The GX4000 was Amstrad’s short-lived attempt to enter the games console market. The console was released in Europe in 1990 and was an upgraded design based on the then still-popular CPC technology. The GX4000 shared hardware architecture with Amstrad’s CPC Plus computer line, which was released concurrently.
Technical Specifications
Processor: Zilog Z80a @ 4 MHz
ROM: 32 Kb
RAM: 64 Kb + 16 Kb VRAM
Display: Television + Monitor
Text display: Not Applicable
Graphics display: from 160 x200 up to 640 x 200
Colours: 32 from a palette of 4096
Sound: 3 Channel – AY-3-8912
Keyboard: Not Applicable – Controllers only
Interface: Audio output, 2 x digital controller connections, analog controller port, RJ11 Socket,
Interface: Audio & RGB output
Data Storage: Cartridge
Power Supply: External PSU – 11v DC
Software: Only 27 games were made available.
NOTES:- Please turn off system before removing/replacing cartridge