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<blockquote data-quote="rolfw" data-source="post: 243657" data-attributes="member: 175057"><p>My first new one was an Amstrad 1512, the first PC clone, about 20 years ago, as they first came out.</p><p></p><p>Spec:</p><p>[code]</p><p>NAME PC 1512</p><p>MANUFACTURER Amstrad</p><p>TYPE Professional Computer</p><p>ORIGIN United Kingdom</p><p>YEAR 1986</p><p>KEYBOARD Full-stroke professional keyabord, with function keys, numeric keypad and editing keys</p><p>CPU Intel 8086</p><p>SPEED 8 MHz</p><p>RAM 512 KB (up to 640 KB)</p><p>ROM 16 KB</p><p>TEXT MODES 40 x 25 / 80 x 25</p><p>GRAPHIC MODES CGA graphic modes : 320 x 200 / 640 x 200 + Amstrad specific mode : 640 x 200 / 16 colors</p><p>COLORS 4 (CGA colors) / 16 (Amstrad Mode)</p><p>SOUND bipper</p><p>I/O PORTS Centronics, RGB, RS232, Mouse (proprietary), Joystick, 8 bit ISA slots (3)</p><p>BUILT IN MEDIA One or two 5.25'' disk-drives</p><p>OS MS-DOS or DR-DOS</p><p>POWER SUPPLY PSU built-in</p><p>PRICE Colour version cost £1090 [/code]</p><p></p><p>Spent and extra £100 on a Hard drive and then £499 on an Epson Dot Matrix printer with sheet feeder.</p><p></p><p>Boy was it the Bee's knees. <img src="https://www.satellites.co.uk/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Prior to that a friend had given me another unit, but I can't remember what it was called.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rolfw, post: 243657, member: 175057"] My first new one was an Amstrad 1512, the first PC clone, about 20 years ago, as they first came out. Spec: [code] NAME PC 1512 MANUFACTURER Amstrad TYPE Professional Computer ORIGIN United Kingdom YEAR 1986 KEYBOARD Full-stroke professional keyabord, with function keys, numeric keypad and editing keys CPU Intel 8086 SPEED 8 MHz RAM 512 KB (up to 640 KB) ROM 16 KB TEXT MODES 40 x 25 / 80 x 25 GRAPHIC MODES CGA graphic modes : 320 x 200 / 640 x 200 + Amstrad specific mode : 640 x 200 / 16 colors COLORS 4 (CGA colors) / 16 (Amstrad Mode) SOUND bipper I/O PORTS Centronics, RGB, RS232, Mouse (proprietary), Joystick, 8 bit ISA slots (3) BUILT IN MEDIA One or two 5.25'' disk-drives OS MS-DOS or DR-DOS POWER SUPPLY PSU built-in PRICE Colour version cost £1090 [/code] Spent and extra £100 on a Hard drive and then £499 on an Epson Dot Matrix printer with sheet feeder. Boy was it the Bee's knees. :) Prior to that a friend had given me another unit, but I can't remember what it was called. [/QUOTE]
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