Two Amstrads. One tiger.
The PC1640’s color display showed off the promise of early PC graphics, while the PC1512's monochrome monitor delivered razor-sharp clarity for serious work. Back when choosing a display meant choosing a philosophy.
The PC1640’s color display showed off the promise of early PC graphics, while the PC1512's monochrome monitor delivered razor-sharp clarity for serious work. Back when choosing a display meant choosing a philosophy.
May 31, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Two Amstrads. One tiger.
The PC1640’s color display showed off the promise of early PC graphics, while the PC1512's monochrome monitor delivered razor-sharp clarity for serious work. Back when choosing a display meant choosing a philosophy.
The PC1640’s color display showed off the promise of early PC graphics, while the PC1512's monochrome monitor delivered razor-sharp clarity for serious work. Back when choosing a display meant choosing a philosophy.
For today’s #RetroTrio we have the #Amstrad #PC1640, #Atari #1040STE and #Commodore #C16. Which do you keep, gift and delete from history? #RetroComputing #ComputerHistory #RetroGaming #VideoGames
March 31, 2025 at 3:10 PM
For today’s #RetroTrio we have the #Amstrad #PC1640, #Atari #1040STE and #Commodore #C16. Which do you keep, gift and delete from history? #RetroComputing #ComputerHistory #RetroGaming #VideoGames
King's Quest (1987)
June 6, 2026 at 6:51 AM
King's Quest (1987)
Age yourself with your first computer
November 17, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Age yourself with your first computer
King's Quest II on my Amstrad PC1640
May 2, 2024 at 4:04 PM
King's Quest II on my Amstrad PC1640
BANNER.EXE on an Amstrad PC1640. Dot-matrix printer with continuous paper feed, you could print meters of banner!.
November 5, 2025 at 8:13 PM
BANNER.EXE on an Amstrad PC1640. Dot-matrix printer with continuous paper feed, you could print meters of banner!.
My fully-loaded Amstrad PC1640.
Sporting a MFM hard card, PicoGUS, LAN card, GOTEK and 5.25” floppy.
Happily running, pulling 2A from a single 12v power supply. 💪😍
Sporting a MFM hard card, PicoGUS, LAN card, GOTEK and 5.25” floppy.
Happily running, pulling 2A from a single 12v power supply. 💪😍
September 27, 2026 at 11:04 AM
My fully-loaded Amstrad PC1640.
Sporting a MFM hard card, PicoGUS, LAN card, GOTEK and 5.25” floppy.
Happily running, pulling 2A from a single 12v power supply. 💪😍
Sporting a MFM hard card, PicoGUS, LAN card, GOTEK and 5.25” floppy.
Happily running, pulling 2A from a single 12v power supply. 💪😍
Date yourself with a snap of your first ever computer.
June 30, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Date yourself with a snap of your first ever computer.
For the record, this was the exact state the PC1640 was in when I first saw it today. I can only assume that whoever was previously using it decided to ask Cobb about Loom, read his spiel, and then immediately went out to seek Loom. Truly, they are a god amongst men.
July 27, 2025 at 10:12 PM
For the record, this was the exact state the PC1640 was in when I first saw it today. I can only assume that whoever was previously using it decided to ask Cobb about Loom, read his spiel, and then immediately went out to seek Loom. Truly, they are a god amongst men.
This week’s #RetroEnnead offers you the #VIC20, #NES, #Falcon030, #Atari7800, #CX5M, #PC1640, #Apple2, #F10 and #NeoGeo Pocket. Pick a line of 3 and trash the rest! #RetroComputing #ComputerHistory #RetroGaming #VideoGames
March 2, 2025 at 12:41 PM
This week’s #RetroEnnead offers you the #VIC20, #NES, #Falcon030, #Atari7800, #CX5M, #PC1640, #Apple2, #F10 and #NeoGeo Pocket. Pick a line of 3 and trash the rest! #RetroComputing #ComputerHistory #RetroGaming #VideoGames
Lo pillé pirata para msdos en un PC1640 de Amstrad con 8086 sobre el 87 88
February 12, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Lo pillé pirata para msdos en un PC1640 de Amstrad con 8086 sobre el 87 88
Pfffftt… ZX Spectrum.
First “grown up” computer in the house was an Amstrad PC1640 with twin 5.25” floppies.
My own first computer was an Amstrad CPC6128.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX_Spec...
First “grown up” computer in the house was an Amstrad PC1640 with twin 5.25” floppies.
My own first computer was an Amstrad CPC6128.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX_Spec...
November 19, 2024 at 1:24 AM
Pfffftt… ZX Spectrum.
First “grown up” computer in the house was an Amstrad PC1640 with twin 5.25” floppies.
My own first computer was an Amstrad CPC6128.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX_Spec...
First “grown up” computer in the house was an Amstrad PC1640 with twin 5.25” floppies.
My own first computer was an Amstrad CPC6128.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX_Spec...
For today’s #RetroTrio we have the #Acorn #RiscPC, #Apple #iMac G5 and #Amstrad #PC1640. Which do you keep, gift and delete from history? #RetroComputing #ComputerHistory #RetroGaming #VideoGames
February 22, 2025 at 6:40 PM
For today’s #RetroTrio we have the #Acorn #RiscPC, #Apple #iMac G5 and #Amstrad #PC1640. Which do you keep, gift and delete from history? #RetroComputing #ComputerHistory #RetroGaming #VideoGames
Looks easier than GEM desktop loaded from two 5.25” floppies on an Amstrad PC1640 with no hard drive.
