Amstrad CP/M Plus character set: Difference between revisions

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The '''Amstrad CP/M Plus character set''' (alternatively known as '''PCW character set''' or '''ZX Spectrum +3 character set''') is any of a group of 8-bit character sets introduced by [[Amstrad]]/[[Locomotive Software]] for use in conjunction with their adaptation of [[Digital Research]]'s [[CP/M Plus]]<ref name="Plus3CPM"/> on various [[Amstrad CPC]] / [[Schneider CPC]] and [[Amstrad PCW]] / [[Schneider Joyce]]<!-- PCW 8000, PCW 9256, PCW 10, PCW 9512, PCW 9512+ --> machines.<ref name="Elliott_2015_XBIOS"/><ref name="AT_CPMPlus_CS"/> The character set was also used on the [[Amstrad ZX Spectrum +3]] version of cpCP/mM.<ref name="Plus3CPM"/>

At least on the ZX Spectrum +3 it existed in eight language-specific variants (based on [[ISO/IEC 646]]) depending on the selected locale of the system: USA (default), withFrance, ''languageGermany, 0'' beingUK, theDenmark, defaultSweden, Italy forand "US"Spain.<ref name="Plus3Language"/>

Another slight variant of the character set was used by [[LocoScript]].<ref name="Elliott_2016_LS1Format"/><ref name="AT_LogoScript"/>