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-====== Amstrad CPC ======
+====== Amstrad Color Personal Computer ======
-The Amstrad CPC is a computer developed by Amstrad. It was released in 1984.
+The Amstrad Color Personal Computer (CPC) is a line of computers developed by Amstrad. The first model, the CPC 464, was released in 1984.
+Models released include:
+  * CPC 464
+  * CPC664
+  * CPC6128
+  * 464plus
+  * 6128plus
+And of course, the ill-fated [[systems:gx4000|GX4000 videogame console]] based on the plus series of computers.
+It was one of the first computers to be sold as the "complete package" to the home market, including the keyboard, drive storage and monitor all in one (most home-oriented computers relied on the user having a domestic TV set). It predated the Macintosh by almost a year.
+Infamously, Amstrad founder Alan Sugar wanted the machine to resemble a "real computer," and not to look like "a pregnant calculator".
+It enjoyed a health community, even having multiple dedicated magazine lines in parts of Europe and Australia. Following the CPC's end of production, Amstrad gave permission for the CPC ROMs to be distributed freely as long as the copyright message is not changed and that it is acknowledged that Amstrad still holds copyright, giving emulator authors the possibility to ship the CPC firmware with their programs. ((https://web.archive.org/web/20080510131526/http://web.ukonline.co.uk/cliff.lawson/cpchomec.htm))
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 ==== Quick reference ====
-  * **Emulator:** [[#retroarch|RetroArch]]
+  * **Emulators:** [[#retroarch|RetroArch]] or [[#CLK|CLK]]
-  * **Core:** [[#libretro:_cap32|libretro: cap32]]
+  * **Core:** [[#libretro:_cap32|libretro: cap32]] or [[#CLK|CLK]]
   * **Folder:** ''/userdata/roms/amstradcpc''
   * **Accepted ROM formats:** ''.dsk'', ''.sna'', ''.tap'', ''.cdt'', ''.voc'', ''.m3u'', ''.zip'', ''.7z''
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 ===== BIOS =====
-No Amstrad CPC emulator in Batocera needs a BIOS file to run.
+CAP32 does not need a BIOS file to run.
+Starting with Batocera 42, you can also use CLK as an Amstrad CPC emulator. CLK requires the following BIOS files:
+^ MD5 checksum ^ Share file path ^ Description ^
+| ''25629dfe870d097469c217b95fdc1c95'' | ''bios/AmstradCPC/amsdos.rom'' | Required - Amstrad Disk Operating System|
+| ''2cc1ba759f835c98a480a152d786b877'' | ''bios/AmstradCPC/basic6128.rom'' | Required - Locomotive Basic CPC6128|
+| ''9ba1b052c77713024bf2eb224cad2062'' | ''bios/AmstradCPC/os6128.rom'' | Required - ROM CPC6128|
 ===== ROMs =====
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+==== CLK ====
+[[https://github.com/TomHarte/CLK|CLK aka Clock Signal]] is a multi-system emulator that is focused on low-latency emulation, that can be used for Amstrad CPC. CLK has been added to Batocera 42.
 ===== Troubleshooting =====