PC1512
The Amstrad PC1512 was Amstrad's mostly IBM PC-compatible computer system, first manufactured in 1986. It was later succeeded by the PC1640.
It launched for £499 and sold very well, as it was one of the first cheap PCs in Europe. It significantly helped open up the European PC market to consumers as well as businesses, and Amstrad's advertising of the PC1512 was aimed at homes rather than offices. The 1512's influence was such that the UK PC magazine PC Plus originally targeted itself at the "Amstrad PC 1512 and compatibles", since home ownership of other PCs at the time was rare.
The PC1512 shipped with 512 KB of RAM; it could be upgraded to 640 KB of RAM with an expansion pack commonly known as a "top hat". Video output was compatible with the CGA standard, with an extension allowing all 16 colours to be used in the 640×200 graphics mode. The CPU of both the PC1512 and the later PC1640 was an 8 MHz Intel 8086, which was sufficient for playing The Secret of Monkey Island, Maniac Mansion and Prince of Persia. The power supply was located in the monitor, which made upgrading difficult.
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Superpowers
by: Big 10-4When I walked in no heads turned around,
It was clear to me that the word had gone around,
People stand talking to the ground,
And it's so damn loud and I can't hear a sound,
I look around there's nowhere to escape,
It's times like these I wish I had my superpowers,
I would fly, get away from here,
And its time like these I had my superpowers,
I will freeze time and disappear, run away from here,
Slowly I walk through this crowd,
To see her face a little less proud,
If the walls could talk they'd tell me to run,
And not to stop until I hit the sun,
She wouldn't have it any other way,
It's times like these I wish I had my superpowers,
I would fly away from here,
And its time like these I had my superpowers,
I will freeze time and disappear, run away from here,
Oh I've been wasting all of my breath saying I'm sorry,
Run away from you, and away from here,
It's times like these I wish I had my superpowers,
I would fly, get away from here,
And its time like these I had my superpowers,