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Re:SymbOS: Graphical Z80 Multitasking Operating System by duncan_bayne on Friday January 05, 2018 @11:42PM (#16083893)
Ah, you probably had a PCW:

https://blog.twitter.com/official/en_us/topics/company/2017/...

Don't let the 3" drives put you off. These days SDcard based "floppy drives" make life a lot easier:

https://hackaday.com/2016/02/28/floppy-drive-hides-sd-card-r...

I have one for my CPC. Note that in the particular case of the CPC464 (not the 664 or 6128) you'll still need the Amstrad DDI disk interface unit, as the base 464 has no disk controller built in.

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Re:SymbOS: Graphical Z80 Multitasking Operating System by pkaye on Saturday January 06, 2018 @12:32AM (#16084012)
Yeah that is the one. It eventually failed after many years. I remember typing up the Eliza program in BASIC for it and one of our neighbors kids still has fond memories of playing with it.
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Re:SymbOS: Graphical Z80 Multitasking Operating System by duncan_bayne on Saturday January 06, 2018 @05:49AM (#16084726)
Gah, wrong link there:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amstrad_PCW

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