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PCW FILE

PUBLICATION PROFILE

MAGAZINE:PCW File

PUBLISHER:C. A. Bryant / Amstrad Computing Newsletters

ORIGIN:Seaton, Devon (United Kingdom)

FREQUENCY:Bimonthly (variable frequency)

ISSUES:At least 15 issues (organized in Volumes)

STATUS:Preservation fanzine / Historical

SHORT COMMENTARY: Cult publication for advanced Amstrad PCW users. It specialized in the CP/M operating system, hardware hacks, and technical listings that commercial magazines usually did not cover due to their high complexity.

A> HISTORY AND CONTENT

PCW File was edited by C. A. Bryant under the Amstrad Computing Newsletters label. Unlike mass publications like "8000 Plus", PCW File maintained a fanzine aesthetic (high-quality photocopying) to reduce costs and focus exclusively on technical content.

The magazine served as a hub for programmers and Z80 enthusiasts, offering assembly listings, patches for LocoScript, and deep dissections of the PCW's BIOS and BDOS. Its headquarters were located at Havenview Road, Seaton (Devon), from where correspondence with readers worldwide was managed.

B> VOLUME REGISTER

Volume 1 (Issues 1-12) Focused on the 8256 and 8512 models, fundamentals of CP/M Plus. Volume 2 (Issues 13 and onwards) Transition to the PCW 9512 and advanced programming techniques in BASIC and C. Amstrad Computing Newsletters Library Disc distribution service with the listings published in the magazine.