Highlight: within its category (Consumer Electronics & Devices) · in the overall history of IT
Amstrad is a British electronics company, now wholly owned by BSkyB. As of 2006, Amstrad's main business is manufacturing Sky Digital interactive boxes.Amstrad was founded in 1968 by Alan Sugar at the age of 21. The name is a contraction of Alan Michael Sugar Trading. It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1980. During the late 1980s, Amstrad had a substantial share of the PC market in the UK. Amstrad was once a FTSE 100 Index constituent but is now wholly owned by BSkyB.
| Company Type | Consumer Electronics & Devices |
|---|---|
| Date Formed | 1968 |
| CEO |
Alun Webber
|
| Website | |
| Address |
130 Kings Road |
Hardware by Amstrad
- Amstrad ANB-386SX40
- Amstrad CPC 464
- Amstrad CPC 464plus
- Amstrad CPC 6128
- Amstrad CPC 6128 Plus
- Amstrad CPC 664
- Amstrad CPC472
- Amstrad GX4000
- Amstrad M600
- Amstrad Mega PC
- Amstrad NC100
- Amstrad NC150
- Amstrad NC200
- Amstrad PC 1640
- Amstrad PC1512
- Amstrad PC2086
- Amstrad PC2286
- Amstrad PcW 10
- Amstrad PCW 16
- Amstrad PCW 8256
- Amstrad PCW 8512
- Amstrad PCW 9256
- Amstrad PCW 9512
- Amstrad PcW 9512+
- Amstrad PcW16
- Amstrad PenPad PDA600
- Amstrad PPC 640S
- Amstrad PPC512
- Amstrad ZX Spectrum+2
- Amstrad ZX Spectrum+3