{"id":153,"date":"2024-04-28T05:41:40","date_gmt":"2024-04-28T05:41:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/sawberries\/2024\/04\/28\/8492979\/"},"modified":"2024-04-28T05:41:40","modified_gmt":"2024-04-28T05:41:40","slug":"8492979","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/sawberries\/2024\/04\/28\/8492979\/","title":{"rendered":"425: Amstrad CPC 40th Anniversary with Roland Perry Pt 1 – The Retro Hour EP425"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Join us on a special journey back in time with Roland Perry, the visionary tech consultant behind the legendary Amstrad CPC, as we celebrate 40 incredible years of this iconic machine. In this not-to-be-missed episode, Roland takes us from his early days tinkering with electronics in school, through the founding of Ambit International, right up to his crucial role in steering the Amstrad CPC to success against heavyweights like the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Contents:<\/p>\n

00:00 – The Week’s Retro News Stories
\n45:20 – Roland Perry Interview<\/p>\n

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