Chris Young did eloquently scribble:
> On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 10:28:03 GMT da kidz on comp.sys.sinclair were rappin'
> to MC :

>> Indeed, it's disgusting!
>> They didn't even MENTION the spectrum.
>> How DARE they?

> There's another article (on the BBC site I think) which tells you how
> great the PCW was, and fails to mention the Spectrum.

> Okay, so Amstrad didn't invent the Spectrum, so maybe it's justified,
> but say "Amstrad computer" and most people would think of the CPC over
> the PCW.

Indeed... The CPC even appears in the opening credits to "james may's 20th
century"
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On the Radio 4 news item about the sale, the BBC claimed that Amstrad
made the first mass market home computer in the UK. Failed to mention
that Amstrad made the first all-in one hi-fi though.

OwenBot wrote:

> On the Radio 4 news item about the sale, the BBC claimed that Amstrad
> made the first mass market home computer in the UK. Failed to mention
> that Amstrad made the first all-in one hi-fi though.

Off the top of my head, I'd guess (I may be wrong) that the Speccy had
sold a million before the CPC was even launched. Although they probably
mean the PCW, since that's the one they all used.

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Duncan Snowden.