Pressing function keys with the emulator window selected gives prompts in the. We thought it was about time the amstrad 6128 also had a device of its own, so it too could play demos and games stored on a usb memory stick. Below is our full list of retro game remakes of amstrad cpc. This allows the foreground and background to influence one another when you plot on the screen. From the web you can play online or download the more than 1. Snapshots, which contain a memory dump, cpu state and hardware state, can be run from a command line interface with the following command. Cpc basic is an integrated environment for developing programs for amstrad cpc 464, 664 and 6128. A guide to running software on a real amstrad cpccpc plus. The other was the pcw8256, pitched mainly at businesses. Although they werent very popular in america, the amstrad cpc 464 and cpc 6128 were extremely wellreceived in europe.
Just a little demo of how you load and run amstad cpc files from floppy. The name is a contraction of amstrad disk operating system amsdos first appeared in 1984 on the cpc 464, with added 3 inch disk drive, and then on the cpc 664 and cpc 6128. Ep128emu is a free, portable emulator of the enterprise 64128, zx spectrum 48128, and amstrad cpc 464664 6128 computers, written by istvan varga, using z80. Fully work in windows 2000, windows xp, windows 2003, windows vista. As i suspected, the disk drives were no longer working. Ready to relive the exitement of playing those good old games on your amstrad cpc computer. Currently it supports the emulation of an amstrad cpc 464, 664 and 6128 and also different sinclair computers. Versatile as it may be, amstrad basic is unable to perform all the functions the machine is capable of.
Retro virtual machine is and emulator of amstrad cpc and zx spectrum for windows, linux and macos. The 6128 has a 128 kb memory ram divided into eight blocks containing 16 kb each one, numbered from 0 to 7. Install caprice32 amstrad cpc emulator for linux using the. How to repair computer keyboard with some keys not working duration. If you do not have a disc interface, you do not need to type this command. Cpc basic can be used from the command line by running the cpcbasic. Cpcec is an emulator of the family of home microcomputers amstrad cpc models 464, 664, 6128 and plus whose goal is to be loyal to the original hardware and efficient in standard modern systems. Programming in c on the cpc has load of links in it cpc devtoolchain.
Welcome to the amstrad abandonware website dedicated to the world of the amstrad cpc 464, cpc 6128 and to the amstrad games in general. Adaptable plug in a tape drive, fiddle endlessly with the volume control and you had a 464 with knobs on and dependable, there was a mountain of games, a thriving community. Winape is a very nice amstrad emulator working great on windows 10, windows 8, windows 7, vista and xp. It was sold with quite a good quality monitor monochrome green or color. A character building experience sean mcmanus explains how you can take control of the amstrad cpc character set with user defined characters and control codes for those of us who still get emotional about the demise of the zx81, user defined characters still have a special place in our hearts.
I rely more on the available language compilers the cpc had with the exception of cpc basic 3 or winape assembler that i occasionally use. Amstrad cpc collection emulation stationattract mode. Only four blocks can beings connected simultaneously. Cpc 464 cpc 664 cpc 6128 1943 arkanoid astro marine corps batman bomb jack boulder dash bruce lee buggy boy chase hq commando cybernoid donkey kong dragon ninja fruity frank ghostsn goblins great courts gryzor head over. Cpcdiskxp write and read amstrad cpc disks from a pc. Works on windows 10, windows 8, windows 7, vista, xp 3264 bits. I decided to resurrect my old amstrad cpc 464 and cpc 6128 computers. Amstrad cpc model 464, 664 or 6128 for which to generate the code. It is lagging way behind the main version for macos and even then, i did not. Although the machine included various substitutes and emulations of an amstrad cpcs hardware, the machine is largely compatible with amstrad cpc software. I need short procedure in asm to format disk, by poked in basic, so short how it possible 2 basic lines max, i hope. If you have a disc interface amstradschneider ddi1 or vortex connected you will need to type this command to enter cassette mode.
Amsdos first appeared in 1984 on the cpc 464, with added 3 inch disk drive, and then on the cpc 664 and cpc 6128. Works on windows and other operating systems that allow compatibility with windows applications, such as linux with mono or mac os with wine. To prevent basic programs overwriting machine code routines, himem is usually lowered to just below where the first machine code routine begins. This set of tools contains pasmo z80 compiler, idsk dsk manager, sublime text build command and applescript to run dsk in arnold emulator. Precise cpu timings including proper contention model. Amstrad cpc games with winape on windows 10, and some advice for mac. Put your source file in asm folder, add a new build system in sublime text with scripts cpc. Command line to facilitate the creation of dsks from a bat for those who make programs for the cpc.