For starters, yours is in colour.
For starters, yours is in colour.
July 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Looks easier than GEM desktop loaded from two 5.25” floppies on an Amstrad PC1640 with no hard drive.
For starters, yours is in colour.
For starters, yours is in colour.
Did you ever use a school computer? 🏫💻
BBC Micro, RM Nimbus, Acorn Archimedes, Amstrad PC1640 or something else?
What was the best (or worst) thing about using these machines in class?
#retrocomputing #uk #nostalgia #education
Image: Marcin Wichary
BBC Micro, RM Nimbus, Acorn Archimedes, Amstrad PC1640 or something else?
What was the best (or worst) thing about using these machines in class?
#retrocomputing #uk #nostalgia #education
Image: Marcin Wichary
February 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Did you ever use a school computer? 🏫💻
BBC Micro, RM Nimbus, Acorn Archimedes, Amstrad PC1640 or something else?
What was the best (or worst) thing about using these machines in class?
#retrocomputing #uk #nostalgia #education
Image: Marcin Wichary
BBC Micro, RM Nimbus, Acorn Archimedes, Amstrad PC1640 or something else?
What was the best (or worst) thing about using these machines in class?
#retrocomputing #uk #nostalgia #education
Image: Marcin Wichary
You’re yanking my chain, right? Maybe 128kb.
My dad had an Amstrad PC1640 that had 640kb of RAM (and twin floppies) and at the time magazines wondered if it was “too much” and “what will it be used for?” 😆
My dad had an Amstrad PC1640 that had 640kb of RAM (and twin floppies) and at the time magazines wondered if it was “too much” and “what will it be used for?” 😆
August 16, 2025 at 7:26 AM
You’re yanking my chain, right? Maybe 128kb.
My dad had an Amstrad PC1640 that had 640kb of RAM (and twin floppies) and at the time magazines wondered if it was “too much” and “what will it be used for?” 😆
My dad had an Amstrad PC1640 that had 640kb of RAM (and twin floppies) and at the time magazines wondered if it was “too much” and “what will it be used for?” 😆
Amstrad showed the industry how to build an affordable PC for the masses. The PC2286 sadly didn’t continue the trend, with ST277R reliability issues and a bizarre two-board motherboard. Still, the PC1512 and PC1640 helped pave the way for the affordable PCs we have today. db.2600.me/computers/RH...
Amstrad PC2286
Amstrad PC2286 1989 · Intel 286-10 · Partially working
db.2600.me
August 21, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Amstrad showed the industry how to build an affordable PC for the masses. The PC2286 sadly didn’t continue the trend, with ST277R reliability issues and a bizarre two-board motherboard. Still, the PC1512 and PC1640 helped pave the way for the affordable PCs we have today. db.2600.me/computers/RH...
A lot of their decisions seem to cannibalize business from their other own PCs, I know a sale is a sale but they had no coherent product stack for PC once they moved on from the PC1512 and PC1640
July 26, 2025 at 7:11 PM
A lot of their decisions seem to cannibalize business from their other own PCs, I know a sale is a sale but they had no coherent product stack for PC once they moved on from the PC1512 and PC1640
Nope, just the Amstrad PC1640 and a couple of big box PC games 😊
July 27, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Nope, just the Amstrad PC1640 and a couple of big box PC games 😊
Logged into the #amstrad #bbs tonight with my old PC1640. I must do this more often, as the hard disk was giving "not ready" during the boot and I had to do several power cycles / cold resets to get it to work, but once up it was OK.
#telnet #oldschool #retrocomputing #pc #8086
#telnet #oldschool #retrocomputing #pc #8086
September 21, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Logged into the #amstrad #bbs tonight with my old PC1640. I must do this more often, as the hard disk was giving "not ready" during the boot and I had to do several power cycles / cold resets to get it to work, but once up it was OK.
#telnet #oldschool #retrocomputing #pc #8086
#telnet #oldschool #retrocomputing #pc #8086
Today’s #RetroTrio offers you the #Commodore #CBM8032, #Atari #600XL and #Amstrad #PC1640. Which will you keep, gift to a friend and delete forever? #RetroComputing #ComputerHistory #RetroGaming #VideoGames
April 26, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Today’s #RetroTrio offers you the #Commodore #CBM8032, #Atari #600XL and #Amstrad #PC1640. Which will you keep, gift to a friend and delete forever? #RetroComputing #ComputerHistory #RetroGaming #VideoGames
The PC1512 had an earthed power supply, the PC1640 was double insulated, this gave the problem that when using a PC1640 as a RS232 terminal emulator, it could earth itself though the RS232 port, this could crash whatever it was connected to, for example PLC processor.
June 1, 2026 at 6:24 PM
The PC1512 had an earthed power supply, the PC1640 was double insulated, this gave the problem that when using a PC1640 as a RS232 terminal emulator, it could earth itself though the RS232 port, this could crash whatever it was connected to, for example PLC processor.
Morning TJ. 👋
Sounds like either an Amstrad PC1512 or PC1640. We had one at school back inn the day.
Sounds like either an Amstrad PC1512 or PC1640. We had one at school back inn the day.
February 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Morning TJ. 👋
Sounds like either an Amstrad PC1512 or PC1640. We had one at school back inn the day.
Sounds like either an Amstrad PC1512 or PC1640. We had one at school back inn the day.