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

Manufacturer	Amstrad
Model	PC1640
Installed in	RH-J8JA

Machine

Catalogue model	PC1640 — Amstrad PC, 1987

Chips fitted

CPU ✗

Intel 8086

Files

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History

2026-09-24

detached from computer RH-J8JA