Did Amstrad create the dream machine they hoped for? And was it really a step up from the Speccy?

The Amstrad CPC-464 - My childhood computer in it's first appearance in the Shack. Let's look at the machine in some detail and then see if it works. This episode has been sponsored by our good friends at PCBWay.com - Check out their website for all your PCB fabrication needs. http://pcbway.com - PCBs for as little as $5!

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
02:44 History
05:41 Machine Externals
07:00 What makes it tick?
10:45 Testing and next steps

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References
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amstrad_CPC_464
https://web.archive.org/web/20190325035533/http://www.old-computers.com/Museum/computer.asp?c=84
https://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/Gate_Array
https://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/8255
https://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/Mainboard_Versions
https://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/CPC_Palette

Toshiba PASOPIA 7 Image Courtesy By Wolfgang Stief from Tittmoning, Germany - VCFe 8.0, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=114573200

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