The
Amstrad CPC (short for
Colour Personal Computer) is a series of
8-bit home computers produced by
Amstrad between 1984 and 1990. It was designed to compete in the mid-1980s home computer market dominated by the
Commodore 64 and the Sinclair
ZX Spectrum, where it successfully established itself primarily in the United Kingdom, France, Spain, and the German-speaking parts of Europe.