| NodeWorks - Encyclopedia: Amstrad CPC (2394 words) |
 | CPC stood for 'Colour Personal Computer', although it was possible to purchase a CPC with a green screen (GT65/66) as well as with the standard colour screen (CTM640). |
| Compared to a C64 or a ZX Spectrum, the Amstrad CPC's were always shipped with their own monitor, had a built in tape recorder or floppy disk drive, and even a small loudspeaker, resembling, in a certain manner, the way IBM-PCs and compatibles were marketed. |
| Amstrad's idiosyncratic choice of Hitachi's 3" floppy disc drive, when the rest of the PC industry was moving to Sony's 3.5" format, is often claimed to due to Amstrad bulk-buying a large consignment of 3" drive units in Asia. |
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