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title: Amstrad NC 150
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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 150
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image: /media/museum/photos/amstrad_nc150_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 150
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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: April 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 NEC chip (I/O, 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 8 lines
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- label: GRAPHIC MODES
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value: 480 x 64 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(D) x 2,8(H) cm. / 1 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
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- label: OS
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value: BBC BASIC, word processor, diary, calculator, address book, serial terminal, games in ROM
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- label: POWER SUPPLY
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value: External 7.5V AC adaptor or batteries
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- label: PERIPHERALS
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value: External 3.5''floppy disk unit
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- label: PRICE
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value: About 450
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tabs:
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- photos
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forum_thread: 1110
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photos:
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- title: NC 150
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/photos/amstrad_nc150_system_s2.jpg
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- title: MAIN MENU
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subtitle: ''
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text: |-
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French version.\
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Each firmware application can be called by using a combination of coloured keys:\
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• Word processor (Yellow + Red)\
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• Calculator (Yellow + Green)\
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• Calendar/Diary (Yellow + Blue)\
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Or by Ctrl keys:\
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• BBC BASIC (Ctrl-B)\
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• Games (Ctrl-G)
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image: /media/museum/photos/amstrad_nc150_display_s1.jpg
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oc_id: 1140
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source:
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url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230601083050/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1140
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date: '2023-06-01'
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---
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The NC150 hybrid was an [NC200](/museum/amstrad-nc-200/) in the body of an [NC100](/museum/amstrad-nc-100/).
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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.
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