I always wanted to connect my cpc to a vga display, but havent found a good solution to do this. Javacpc desktop java cpc emulator amstrad cpc emulator in java, based on jemu by r. Retro virtual machine, the emulator of amstrad cpc and zx. This site is to document the conversion of a long dead amstrad cpc 6128. Amstrad cpc 61281980sa game about 2 cowboys dueling. Precise crtc model supporting many tricks of types 1 and 0.
These commands will display a listing directory of the files. The first does the same as dragging a file to a new location on the same hard disk. The bottom is the input window, where you enter editing commands and. Control code 23 enables you to influence the plot mode.
That machine came with a monochrome monitor, 256k of memory, a builtin disk drive, a printer and wordprocessing software, but it wasnt compatible with the cpc and there was no intention of opening its appeal to gamers. The amstrad cpc 6128 was the successor to the amstrad cpc 664 which had a very short life. Strangely, the ddi1 interface is powered from the fd1, not the cpc 464 itself. A guide to running software on a real amstrad cpccpc plus computer. It had almost all the same features as the 664, except having 128k of memory. Like the 664, only 42 kb could be accessed, the upper 64 kb were used as a ram disk or to store data. Emulates the cpc464, cpc664, cpc6128, zx spectrum 48k, zx spectrum 128k. Welcome to winape, an amstrad emulator for pcs running any 32 or 64bit version of windows. If, for example, your machine code is poked into locations 40000 onwards, then memory 39999 would prevent basic stomping all over it. First theres the two protagonists, 2 cowboys coloured differently. These 2 threads below are c related and maybe of interest to you. After much internet research and buying supplies, i set to work. It came into existence months following the british minicomputer development around the 1980s reached its climax.
Amstrad cpc 464 664 6128 machine code and basic integration. In the 1980s, cpcs were a popular, slightly more expensive alternative to the commodore c64c128 and were not just suited for games but also office work because of their high resolution displays and cpm support. Locomotive basic is a variant of basic that is built into the rom of the amstrad cpc series of z80based home computers introduced in 1984. If you are using a cpc464, cpc664, cpc472 or cpc6128. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Repairing amstrad cpc disk drives richard loxley ltd. Miscellaneous there are a few excellent utilities for creating and maintaining disk images for the amstrad cpc emulators. Amsdos is a disk operating system for the 8bit amstrad cpc computer and various clones. Supports dsk, edsk, arc and dsc disk image files zipped with the majority. This core has been started as a port of coreamstrad by renaud helias but every module has been either rewritten or replaced so, now it can be treated as a completely new core features. It is equipped with 64 kb memory and a cpc6128s firmware customized to the modified hardware, including. It may not have been as cool or as desirable as a commodore 64, but the cpc 6128 was arguably the greatest 8bit machine ever made.
This 8bit personal computer from the mid eighties featured a built in basic interpreter, cpm and a hitachi 3 inch disk drive. The game consisted of small sprites like a couple pixel high and large with a weird sideways view. Restarting a amstrad cpc to load cassette or disc software. The 6128 was one of two computers to be unveiled by amstrad at the same time. However, another modification was needed to use the fd1 on the cpc 6128 and this involved opening the drive case. Thus it brings a faithful emulation of the z80 microprocessor and it replicates the behavior of the crtc 6845 and gate array video chips, the psg ay38912 sound chip, the remaining circuits. This is a collection of 360 amstrad cpc 6128 games, for the retropie emulationstation system from the amazing badge over at hyperpie. How to use cp as a simple but reliable backup tool mac. Connect cpc to a vga display the amstrad cpc news portal. Eventually basic begins to get claustrophobic and limited. Relatively fast and efficient for its time, amsdos was quicker and more effective than most of its contemporaries. This is one amstrad cpc emulator you windows users cannot. The zx spectrum and amstrad cpc emulator for macos, linux. Its funny how many people dont read the requirements the dngs will never change and overengineer their solutions and dont check existing comments.
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