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Developed by: Amstrad
Launched: 1984

The operating system for Amstrad CPC computers, the first version of which appeared for the CPC 464 on 3-inch floppy disks.

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Computers that came equipped with the operating system AMSDOS


Manufacturer: Amstrad
Launches: 1984
CPU: Zilog Z80 @ 4MHz
Memory: 64 KB
Support: Cassette
Hard drive: None
Operating system: AMSDOS


Manufacturer: Amstrad
Launches: 1990
Manufactured in GB
CPU: Zilog Z80 @ 4MHz
Memory: 128 KB
Support: Diskette 3"
Hard drive: None
Operating system: AMSDOS
Innovations: It improved upon the Amstrad 6128 in terms of graphics, increasing the palette to 4,096 colors, of which 31 could be displayed simultaneously on screen, and adding support for managing sprites.
It also incorporated DMA in the audio department.

The upgrade to the Amstrad 6128 model, which was only on the market for three months.
Compared to its competitors in the 1990 market (the Atari ST and the Commodore Amiga), its 8-bit processor was already outdated.

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