---
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.