The CPC6128 was launched in 1985, and contained the Z80 Processor with a clock speed of 4 MHz and a ROM of 48 KB and a 128 KB of RAM There were 3 modes, 80 characters x 25 lines - 40 x 25 -20 x 25 GRAPHIC Modes 640 x 200 pixels -320 x 200 -160 x 200 the colors available were dependent on the mode 2 Colours in 640x200, 4 in 320x200, 16 in 160x200.

The Amstrad CPC 6128 was the successor to the Amstrad CPC 664 which had a very short life. It had almost all the same features as the 664, except the memory. Like the 664, only 42 Kb could be accessed, the upper 64 Kb were used as a RAM disk or to store data. It was sold with quite a good quality monitor (monochrome green or color) and a built-in 3" floppy disk drive (2 x 180 KB).

It ran under Amsdos (the Amstrad Operating System) or under CP/M 2.2 or CP/M 3.0 (CP/M +). The CP/M 2.2 OS was bundled with DR Logo and CP/M+ with GSX (the graphic extension of CP/M). Like the CPC 664, the Amstrad CPC 6128 was almost fully compatible with the CPC 464.

Our unit is complete with software and manual; the serial no. is 533-7507645 and was kindly donated by Ernest Cheal.

Manufacturer: Amstrad
Date: Unknown

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