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Re: More Amstrad - NC200
Posted: 03 Mar 2022 14:14
by stephen_usher
I hate sellers like that.
Re: More Amstrad - NC200
Posted: 03 Mar 2022 14:20
by rubber_jonnie
2nd time it's happened recently too.
Re: More Amstrad - NC200
Posted: 08 Mar 2022 13:28
by rubber_jonnie
And look what just arrived 😁
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Looking forward to giving it the once over and powering up.
Re: More Amstrad - NC200
Posted: 08 Mar 2022 13:36
by stephen_usher
Palm-top-tastic!
Re: More Amstrad - NC200
Posted: 08 Mar 2022 13:38
by rubber_jonnie
It's pretty cool, and even arrived in a red plastic padded carry case.
Re: More Amstrad - NC200
Posted: 08 Mar 2022 13:43
by stephen_usher
It reminds me a bit of the DIP/Atari Portfolio, but more colourful.
Re: More Amstrad - NC200
Posted: 08 Mar 2022 14:02
by rubber_jonnie
stephen_usher wrote: 08 Mar 2022 13:43
It reminds me a bit of the DIP/Atari Portfolio, but more colourful.
I can see that actually, but it is considerably larger, here it is next to the Beeb and Electron for scale:
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Re: More Amstrad - NC200
Posted: 08 Mar 2022 14:35
by Steve
It's x86 right? So should run a fair amount of software I guess?
Re: More Amstrad - NC200
Posted: 08 Mar 2022 14:42
by stephen_usher
Ah, yes. Sort of half-size latop.
Re: More Amstrad - NC200
Posted: 08 Mar 2022 14:45
by rubber_jonnie
Steve wrote: 08 Mar 2022 14:35
It's x86 right? So should run a fair amount of software I guess?
Nope it's a low power Z80, with built in word processor, spreadsheet, diary and calculator. Also has an MS-DOS compatible floppy, serial and parallel ports, built in serial console (Will work with ST diag carts) and also BBC Basic.
Some info here:
http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/ ... rad-NC200/