Amstrad PC Utilities

Below are some useful utilities that can be used with the old Amstrad range of PCs.

PC1512, PC1640, PC2086

These downloads are designed to be used with the early XT machines only. Do not try and use them on AT machines.

Title Description Download
Mouse Driver v7.04 This is the most up to date version of the mouse driver for the PC1512, 1640 and 2086. Do not try and use this on AT-type machines, like the 2286 and up. For these machines, use the standard MOUSE.COM file that ships with Windows.
Clock fix for PC1512 This is the driver to fix the realtime clock on the PC1512 when used with a newer version of DOS.
PC1512 System Disks All disk images are in .ZIP format and for each model the first disk is a special case. For the disk 1 in each case (either 46001 or 47001) you should unzip the archive to a temporary directory that will give you two files - a .CFI file and a copy of FDCOPY.COM. In each case you should place a blank 360K floppy in a drive x: and give the command FDCOPY 4n0001.CFI x: (where n=6 or 7 and x is the 5.25" drive on your PC).

Note: Because the 46004 disk in the 1512 set is also bootable (it contains Digital Research's DOS Plus rather than MS-DOS 3.2) therefore, like disk 46001, it is stored as a copy of FDCOPY and a .CFI as well and should be used to create a bootable disk in the same way as described above.

For all other ZIP files in a set (either 46002/3/5 or 47002/3/4) you should unzip each file directly to a blank floppy using the -D switch in your pkunzip command. For example,


PKUNZIP -D 46003.ZIP a:
PC1640 System Disks All disk images are in .ZIP format and for each model the first disk is a special case. For the disk 1 in each case (either 46001 or 47001) you should unzip the archive to a temporary directory that will give you two files - a .CFI file and a copy of FDCOPY.COM. In each case you should place a blank 360K floppy in a drive x: and give the command FDCOPY 4n0001.CFI x: (where n=6 or 7 and x is the 5.25" drive on your PC).

Note: Because the 46004 disk in the 1512 set is also bootable (it contains Digital Research's DOS Plus rather than MS-DOS 3.2) therefore, like disk 46001, it is stored as a copy of FDCOPY and a .CFI as well and should be used to create a bootable disk in the same way as described above.

For all other ZIP files in a set (either 46002/3/5 or 47002/3/4) you should unzip each file directly to a blank floppy using the -D switch in your pkunzip command. For example,


PKUNZIP -D 46003.ZIP a:
NVR program A copy of the Non-volatile RAM program supplied with the PC1512 and PC1640.
CGAEX CGAEX and MDAEX are tools that can be used to test various aspects of the behaviour of a CGA / MDA display, or an emulation thereof. CGAEX supports the PC1512 640x200x16 graphics mode.
1512GFX 1512GFX contains C source for accessing the PC1512's 640x200x16 graphics mode, and a simple BMP viewer.
GEM drivers The FreeGEM driver packs include suitable drivers for all the Amstrad XT models under GEM/3, ViewMAX or FreeGEM:
System Recommended driver Pack Resolution Colours Comments
PC1512 SDAMS9.CGA 3 640x200 16
PC1640 with ECD SDEHF9.EGA 2 640x350 16 The PC1640 is a complicated case. Not only are there three possible monitors for it, but the graphics chipset can also be set up to emulate various types of hardware.
PC1640 with CD (switches set to EGA) SDELF9.CGA 2 640x200 16
PC1640 with CD (switches set to CGA) SDPLA9.CGA 3 640x200 4
PC1640 with MD (switches set to EGA) SDEH19.EGA 2 640x350 2
PC1640 with MD (switches set to Hercules) SDHRC9.EGA 2 720x350 2
PPC512 or PPC640 SDRCG9.CGA 2 640x200 2
PC20 or PC200 SDCGA9.CGA 2 640x200 2
PC2086 or PC3086 SDUNI9.VGA 1 640x480 16 If your monitor doesn't support 800x600 resolution.
SDU869.VGA 2 800x600 16 If your monitor supports 800x600 resolution.
SDPAR9.VGA 2 640x400 256 Probably too slow to use.
PC5086 SDU869.VGA 2 800x600 16 If your monitor supports 800x600 resolution.
SDU759.VGA 3 720x540 16 If your monitor supports 720x540 resolution.
SDUNI9.VGA 1 640x480 16 If your monitor can't do the higher resolutions.

 

PC2286, PC2386

These downloads are designed to be used with the early AT machines only.

Title Description Download
Latest MEMM.SYS This is the latest MEMM.SYS for LIM on the PC2286 and PC2386 machines.
Mousefix67 This is the MS mouse fix for 6xx and 7.xx on the PC2386.
Mousefix8 This is the MS mouse fix for 8xx on the PC2386.
Setup A copy of the Setup program supplied with the PC2286 and PC2386.

 

PC1xxx, PC2xxx, PC3xxx, PC4xxx

These downloads are designed to be used with the PC1000-series, PC2000-series, PC3000-series and PC4000-series

Title Description Download
Windows VGA driver The 640x400x256 Windows driver for Paradise VGA card

 

PPC512, PPC640 Luggables

These downloads are designed to be used with the Amstrad PPC range.

Title Description Download
System Disks PPC portable system disks (inc. Mirror and Organiser)
Sinclair font Sinclair font (8k) for the PC200 / PC20 / PPC computers. Since the PC200 font is in ROM, you need an EPROM burner to install this package.

 

Laptops/Notebooks

These downloads are designed to be used with the Amstrad laptops and notebooks

Title Description Download
ALT programs The DISPLAY and SWITCHER programs supplied with the ALT-series of laptops