---
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
  forum_thread: 1111
  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
  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.