AMSTRAD  CPC

CPC is an abbreviation for Colour Personal Computer. Computers of this type were first built in 1984 by the british company Amstrad and sold under different names in other countries (e.g. Schneider in Germany). When the CPC 464 was unveiled, it had Z80 microprocessor, 32K ROM and 64K RAM, a built-in cassette recorder. It was followed up by the CPC 664 (mid 1985) which had a built-in 3" disk drive. The CPC 6128 (on the picture) came in 1985, with 128 KB RAM and nearly the same features as the CPC 664. Later, two or three other models (the CPC+ for example) were introduced.

AMSTRAD  PCW

The PCW 8256/8512 (called Joyce) was a word processing computer, designed by Amstrad in 1985. It was supplied with word processor (LocoScript), matrix printer and dedicated keyboard. Machine featured Z80 microprocessor, 256/512 KB RAM and the 3" floppy disk unit, all integrated in the green monitor. The both PCW 8256 and 8512 runs under CP/M+ operating system. In 1987 Amstrad introduced PCW 9512 with the similar characteristics as previous models. It had a B&W screen, one or two 3" FD units and a daisy-wheel printer.