Amstrad CPC 464

The CPC is the first personal computer built by the British company Amstrad in 1984 and the most successful computer built by Amstrad with 2 milion sold units.

Amstrad CPC 464

The CPC is the first personal computer built by the British company Amstrad in 1984 and the most successful computer built by Amstrad with 2 milion sold units.

Before they build the CPC 464 Amstrad made cheap electronic components when owner and founder Alan Sugar started to build Home Computers.

The Amstrad CPC 464 is specially known thanks to the really All-in-One concept, where in this case the power supply for the computer is built into the monitor. Next to that a tape recorder was a standard built-in as well, so the less knowledgeable users could use and learn to work with this computer easily.

The CPC464 is a direct competitor for the Commodore 64 and Sinclair ZX Spectrum. Fun fact: Amstrad bought Sinclair in 1986.

Schneider imported the CPC 464 into Germany and sold the computers in the Netherlands, Germany itself and Belgium.

Catalog type
Desktop computer
Manufacturer
Release Date
April 1984
Processor
Zilog Z80A @ 4 Mhz
Memory
64kB
Storage
Cassette + 3" FDD
Operation System
AMSDOS

Museum Collection

Set up interactively in the 80s area.

Videos

Amstrad 464 Commercial

Amstrad 464 Computer ad