Michael B. Brutman has released a new version of NetDrive which is driver to access a disk image (floppy or hard disk) located on another computer on the local network under windows (10 and 11), Linux (x86 or ARM) and MacOS.
He has also corrected a bug in EtherSLIP which allows Ethernet via a serial port. You can read how he has corrected this EtherSLIP bug.
The PicoZ80 by Engineers@work is un replacement of the Z80 using a Raspberry Pico 2. It features a faster CPU, more memory (ROM/RAM banking), virtual devices, networking (WiFi, BT thanks to an ESP32), rapid application loading from SD card and WiFi management.
It is possible to configure the PicoZ80 with a .JSON file to adapt to the host machine, already working for the Sharp MZ-700 (and later for the MZ-80A, MZ-80B, MZ-800 and other Sharp computers) and the Amstrad PCW 9512 since yesterday (and certainly the other PCW models). I suppose it isn't impossible to target later the Amstrad CPC.
Cadence v2.0 by Abalore is out. It's a multi platform Amstrad CPC emulator for Linux, MacOS and Windows. It do not support CPC+ but can read .CPR cartridge and run Alcon 2020 for example.
The source code is on this Github depot while you will find the downloads on this other Github depot of Cadence.
Cadence v1.4 by Abalore is out. It's a multi platform Amstrad CPC emulator for Linux, MacOS and Windows. It do not support CPC+ but can read .CPR cartridge and run Alcon 2020 for example.
The PicoGX cartridge by Rodrik Studio and FreddyV is available since a moment and the last version of the PicoGX's firmware is the v1.1.4.
Vous pouvez acheter la PicoGX :
Ian Scott has released a new firmware v4.1.1 for his ISA card PicoGUS which supports the sound card Gravis Ultra Sound and much more including recently the Sound Blaster 16. This version also corrects an old bug : playmidi.exe now works in GUS mode.
Abalore just released his latest project, no more no less than a newémulateur multi platform Amtrad CPC emulator, but only compiled for Linux at the moment. It do not support CPC+ but can read .CPR cartridge and run Alcon 2020 for example.
A new version 260516_r007.9 of the Amstrad CPC core for MiST by Renaud Helias is available.
Longshot has released version 1.9 of the Amstrad CPC CRTC Compendium (15th May 2026) which is a documentation about the CRTC 6845 (and some others circuits). Note that the CRTC is a generic component used in several computers including the IBM PC.
It is possible to check if an emulator is good with the SHAKER tests by Longshot. SHAKER is a program designed to run on CPC machines produced by AMSTRAD in the 80s-90s. The objective of this program is to carry out extensive tests on the video circuits of this machine. These video circuits are the GATE ARRAY and the CRTC 6845. AMSTRAD produced several series of GATE ARRAY and used CRTC models produced by different manufacturers (HITACHI, MOTOROLA, UMC, AMSTRAD). This has been causing compatibility problems on operations that exceed the functional specifications of these circuits. The identified CRTCs are numbered from 0 to 4.
And last, if you like reading, don't hesitate to go check Longshot's blog.
The PicoZ80 by Engineers@work is un replacement of the Z80 using a Raspberry Pico 2. It features a faster CPU, more memory (ROM/RAM banking), virtual devices, networking (WiFi, BT thanks to an ESP32), rapid application loading from SD card and WiFi management.
It is possible to configure the PicoZ80 with a .JSON file to adapt to the host machine, already working for the Sharp MZ-700 (and later for the MZ-80A, MZ-80B, MZ-800 and other Sharp computers). The author want to also to provide a profile for the Amstrad PCW. So I think it isn't impossible to make one later for the Amstrad CPC.
Eto has just released a new Amstrad GX4000 / Plus cartridge PCB featuring 8 ROM Slots (128 Kb to 1 Mb) on its Github account. You can order the PCB on PCBWay. Pay attention to the DIP switch documentation on the github page as the PCB can be from 128 Kb to 1 Mb.
Manuel3D is the author of 3 Amstrad CPC programs, two utilities : New font for Amstrad CPC and Draw a star, and also a game : the hangman.
On his Youtube channel, he was showing a case for an Amstrad CPC 464.
Today he is showing how to make a joystick for Amstrad CPC with the needed components and 3D printing (thanks to Amstrad Power for the tweet.
Et pour voir le résultat, allez voir cette vidéo du joystick fabriqué sur une partie d'Arkanoid.
La FreddyV has released a new firmware for his PicoMEM 8bit ISA card today on Github. This new version brings the following points:
Olivier Poncet is the author of the Amstrad CPC Xcpc emulator for Linux, BSD and Unix. Il a a réalisé une video sur le processeur Zilog z80 qui équipe bien d'autres ordinateurs que l'Amstrad CPC.
Ian Scott did create the PicoGUS card emulating the Gravis Ultra Sound sound card (you can buy a PicoGUS in Europe at Serdashop).
He has announced today the future availability of the PicoIDE which features ATAPI optical disc emulation and IDE hard drive emulation. A new card next to the PicoMEM card by Freddy Vetele (the PicoMEM can be bought too at Serdashop).
Even for PC XT (and up), it can be interesting to use SCSI emulation as it exists SCSCI controllers for PC XT : BlueSCSI v2, ZuluSCSI, PiSCSCI.
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