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+---
+title: Amstrad NC 150
+categories:
+- Computers
+types:
+- Portable
+origins:
+- United Kingdom
+years:
+- '1993'
+cpus:
+- Z80
+params:
+  name: NC 150
+  image: /media/museum/photos/amstrad_nc150_system_s1.jpg
+  company: /companies/amstrad
+  company_name: Amstrad
+  specs:
+  - label: NAME
+    value: NC 150
+  - label: MANUFACTURER
+    value: Amstrad
+  - label: TYPE
+    value: Portable
+  - label: ORIGIN
+    value: United Kingdom
+  - label: YEAR
+    value: April 1993
+  - label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
+    value: BBC Basic
+  - label: KEYBOARD
+    value: Full-stroke 64 keys
+  - label: CPU
+    value: Z80
+  - label: SPEED
+    value: Unknown
+  - label: CO-PROCESSOR
+    value: Custom NEC chip (I/O, memory management)
+  - label: RAM
+    value: 128 KB
+  - label: ROM
+    value: Unknown
+  - label: TEXT MODES
+    value: 80 char x 8 lines
+  - label: GRAPHIC MODES
+    value: 480 x 64 pixels
+  - label: COLORS
+    value: bluish grey LCD
+  - label: SOUND
+    value: Beeper
+  - label: SIZE / WEIGHT
+    value: 29,5(W) x 21(D) x 2,8(H) cm. / 1 Kg
+  - label: I/O PORTS
+    value: Parallel Centronics, Serial RS-232
+  - label: BUILT IN MEDIA
+    value: 1 MB PCMCIA slot
+  - label: OS
+    value: BBC BASIC, word processor, diary, calculator, address book, serial terminal, games in ROM
+  - label: POWER SUPPLY
+    value: External 7.5V AC adaptor or batteries
+  - label: PERIPHERALS
+    value: External 3.5''floppy disk unit
+  - label: PRICE
+    value: About 450
+  tabs:
+  - photos
+  photos:
+  - title: NC 150
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: ''
+    image: /media/museum/photos/amstrad_nc150_system_s2.jpg
+  - title: MAIN MENU
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: |-
+      French version.\
+      Each firmware application can be called by using a combination of coloured keys:\
+      • Word processor (Yellow + Red)\
+      • Calculator (Yellow + Green)\
+      • Calendar/Diary (Yellow + Blue)\
+      Or by Ctrl keys:\
+      • BBC BASIC (Ctrl-B)\
+      • Games (Ctrl-G)
+    image: /media/museum/photos/amstrad_nc150_display_s1.jpg
+  comments:
+  - author: Robcfg (Spain)
+    date: Tuesday 7th April 2015
+    text: |-
+      The first NTS Dreamwriter, the Dreamwriter 225 is actually a rebadged NC100 with rom version 1.06.
+
+      Next models have Nec V20 processors instead of Z80 and different applications on rom.
+
+      Dreamwriter 500 is supposed to be a NC200 with V20 processor and backlit screen.
+  oc_id: 1140
+  source:
+    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230601083050/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1140
+    date: '2023-06-01'
+---
+
+The NC150 hybrid was an [NC200](/museum/amstrad-nc-200/) in the body of an [NC100](/museum/amstrad-nc-100/).
+
+It offered 128KB of memory and an interface for connecting a floppy disk drive. However, it was only sold in France and Italy. But the NC100 and NC200 "form factors" appear to have lived on in the shape of the **Brainium DreamWriter** 450 and 500, portable machines aimed at the US education market.