Run the classic Amstrad CPC 464

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 Locomotive BASIC has a great interactive means to show errors in your code. When your code is run, the interpreter will step through the code and stop at a fault. The interpreter will then show the line in error and prompt you to edit it.

If your code goes awry or your loop never stops iterating, fear not. Simply press Esc once to pause the code, and again to insert a break that will stop the code and return you to the interpreter.

In Caprice pressing F1 will open the hidden menu and enable us to make changes to the emulation speed, create blank discs and set the emulator for fullscreen mode. We can also insert ROMs to enable extra features and to emulate other Amstrad machines.

Alan Michael Sugar Trading, otherwise known as Amstrad, was founded in 1968 by its namesake as a general importer/exporter/wholesaler. Sir Alan was a big name in the 1980s home computer scene and received a knighthood in 2000 for services to the home computer and electronics industry and later became a life peer in 2009, known formally as Baron Sugar. Aside from these honours, Alan Sugar is perhaps best known in the UK for TV programme, but for many people his 1980’s home computers are a crowning achievement.