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+title: Amstrad NC 200
+categories:
+- Computers
+types:
+- Portable
+origins:
+- United Kingdom
+years:
+- '1993'
+cpus:
+- Z80
+params:
+  name: NC 200
+  image: /media/museum/photos/amstrad_nc200_system_s1.jpg
+  company: /companies/amstrad
+  company_name: Amstrad
+  specs:
+  - label: NAME
+    value: NC 200
+  - label: MANUFACTURER
+    value: Amstrad
+  - label: TYPE
+    value: Portable
+  - label: ORIGIN
+    value: United Kingdom
+  - label: YEAR
+    value: October 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 all-in-one chip including the CPU, various I/O and memory management
+  - label: RAM
+    value: 128 KB
+  - label: ROM
+    value: Unknown
+  - label: TEXT MODES
+    value: 80 char x 16 lines
+  - label: GRAPHIC MODES
+    value: 480 x 128 pixels
+  - label: COLORS
+    value: bluish grey LCD
+  - label: SOUND
+    value: Beeper
+  - label: SIZE / WEIGHT
+    value: 29,5(W) x 21.5(D) x 3.5(H) cm. / 1.280 Kg
+  - label: I/O PORTS
+    value: Parallel Centronics, Serial RS-232
+  - label: BUILT IN MEDIA
+    value: 1 MB PCMCIA slot, 3.5'' 720 KB floppy disk drive
+  - label: OS
+    value: BBC BASIC, word processor, diary, calculator, address book, spreadsheet, serial terminal, games in ROM
+  - label: POWER SUPPLY
+    value: External 7.5V AC adaptor or 5 size C batteries
+  - label: PRICE
+    value: £390
+  tabs:
+  - photos
+  photos:
+  - title: RUNNING
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: When switched on, the NC-200 displays its main menu.
+    image: /media/museum/photos/amstrad_nc200_running_s1.jpg
+  - title: CLOSED
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: Notice the floppy disc drive and PCMCIA slot on the right hand side; and the Serial, Parallel and AC power connectors on the rear side.
+    image: /media/museum/photos/amstrad_nc200_closed_s1.jpg
+  - title: INSIDE
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: |-
+      The NC-200 motherboard only holds a all-in-one CPU chip, a 128 KB RAM chip and the firmware ROM socketted on the bottom side of the board.
+
+      **(1)** Power switch\
+      **(2)** LCD contrast adjustment\
+      **(3)** Speaker connector\
+      **(4)** LCD display connector\
+      **(5)** All-in-one chipset holding the Z80 CPU as well as peripherals and memory management circuitry\
+      **(6)** Floppy disk drive connector\
+      **(7)** PCMCIA cart socket\
+      **(8)** 128 KB RAM chip. Provision was made for a second RAM chip
+    image: /media/museum/photos/amstrad_nc200_inside_s1.jpg
+  - title: SOFT CASE AND USER'S MANUAL
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: ''
+    image: /media/museum/photos/amstrad_nc200_casemanual_s1.jpg
+  comments:
+  - author: Gerrard Shaw (England)
+    date: Saturday 17th March 2007
+    text: I saved a few of these when they were chucked out from my secondary school a few years back. Did a great job for me as my first "laptop" - I remember using it on a Ferry to France plugged into the ship's mains :)
+  oc_id: 1141
+  source:
+    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230604042104/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1141
+    date: '2023-06-04'
+---
+
+The NC200, was the last model of the NC series which was comprised of the [NC 100](/museum/amstrad-nc-100/) and [NC 150](/museum/amstrad-nc-150/).
+
+It was a very much smarter, more professional design, with a larger fold-out screen - offering 80 columns by 16 lines - a built-in 3½ inch, 720 kilobyte floppy disk drive for storage, but at a heftier price tag of £329.
+
+It also had a spreadsheet, which the NC100 did not, as well as twice as much built-in memory at 128 kilobytes.