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Amstrad

Amstrad plc was a British consumer electronics company, founded in 1968 by Alan Sugar. During the 1980s, the company was known for its home computers beginning with the Amstrad CPC and later also the ZX Spectrum range after the Sinclair deal, which led it to have a substantial share of the home computer market in Britain. In the following decade it…

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Founded
1 November 1968 (original company)
Industry
Electronics
Headquarters
Kings Road, Brentwood, Essex, United Kingdom
Area served
UK and Ireland
Defunct
2011 (2011)
Fate
Acquired by Sky (2007); name reacquired by Sugar in 2024

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related to PC compatibles · 47
Amstrad → ACL386SX, ALT286, ALT386SX, Amstrad Mega PC, ANB386SX, Australian, CGA, CPU, Integrated Mega Drive, Intel, KB, KB RAM, Marketed, MB RAM, MDA/Hercules/CGA/EGA, MHz, MHz Pentium, NEC V30, PC, PC-20
related to Home computers · 23
Amstrad → Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW, Australia, Commodore, CP/M, CPC, France, Germany, In, Ireland, It, Italy, Later, LocoScript, London Stock Exchange, New Zealand, Plus, Sinclair, Spain, The Amsoft
related to Set-top box · 18
Amstrad → Amstrad Sky, Amstrad Sky HD Multiroom, Amstrad/Fidelity Satellite Systems SRX100, DRX100, DRX180, DRX200, DRX280, DRX300, DRX400, DRX500, DRX550, DRX780, DRX890, DRX895, HD, Receiver DRX595, SRD400, SRX200
related to Launch of Sky and Astra Satellite · 14
Amstrad → Alan Sugar, Astra, Central Europe, East Germany, In, May, SES Astra, Sky, Sky's Sky, TV, UK, Ultimately, West Germany, With
related to Restructuring in the 1990s · 14
Amstrad → Amstrad Mega PC, Apple Newton, C64 GS, Commodore, CPC, GX4000, In, It, PDA, PenPad, Plus, Sega, Sega TeraDrive, The
related to E-m@iler, Sky boxes, and final years · 11
Amstrad → Amserve Ltd, Amstrad's UK E-m, Dixons, DSG International, DVD, E-m, E3 Videophone, In, Plus, This, VCRs
related to Early beginnings · 10
Amstrad → Alan Michael Sugar, Alan Sugar, AMS Trading, During, East Asia, Limited, Lower, Their, TV, UK
related to Further reading · 9
Amstrad → Alan, Alan Sugar, David, ISBN, My Autobiography, Sugar, The Amstrad Story, What You Get, What You See Is
related to PC accessories · 6
Amstrad → Amstrad DMP1000, DMP3000, DMP3160, DMP3250di, Mirror, SM2400
related to Revival of Amstrad name · 6
Amstrad → Amstrad Digital, In, Joe Baron, Sky UK, Sugar, Sugar's

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AmstradArea servedUK and Ireland1.00infobox
AmstradDefunct2011 (2011)1.00infobox
AmstradFateAcquired by Sky (2007); name reacquired by Sugar in 20241.00infobox
AmstradFormerlyAMS Trading Co (1968–)1.00infobox
AmstradFormerlyAmstrad plc (–5/1997)1.00infobox
AmstradFormerlyBetacom plc (1997)1.00infobox
AmstradFormerlyAmstrad plc (11/1997–9/2008)1.00infobox
AmstradFormerlyAmstrad Limited (9/2008–2011)1.00infobox
AmstradFounded1 November 1968 (original company)1.00infobox
AmstradFounderAlan Sugar1.00infobox
AmstradHeadquartersKings Road, Brentwood, Essex, United Kingdom1.00infobox
AmstradIndustryElectronics1.00infobox
AmstradNet income£15.08 million GBP (2006)1.00infobox
AmstradNumber of employees85 (2005)1.00infobox
AmstradOperating income£26.94 million GBP (2006)1.00infobox
AmstradRevenue£91.65 million (2006)1.00infobox
AmstradTrade nameAmstrad1.00infobox
AmstradTraded asLSE: AMS (1980-2007) FTSE 100 component (until 2007)1.00infobox
AmstradTypePrivate (1968–1980)1.00infobox
AmstradTypePublic (1980–2007)1.00infobox
AmstradTypeSubsidiary (2007–2011)1.00infobox
AmstradWebsiteamstrad.com at the Wayback Machine (archived January 25, 2019)1.00infobox

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