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just because you do, doesn't mean you should.
Intel i8086 @ 8 MHz
640kB RAM
2x 5.25" 720kB floppy drive
14" EGA Monitor (PC-ECD)
We gave the machine away to a company and they were still using it 5 years ago !!! (the Cmos battery was a standard AA)
{Edit to add} All that said, it's still not a brand that anyone over 40 is going to associate with quality or high-end products.
I don't think I ever owned an Amstrad product, I always thought of them as cheap shite, rightly or wrongly.
My first non studio recordings were done on one of these
When we started out PC business in 97 we use an Amstrad Emailer as out main phone for 15 years .. just because the address book in it worked really well.
I used to do a lot of brokering and often got the old Amstrad PC's, along with Olivetti and such.
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
Mind you it reminded me of the horrendous days of Time and Tiny Computers.
I had the misfortune to own a Tiny. It got nicked. I wanted to thank the thief.
I had a Sony Vaio after that.
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
Far worse build and internals than imagined.
https://youtu.be/Zqzrm_4_B94?si=5xvdelTxO2GflyPV
And they brought cheap hi-fi to a lot of people who wished that they had never considered owning one.
Didn't they end up doing something with Tandy before they crapped out?
However my memory of just about anything else with the Amstrad name on it says, "cheap tat". Not sure why he wants to resurrect the brand unless he's hoping anyone who actually remembers what they produced has descended into dementia by now. 80s nostalgia isn't enough to bolster goodwill I suspect but the world is nuts these days so who knows?
I can't help about the shape I'm in, I can't sing I ain't pretty and my legs are thin
But don't ask me what I think of you, I might not give the answer that you want me to
The next time I saw her, she had her new hi-fi system in 'her' room (lived with her parents) and she was chuffed to show it to me. The instant I saw it was an Amstrad, I blurted out "Oh for fuck's sake! - I told you not to get Amstrad shit!". She was upset.
I still feel bad about it to this day. Sorry Jane.
Chips are "Plant-based" no matter how you cook them
Donald Trump needs kicking out of a helicopter
I'm personally responsible for all global warming
just because you do, doesn't mean you should.