Amstrad PCW

E205159

personal computer word processor

The Amstrad PCW is a mid-1980s line of low-cost, all-in-one word processing computers popular in Europe, known for bundling dedicated word processing software and a printer for home and small office use.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Amstrad PCW 9256	2
Amstrad PCW 9512	2
Amstrad PCW canonical	1
Amstrad PCW 10	1
Amstrad PCW 8256	1
Amstrad PCW 8512	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	personal computer ⓘ word processor ⓘ
category	home computer ⓘ office computer ⓘ
competitiveAdvantage	integrated hardware and software bundle ⓘ lower price than IBM PC compatibles ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
cpuFamily	Zilog Z80 ⓘ
displayColor	green ⓘ white ⓘ
displayType	monochrome CRT ⓘ
era	late-1980s ⓘ mid-1980s ⓘ
formFactor	all-in-one computer ⓘ
hasModel	Amstrad PCW self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Amstrad PCW 10 Amstrad PCW self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Amstrad PCW 8256 Amstrad PCW self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Amstrad PCW 8512 Amstrad PCW self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Amstrad PCW 9256 Amstrad PCW self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Amstrad PCW 9512
inception	1985 ⓘ
includedOperatingSystem	CP/M-Plus ⓘ surface form: CP/M Plus
includedPeripheral	dot-matrix printer ⓘ
includedSoftware	Locoscript ⓘ
inputDevice	floppy disk drive ⓘ keyboard ⓘ
mainPurpose	word processing ⓘ
manufacturer	Amstrad ⓘ
marketedAs	Personal Computer Wordprocessor ⓘ
notableFeature	bundled printer and software ⓘ dedicated word processing environment ⓘ low cost ⓘ
operatingSystem	CP/M ⓘ
popularRegion	Europe ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
powerSupplyLocation	inside monitor ⓘ
primaryMarket	home users ⓘ small offices ⓘ
printerInterface	proprietary ⓘ
softwareEcosystem	CP/M applications ⓘ
status	discontinued ⓘ
storageMedium	3-inch floppy disk ⓘ
successor	Amstrad PCW self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Amstrad PCW 9256 Amstrad PCW self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Amstrad PCW 9512
typicalUse	document creation ⓘ letter writing ⓘ small business administration ⓘ
wordLength	8-bit ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

CP/M → usedOn → Amstrad PCW ⓘ

Amstrad PCW → successor → Amstrad PCW self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amstrad PCW 9512

Amstrad PCW → successor → Amstrad PCW self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amstrad PCW 9256