Amstrad CP/M Plus character set
Group of 8-bit character sets introduced by Amstrad/Locomotive Software / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Amstrad CP/M Plus character set (alternatively known as PCW character set or ZX Spectrum +3 character set) is any of a group of 8-bit character sets introduced by Amstrad/Locomotive Software for use in conjunction with their adaptation of Digital Research's CP/M Plus[1] on various Amstrad CPC / Schneider CPC and Amstrad PCW / Schneider Joyce machines.[2][3] The character set was also used on the Amstrad ZX Spectrum +3 version of CP/M.[1]
Alias(es) | PCW character set, ZX Spectrum +3 character set |
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Language(s) | US English, French, German, UK English, Danish Swedish, Italian and Spanish |
Created by | Amstrad, Locomotive Software |
Based on | ISO/IEC 646 |
Other related encoding(s) | LocoScript |
At least on the ZX Spectrum +3 it existed in eight language-specific variants (based on ISO/IEC 646) depending on the selected locale of the system: USA (default), France, Germany, UK, Denmark, Sweden, Italy and Spain.[4]
Another slight variant of the character set was used by LocoScript.[5][6]