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title: Amstrad NC 200
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categories:
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- Computers
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types:
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- Portable
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origins:
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- United Kingdom
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years:
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- '1993'
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cpus:
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- Z80
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params:
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name: NC 200
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image: /media/museum/photos/amstrad_nc200_system_s1.jpg
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company: /companies/amstrad
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company_name: Amstrad
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specs:
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- label: NAME
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value: NC 200
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- label: MANUFACTURER
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value: Amstrad
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- label: TYPE
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value: Portable
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- label: ORIGIN
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value: United Kingdom
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- label: YEAR
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value: October 1993
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- label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
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value: BBC Basic
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- label: KEYBOARD
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value: Full-stroke 64 keys
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- label: CPU
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value: Z80
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- label: SPEED
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value: Unknown
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- label: CO-PROCESSOR
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value: Custom all-in-one chip including the CPU, various I/O and memory management
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- label: RAM
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value: 128 KB
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- label: ROM
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value: Unknown
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- label: TEXT MODES
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value: 80 char x 16 lines
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- label: GRAPHIC MODES
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value: 480 x 128 pixels
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- label: COLORS
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value: bluish grey LCD
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- label: SOUND
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value: Beeper
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- label: SIZE / WEIGHT
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value: 29,5(W) x 21.5(D) x 3.5(H) cm. / 1.280 Kg
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- label: I/O PORTS
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value: Parallel Centronics, Serial RS-232
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- label: BUILT IN MEDIA
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value: 1 MB PCMCIA slot, 3.5'' 720 KB floppy disk drive
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- label: OS
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value: BBC BASIC, word processor, diary, calculator, address book, spreadsheet, serial terminal, games in ROM
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- label: POWER SUPPLY
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value: External 7.5V AC adaptor or 5 size C batteries
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- label: PRICE
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value: £390
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tabs:
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- photos
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photos:
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- title: RUNNING
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subtitle: ''
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text: When switched on, the NC-200 displays its main menu.
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image: /media/museum/photos/amstrad_nc200_running_s1.jpg
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- title: CLOSED
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subtitle: ''
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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.
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image: /media/museum/photos/amstrad_nc200_closed_s1.jpg
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- title: INSIDE
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subtitle: ''
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text: |-
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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.
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**(1)** Power switch\
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**(2)** LCD contrast adjustment\
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**(3)** Speaker connector\
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**(4)** LCD display connector\
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**(5)** All-in-one chipset holding the Z80 CPU as well as peripherals and memory management circuitry\
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**(6)** Floppy disk drive connector\
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**(7)** PCMCIA cart socket\
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**(8)** 128 KB RAM chip. Provision was made for a second RAM chip
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image: /media/museum/photos/amstrad_nc200_inside_s1.jpg
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- title: SOFT CASE AND USER'S MANUAL
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/photos/amstrad_nc200_casemanual_s1.jpg
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comments:
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- author: Gerrard Shaw (England)
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date: Saturday 17th March 2007
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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 :)
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oc_id: 1141
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source:
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url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230604042104/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1141
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date: '2023-06-04'
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---
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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/).
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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.
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It also had a spreadsheet, which the NC100 did not, as well as twice as much built-in memory at 128 kilobytes.
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