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DS homebrew emulator for Amstrad is back: AmeDS v3.0

It's been over half a year now, but Alekmaul is back with an update for the Amstrad CPC homebrew emulator on the DS. There are quite a lot of fixes with the release of AmeDS v3.0 (a huge leap from the previous v2.1). V3.0 : 26/11/2008 Fix a stupid bug about key redefinition (the new one couldn't be assign) New interface with tab (thanks zeblackos ;) ) Add alpha lerp for a better screen rendering...

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DS homebrew emulator for Amstrad is back: AmeDS v3.0

Image: http://img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module/126867/ameds-logo_qjgenth.png?328567 It's been over half a year now, but Alekmaul...

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Some predictions which proved wrong

The Independent has dug some of the famous predictions which went wrong. Check out the some of the famous incorrect predictions below: iPod: no future: In an interview in February 2005, Amstrad chief, Sir Alan Sugar said, “Next Christmas, the iPod will be dead , finished, gone, kaput”. It proved wrong as 174 million units of the media player have been sold through out the world and it lasted...

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12 Retro Games Before Christmas - Part 2/4

... our narcissistic dreams of world domination and thinking of those less fortunate than ourselves (Amstrad owners for instance). Special Delivery is a game that takes that ethos and puts you in the big red pants depositing packages of happiness down the chimneys of the world.

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Great Giana Sisters! Infamous Super Mario Bros. clone cloned for DS

Filed under: Nintendo DS , Action Released in 1987 for the era's gaming-focused personal computers - Commodore 64, Amiga, Amstrad, Atari ST - The Great Giana Sisters was a solid platformer, which isn't surprising. It was, by and large, a staggering Super Mario Bros. rip-off. Nintendo's lawyers had the sisters promptly locked away, but they've somehow escaped. Now, of all things, the game is...

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Great Giana Sisters! Infamous Super Mario Bros. clone cloned for DS

Filed under: Nintendo DS , Action Released in 1987 for the era's gaming-focused personal computers - Commodore 64, Amiga, Amstrad, Atari ST - The Great Giana Sisters was a solid platformer, which isn't surprising. It was, by and large, a staggering Super Mario Bros. rip-off. Nintendo's lawyers had the sisters promptly locked away, but they've somehow escaped. Now, of all things, the game is...

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CaPriCe for Palm OS

If your looking for a Amstrad Emulator for your Palm device and you want it free then take a look at CaPriCe for Palm OS. "CaPriCe is an Amstrad CPC 464/664/6128 emulator for Palm OS. Features: - Amstrad CPC 464,...

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News: Great Giana Sisters coming to DS

... The Great Giana Sisters was released - briefly - for the Atari ST, Amiga, Commodore 64 and Amstrad CPC in 1987, before publisher Rainbow Arts had to withdraw it under legal pressure from Nintendo. It stars siblings Giana and Maria, who bop blocks to collect power-ups that give them the ability to smash more blocks wit their heads. Not only that, but enemies and even map layouts bear strong...

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'Next Christmas the iPod will be kaput': How Sir Alan Sugar got it wrong 174million times... and the web's other worst predictions

'Next Christmas the iPod will be kaput': How Sir Alan Sugar got it wrong 174million times... and the web's other worst predictions Last updated at 2:12 PM on 10th December 2008It would be a big enough mistake to get an ordinary mortal fired.But when Sir Alan Sugar claimed the iPod would be dead within a year, he had no idea that he had got it wrong 174million times.The Amstrad boss is just one...

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Games Review: Prince of Persia

I’ve loved Prince of Persia ever since playing it on an Amstrad back in the day, so the release of a new take on the swords-and-sorcery classic is a great source of excitement.

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Bill Gates and Sir Alan Sugar made some of worse technology predictions of all time

... the one made by Sir Alan in an interview with the Daily Telegraph in February 2005. The founder of Amstrad said: "Next Christmas the iPod will be dead, finished, gone, kaput." Since he shared this prediction, iPod, the digital music player from Apple has gone from strength to strength, becoming one of the must-have gadgets of the last decade. There have now been 174 million of the players...

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BOOT CAMP 553 – Make Do and Mend, part 5

Back in the 1980s Amstrad launched a PC with no cooling fans. It didn't need any as all of the parts that got hot - principally the power supply - were built into the monitor, which was able to safely dissipate the heat through convection. However, this didn't stop a scare campaign, which eventually forced Amstrad into fitting one, which served no purpose whatsoever other than to reassure...

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BOOT CAMP 553 – Make Do and Mend, part 5

Back in the 1980s Amstrad launched a PC with no cooling fans. It didn't need any as all of the parts that got hot - principally the power supply - were built into the monitor, which was able to safely dissipate the heat through convection. However, this didn't stop a scare campaign, which eventually forced Amstrad into fitting one, which served no purpose whatsoever other than to reassure...

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CaPriCe for Palm OS v2.2

Found under: Games , Utilities Submitted: 2008-12-01 Summary: CaPriCe is an Amstrad CPC 4646646128 emulator for Palm OS. Features: - Amstrad CPC 464, 664 et 6128 - Modes 0, 1 et 2 displays - Color or monochrome screen - All CPC keys are simulated - Read from and ... Download CaPriCe for Palm OS v2.2 Mobile friendly download

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Brown was 'beaten with belt at school'

... Mail on Sunday reported. Mr Brown confessed to being given the belt in a television interview with Amstrad boss and star of BBC1's The Apprentice, Sir Alan Sugar. He said Mr Adam called the boys in to his office and hit them with his belt, a once widely-used alternative to the cane before corporal punishment was banned in schools. In the interview Sir Alan asked Mr Brown: "When you were...