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8256

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-04-26T07:02:45+00:00

AMSTRAD PCW 8256 Technical Specifications Processor Zilog Z80A at 4MHz with wait states. RAM memory 256 KB expandable to 512 KB internally. 112Kb RAM disk. ROM memory No boot ROM. Chips Amstrad-designed Gate Array, uPD765 disk controller.

8512

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-04-26T07:04:15+00:00

AMSTRAD PCW 8512 / SCHNEIDER JOYCE PLUS Technical Specifications Processor Zilog Z80A at 4MHz with wait states. RAM memory 512 KB internal. 368 KB RAM disk. 61 KB user memory. ROM memory No boot ROM. Chips Amstrad-designed Gate Array, uPD765 disk controller.

9256

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-04-26T07:09:28+00:00

AMSTRAD PCW 9256 Technical Specifications Processor Zilog Z80 at 3.5-4MHz. RAM Memory 256 KB expandable to 512 KB. ROM memory Does not have a boot ROM. Graphics 720×256 pixel resolution in graphic mode. 90 columns by 32 lines. Sound No sound capabilities.

9512

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-04-26T07:06:44+00:00

AMSTRAD PCW 9512 Technical Specifications Processor Zilog Z80A at 4MHz. RAM Memory 512 KB providing a 368 KB M-disk. ROM memory No boot ROM. Graphics 720×256 pixel resolution in graphic mode. 90 columns by 32 lines. Sound No sound. Connections

9512_plus

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-04-26T07:10:46+00:00

AMSTRAD PCW 9512+ Technical Specifications Processor Zilog Z80A at 4MHz (8-bit). RAM Memory 512 KB. ROM memory No boot ROM. Graphics 720×256 pixel resolution in graphic mode. 90 columns by 32 lines. Sound No sound (internal beeper only).

contribuir

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-04-26T06:23:47+00:00

General Information This wiki is built with DokuWiki, all the necessary information about it can be found on its website. This system was chosen because it does not use traditional databases; instead, everything is stored in text files. This greatly facilitates adding content in bulk automatically, as well as backup and restoration processes.

hardware_guide

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-04-26T06:47:21+00:00

AMSTRAD PCW HARDWARE REFERENCE GUIDE ---------- This is an incomplete hardware guide for the original Amstrad PCW series: 8256/8512, 9256/9512, and 10. It does not cover the PCW16. Sources include “Everything you ever wanted to know...” by CP Software, John Elliott, Jacob Nevins (and his excellent web pages), Cliff Lawson (who kindly performed OCR on the original Amstrad documentation), Howard Fisher (who lent me a KeyMouse), Paul Hunt, and Kevin Thacker's CPC resource, which contains Z80 and…

odessa

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-04-26T10:32:50+00:00

AMSTRAD PCW ODESSA The PCW Odessa was manufactured by the company Isenstein; their address was: Unity Passage, Lower Bridge Street, Chester CH1 1 RY - Telephone: 0244 312986 Technical Specifications Processor Zilog Z80A at 4MHz with wait states.

pcw

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-04-26T06:26:59+00:00

The PCW (Personal Computer Word-processor) range of computers was created by Amstrad and launched in 1985. Much like the CPC series, they also had Schneider models, being named 'Joyce' instead of 'PCW'. Features All members of the family (with the exception of the

pcw10

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-04-26T07:12:40+00:00

AMSTRAD PCW 10 Technical Specifications Processor Zilog Z80 at 4MHz RAM memory 512KB ROM Memory None Operating System Locoscript v1.5 and CP/M 3.1. Internal Storage One 3.5-inch 1.44 MB floppy disk drive. Connections Standard Centronics 8000 series expansion ports.

pcw16

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-04-26T06:33:17+00:00

AMSTRAD PCW 16 / ANNE Technical Specifications Processor Zilog Z80A at 16 MHz RAM Memory 1024 Kb expandable to 2048 Kb ROM memory 1 MB Flash RAM with built-in operating system and software. The first 64 KB store the BIOS; it also stores fonts and templates.

serial_port

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-04-26T06:49:26+00:00

AMSTRAD CPS8256 TECHNICAL REFERENCE ---------- The sources for this document are two PD text files, DART.DOC (by SJ Dibble) and AMS-SIO.DAT, which cover only the serial port. Information on the parallel port and any other serial/parallel interfaces would be appreciated.

start

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-05-18T08:06:49+00:00

Welcome Welcome to the Amstrad PCW / Schneider Joyce Wiki page. If you want to contribute to the Wiki, please take a look at this short quick guide first. start start start ---------- ---------- PCW 8256/Joyce PCW 8512/Joyce+ PCW 9512 PCW 9256 PCW 9512+ PcW 10 PcW 16 PCW Odessa PCW Swift 286 ----------