Amstrad GX-4000: Difference between revisions
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| Manufacturer || Amstrad |
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| Models || GX-4000 |
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| CPU || Zilog Z-80@4MHz |
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| CRTC || 6845 (integrated) |
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| RAM || 64KB |
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== Overview == |
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The Amstrad GX-4000 is a variant of the [[Amstrad CPC-464 Plus]]/[[Amstrad CPC-6128 Plus]] without keyboard, cassette port or floppy disk drive. Its only media consist in the same cartridges the other computers of the CPC Plus series had, although with a different color in the label. Such cartridges are protected with [[ACID]] integrated circuits in order to avoid unlicensed programs to be executed in the console. |
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The creation of such system came after the success of the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] and the [[Sega Master System]] in Europe, which motivated the direction of [[Amstrad]] to have a foothold in the video game console market by cutting down their then-current flagship home computer. Nevertheless, they entered late in the console race when the 8-bit consoles popularity was fading and the more powerful 16 and 32-bit ones were starting to be commercialized and therefore it was a commercial failure. |
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== Units in collection == |
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Latest revision as of 17:20, 3 August 2024
| Manufacturer | Amstrad |
| Models | GX-4000 |
| CPU | Zilog Z-80@4MHz |
| CRTC | 6845 (integrated) |
| RAM | 64KB |
Overview
The Amstrad GX-4000 is a variant of the Amstrad CPC-464 Plus/Amstrad CPC-6128 Plus without keyboard, cassette port or floppy disk drive. Its only media consist in the same cartridges the other computers of the CPC Plus series had, although with a different color in the label. Such cartridges are protected with ACID integrated circuits in order to avoid unlicensed programs to be executed in the console.
The creation of such system came after the success of the Nintendo Entertainment System and the Sega Master System in Europe, which motivated the direction of Amstrad to have a foothold in the video game console market by cutting down their then-current flagship home computer. Nevertheless, they entered late in the console race when the 8-bit consoles popularity was fading and the more powerful 16 and 32-bit ones were starting to be commercialized and therefore it was a commercial failure.
Units in collection
| ID | Model | Comments |
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| 50 | GX-4000 |