Amstrad PPC 512

The PPC512 and PPC640, both released in 1988 and the first IBM PC-compatible luggables from Amstrad. These are the successors of the PC-1512 and PC-1640 desktop models.

Amstrad PPC 512

The PPC512 and PPC640, both released in 1988 and the first IBM PC-compatible luggables from Amstrad. These are the successors of the PC-1512 and PC-1640 desktop models.

They have a built-in keyboard and a monochrome LCD-screen, had either one (S-model) or two (D-model) diskdrives of 720KB and are powered by 10 C-CELL 1.5 volt batteries or external PSU.

The PPC 512 has a NEC V30 processor running on 8 MHz, 512 KiB memory and a full-sized 102-key keyboard with numeric keys. The monochrome display can display MDA or CGA.

The 3 differences between the 2 models are the memory size (PPC640 has 640KiB memory), PPC640 has an onboard modem of 1200 baud and is a darker grey case.

Standard operating system is MS-DOS 3.3 and included was an Organiser.

Catalog type
Desktop computer
Manufacturer
Release Date
1987
Processor
NEC V30 @ 8 MHz
Memory
512 KB
Storage
10 MB
Operation System
MS-DOS 3.3

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