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Re: [LUG] Operating Systems We Have Known And Loved (And Hated)

 

On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 11:32 AM, Simon Avery <digdilem@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Amstrad CPC464 (with 64k expansion and 3" disk drive  (178k per side),
> later a 3.5" drive that stored a massive 800k.)  Rombo ROM box with
> Adlan and TADS. Wrote many text adventure games with that, GAC and
> Quill through the 80s and early 90s.  Also dabbled with CP/M 2.2 (I
> found CPM+ was too unstable on this combination hardware)

Tis true, Simon was quite a regular in Amstrad Action's Balrog pages,
back in the day.

https://www.google.com/search?q=site:matt.lee.name+%22simon+avery%22

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