What is Xcpc ?

Xcpc is a portable Amstrad CPC464/CPC664/CPC6128 Emulator written in C.
 
It is designed to run on any POSIX system (Linux/BSD/UNIX-like OSes).
 
Xcpc has been successfully tested on:

• Gentoo Linux
• Mandriva Linux
• Fedora Core Linux
• SUN Solaris
• HP Tru64
• SGI IRIX
• Mac OS X

Implemented Features

• Athena GUI (selected at compilation time)
• Motif* GUI (selected at compilation time)
• Floppy disk images support (*.dsk)
• Snapshot memory images support (*.sna)
• Drag and Drop support (*.dsk, *.sna)
• Keyboard emulation (QWERTY, AZERTY)
• Joystick emulation (numeric keypad, numlock disabled)
• Almost full CRTC-6845 / GateArray emulation
• Adaptative frame-rate

Most Wanted Features

• Gtk+ / Gnome GUI
• Sound support
• More ???

What is an Amstrad CPC ?

The Amstrad CPC is a 8-bit computer produced between the mid 80's and the early 90's by Amstrad plc.
 
It was declined in three versions:

• Amstrad CPC 464 (arnold v1, 1984)
  • CPU: Zilog Z80A @ 4Mhz
  • RAM:  64Kb [ 4 x 16Kb ]
  • ROM:  32Kb [ 4 x 16Kb ]
  • Audio: AY-3-8912, 3 channels + stereo
  • Video: CRTC-6845 + GateArray
  • Builtin Tape Recorder

• Amstrad CPC 664 (arnold v2, 1985)
  • CPU: Zilog Z80A @ 4Mhz
  • RAM:  64Kb [ 4 x 16Kb ]
  • ROM:  48Kb [ 3 x 16Kb ]
  • Audio: AY-3-8912, 3 channels + stereo
  • Video: CRTC-6845 + GateArray
  • Builtin 3 inches floppy disc

• Amstrad CPC 6128 (arnold v3, 1985)
  • CPU: Zilog Z80A @ 4Mhz
  • RAM: 128Kb [ 8 x 16Kb ]
  • ROM:  48Kb [ 3 x 16Kb ]
  • Audio: AY-3-8912, 3 channels + stereo
  • Video: CRTC-6845 + GateArray
  • Builtin 3 inches floppy disc

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