The KC compact is 95 compatible to the CPC. It was made the year before the Berlin wall came down, and ceased production soon after.

It was made by VEB Mikroelectronik in East Germany (the old DDR) in 1989. You can have more informations on Wikipedia. The KC compact (KC mean KleinComputer little computer) is a clone of the Amstrad CPC. The Amstrad CPC is a 8-bit computer produced between the mid 80's and the early 90's by Amstrad plc.ĬPU: Zilog Z80A 4Mhz RAM: 64Kb ROM: 32Kb Audio: AY-3-8912, 3 channels + stereo Video: CRTC-6845 + GateArray Builtin Tape RecorderĬPU: Zilog Z80A 4Mhz RAM: 64Kb ROM: 48Kb Audio: AY-3-8912, 3 channels + stereo Video: CRTC-6845 + GateArray Builtin 3 inches floppy discĬPU: Zilog Z80A 4Mhz RAM: 128Kb ROM: 48Kb Audio: AY-3-8912, 3 channels + stereo Video: CRTC-6845 + GateArray Builtin 3 inches floppy disc

Almost full CRTC-6845 / GateArray emulation.

Joystick emulation (numeric keypad, numlock disabled).

Motif* GUI (selected at compilation time).

Athena GUI (selected at compilation time).

It is designed to run on any POSIX system (Linux/BSD/UNIX-like OSes). So it seemed a cool little exercise to undertake. There are plenty of the things for the PC and various other consoles, but not one for the Xbox 360 yet. A few weeks ago I mentioned on twitter that I was working on an Amstrad CPC emulator, written in XNA. How can you play them Simple, if you haven't it yet or it's too old, download an emulator for your PC, Mac, mobile or console and feel like in the 80's. XNACPC An Amstrad CPC Emulator for the Xbox 360. XCPC is a portable Amstrad CPC464/CPC664/CPC6128 Emulator written in C. In amstrad zone you'll find the best games.

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