Everybody knows the hardware interfance X-Mass by ToTO for Amstrad CPC, a MX4 mass storage expansion with 128 Mb of flash for storing files on your beloved computer.

AcmeDOS is an Amstrad CPC ROM which lets you use the Microsoft FAT file system with the X-Mass.

YANCC (Yet Another Norton Command Clone) is a text interface to manage your files on the X-Mass and the AcmeDOS ROM with an interface not unknown to olders : ms-dos and norton (or linux and midnight commander).

Seen on the Amstrad NC Notepad Google+ community, you can order 1 Mb PCMCIA cards on Best Electronics Ca to be used on an Amstrad Notepad NC100.

A new article by Ken Shirriff about Z80 sequencing instruction.

XY-MEM Flasher by Chany (load screen by Kukukcan) is an Amstrad CPC 6128 utilkity to flash your ROMs on your X-MEM or Y-MEM both made by ToTO.

The Y-MEM expansion is also made by TotO. It's a similar expansion like the X-MEM. The difference is the addressing of RAM and ROM. While the X-MEM addresses the lower ROM, ROMs 0-6 and 8-31, the Y-MEM addresses the ROMs from 32 to 63. The X-MEM allows to access 512 KB RAM using the port &7Fxx. But the Y-MEM addresses another 512 KB using the port &7Exx. Using the X-MEM and the Y-MEM together provides 1 MB of expansion RAM and 1 MB of Flash-ROM for the CPC or Plus computers.

Click on the source link for downloading it.

The prolific Sylvestre has written another article about the differences between the Amstrad CPC models (french).

And one more article by Sylvestre this time about howto identify your Amstrad CPC graphic chip : the CRTC.

After the article about calibrating the Amstrad CPC monitor by Sylvestre (Sucres en morceaux), here is a new article about fading colors.

First, be aware that if you open your Amstrad CPC monitor, read all the text in french by Sylvestre (Sucres en morceaux) especially the part about the very high tension and direct current (DC), even if your monitor is disconnected from current.

This article will let you repair and calibrate your goold old Amstrad CPC monitor CTM640 or CTM644.

A preview version of SymbOS by Prodatron is available with wifi support (needs the M4Board extension card by Dukes.

Beware, this version isnt 100% stable.

Habi Soft is working on a prototype adding on an Amstrad PCW motherboard a PS2 keyboard and video (PAL/NSTC). Also you can use a joystick and a mouse.

Check the youtube channel of Habi Soft.

For 30 euros, you can order one of the 9 Dk'tronics mouse interface clone made by Talrek.

Want to see a modded Amstrad GX4000 by Zaxon ?

Click on the source below to find photos of an Amstrad CPC 464 upgraded with a X-Mem card (memory extansion by ToTO) inside the keyboard.

Xyphoe just published a new video on Youtube, but not about an Amstrad CPC game as usual, this time it's about how to comme d'habitude, mais comment repair an Amstrad CPC 6128 disk drive (belt replacement and cleaning the head).

Available on NoRecess : a new version of HxC Manager forr 464/664 and an interview of Thriller (Cadjo Clan) a demomaker.