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Amstrad PC1640

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Alan Sugar's answer to the question of why a PC cost two thousand pounds. The 1640 gave the 1512 proper EGA graphics and 640K as standard, bundled GEM and a mouse, and sold in enormous numbers to British small businesses. Everything is in service of the price: the power supply lives in the monitor, so the machine will not run without one, and the fanless design that Amstrad advertised as quiet is the reason so many cooked themselves.

Details

ManufacturerAmstrad
ModelPC1640
Year1987
Serial531-8614231
Chassisdesktop, with the power supply in the monitor
CPUIntel 8086-8
OSMS-DOS 3.2 / GEM
ConditionFaulty
SourceTME Matt
Acquired2026-09-05
NotesIt’s an actual broken Amstrad!

Machine

Catalogue modelPC1640 — Amstrad PC, 1987
Style20MB disk (HD20)
RegionUK

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CPU

Intel 8086

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