterday on Github.

This multi platform assembler for Amstrad CPC (for linux, windows, and also MorphOS on Amiga) let you program for Amstrad CPC. It's recommended to use it with the new emulator also by Roudoudou : ACE-DL.

This new version features :

  • pre-processing improvement to handle multi-param functions, better string merge
  • pre-processing refactoring/cleaning/speed
  • new math functions pow, lerp, clamp, fdim, fremain, fmin, fmax, fstep... (see online doc)
  • new functions CHECK, DELFILE, READFILE for EDSK directive
  • new ZX0 cruncher by Emmanuel Marty which is x30 faster than original implementation
  • SAVE on DSK is now using EDSK directive core and is able to update any kind of floppy
  • STR directive evolutions (allow bytes inside strings, hex output, but... see online doc)
  • simple banking is now supported when assembling to emulator RAM
  • enforce memory configuration when recalling a rombank set
  • added a warning for empty strings
  • bugfix intempestive error with OR and XOR directive
  • bugfix octal 0o prefix
  • better error messages
  • hundreds of new autotests
  • added Z80 simulator by superzazu for cruncher autotesting
  • documentation is up to date




After the PicoGUS, the PicoIDE by Ian Scott for PC with an IDE connector

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Ian Scott did create the PicoGUS card emulating the Gravis Ultra Sound sound card (you can buy a PicoGUS in Europe at Serdashop).

He has announced today the future availability of the PicoIDE which features ATAPI optical disc emulation and IDE hard drive emulation. A new card next to the PicoMEM card by Freddy Vetele (the PicoMEM can be bought too at Serdashop).

Even for PC XT (and up), it can be interesting to use SCSI emulation as it exists SCSCI controllers for PC XT : BlueSCSI v2, ZuluSCSI, PiSCSCI.




Expansion card PCW Mini for Amstrad PCW by Habi Soft

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The PCW Mini expansion card by Habi Soft let you add more features on an Amstrad PCW computer :

  • sound and music DK'Sound, TurboSound and DAC
  • two joysticks
  • HDMI output
  • four colour modes

thePCW Mini, an expansion card for the Amstrad PCW



The New Zealand Story by Enrique G. Gálvez for Amstrad PCW

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The New Zealand Story is an Amstrad PCW(+) conversion of this classic game by Enrique G. Gálvez. As usual DK'Sound music and sound support, either monochrome gameplay for standard PCW or PCW+ mode with colours, joystick support and faster scanline mode for classic Amstrad PCW. You can see a video of The New Zealand Story on Amstrad PCW below.


Youtube video