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Alan Michael Sugar Trading, otherwise known as Amstrad, was founded in 1968 by its namesake as a general importer/exporter/wholesaler. Sir Alan was a big name in the 1980s home computer scene and received a knighthood in 2000 for services to the home computer and electronics industry and later became a life peer in 2009, known formally as Baron Sugar. Aside from these honours, Alan Sugar is perhaps best known in the UK for The Apprentice TV programme, but for many people his 1980’s home computers are a crowning achievement.
Amstrad computers came in many forms in the 80s, including IBM PC clones, games consoles, word processors and notepad computers. Amstrad was a big name with enough capital to purchase the ailing Spectrum range and Sinclair brand from Sinclair Research for £5 million in 1986. But it’ll forever be known for their CPC range of computers, and chief among them was the CPC 464.
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