Anyone interested in an Amstrad PCW?

Chuck Guzis cclist at sydex.com
Mon May 25 17:02:01 CDT 2009


Liam Proven wrote:
 >
 > Will do, but I've never had so much as a nibble from there thus 
far
 > when trying to give away kit.

I'll add a comment to your listing, explaining exactly what it is 
that you're offering, if it will help.  The Amstrad PCW did make a 
brief US appearance, being sold by Sears Roebuck in their retail 
computer stores (mine is such a machine, operating from 120v 60Hz 
power).  I suspect it was the difficulty in finding 3" CF floppies 
that caused them to disappear into the depths of attics and 
basements.  The WP software was actually pretty good--and they could 
also run CP/M 3.0.  A bit unique in being a low-end Z80 personal 
computer that had no hardware text display capability--it's all 
graphics.

--Chuck




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