amstrad pcw available

From: Deano Calver <deano_at_rattie.demon.co.uk>
Date: Wed Jan 22 02:53:00 2003

You can also get some games for it, I have Hitch Hikers Guide To The Galaxy
on 3" disk for PCW.

Bye,
    Deano

Dean Calver,
Eclipse Studio Ltd.

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Honniball" <coredump_at_gifford.co.uk>
To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 11:13 PM
Subject: Re: amstrad pcw available


> Rob O'Donnell wrote:
> > Hi.. is an Amstrad PCW (8512 I think) c/w printer of interest to
> > anybody. From memory, it's a CP/M machine,
>
> Yes, that's right. Also ran LocoScript, a wordprocessing package.
> Z80 processor and 512k of memory.
>
> > but uses stupid little 3" discs (not 3.5")
>
> I have a C compiler somewhere for CP/M on those disks. Got a bunch of
> them at a car boot sale. The sellers thought I was nuts, selecting
> all the funny-sized disks out of a mixed pile of 3" and 3.5".
>
> > and originally came with a boot-up-into-wordprocessor disc...
>
> Right, that's LocoScript.
>
> > It's currently in my neigbours front yard waiting for the bin men, but
> > I've a mind to rescue it.
>
> Go on, you know you want to!
>
> --
> John Honniball
> coredump_at_gifford.co.uk
>
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