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NOTE: In most cases, if your PCW or CPC is not fitted with a 3.5 inch drive, then there is no point to reading on!

Creative Technology Ltd have most generously placed all of their PCW Microdesign Programs, Fonts and Clip Art into the public domain and offered below are a number for you to download. As all of their programs are copy protected it may not be possible to offer these via the net, but I am working on it.

The following zip files will, when unzipped and transferred to a PCW, fit onto one side of a 180K disc.

MicroDesign 2 Program discs.

Disc 1: side 2 ----- ----- Fonts. --- Contains 25 files.
Disc 2: side 1 ----- ----- Cuts. --- Contains 35 files.
Disc 2: side 2 ----- ----- Icons and Areas. --- Contains 27 files.

MicroDesign 2 Extra Fonts Discs.

Disc 1: side 1 ----- ----- Fonts (.MDFs). --- Contains 14 files ---- view the fonts
Disc 1: side 2 ----- ----- Headline Typefaces (.MDAs). --- Contains 7 files ---- view the fonts
Disc 2: side 1 ----- ----- Fonts (.MDAs). --- Contains 14 files ---- view the fonts
Disc 2: side 2 ----- ----- Headline Typefaces (.MDAs). --- Contains 6 files ---- view the fonts
Disc 3: side 1 ----- ----- Fonts (.MDFs). --- Contains 16 files.---- view the fonts
Disc 3: side 2 ----- ----- Headline Typefaces (.MDAs). --- Contains 6 files.---- view the fonts
Disc 4: side 1 ----- ----- Fonts. --- Contains 25 files.
Disc 4: side 2 ----- ----- Fonts. --- Contains 11 files.

MicroDesign 3 Program Library.

Disc 1: side 2 ----- ----- Library 1. --- Contains 23 files.
Disc 2: side 1 ----- ----- Library 2. --- Contains 22 files.
Disc 2: side 2 ----- ----- Library 3. --- Contains 16 files.

MicroDesign 3 Tutorial.

Disc side 1 ----- ----- Microdesign 3 tutorial part 1 --- Contains 16 files.
Disc side 2 ----- ----- Microdesign 3 tutorial part 2 --- Contains 8 files.

MicroDesign 3 Extra Fonts Discs.

Disc A: side 1 ----- ----- PCW standard. --- Contains 20 files.---- view the fonts
Disc A: side 2 ----- ----- Blank, Frank, Gaps, John, Paul, Type. --- Contains 14 files.---- view the fonts
Disc B: side 1 ----- ----- Scot, Latin. --- Contains 23 files.
Disc B: side 2 ----- ----- Mik, Doris. --- Contains 20 files.
Disc D: side 1 ----- ----- Alex, Cuckoo. --- Contains 18 files.
Disc D: side 2 ----- ----- Olga, Tom. --- Contains 17 files.
Disc E: side 1 ----- ----- Bagdad, Florid. --- Contains 12 files.---- view the fonts
Disc E: side 2 ----- ----- OldEng, Wayne. --- Contains 13 files.---- view the fonts
Disc F: side 1 ----- ----- Arcade, Brush, Balloon. --- Contains 19 files.
Disc F: side 2 ----- ----- Kolass. --- Contains 12 files.
Disc H: side 1 ----- ----- Nik, Otto, Stak, Stax. --- Contains 11 files.
Disc H: side 2 ----- ----- Shaft, Trak, Volk, Techno. --- Contains 10 files.

MicroDesign Parish Magazine Library Clip Art.

Disc 1 side 1 ----- --- Contains 11 files.
Disc 1 side 2 ----- --- Contains 12 files.
Disc 2 side 3 ----- --- Contains 12 files.
Disc 2 side 4 ----- --- Contains 19 files.

Microdesign Maps Library.

Disc 1 side A ----- ----- The British Isles --- Contains 13 files.
Disc 1 side B ----- ----- The British Isles --- Contains 9 files.
Disc 2 side A ----- ----- The World --- Contains 9 files.
Disc 2 side B ----- ----- The World --- Contains 10 files.

MicroDisplay 3.

Disc side B ----- ----- Demo files (needs program to run) --- Contains 61 files.

ProScan.

Disc side B ----- ----- Fonts and Areas --- Contains 13 files.

The Electic Studio Software Collection.
Desk top publishing package plus the programs for the Light Pen and Video digitiser.

Newsdesk International -- -- the program --- Contains 10 files.
Newsdesk International -- -- fonts --- Contains 10 files.
Newsdesk International -- -- snip art --- Contains 30 files.
Newsdesk International -- -- snip art --- Contains 14 files.
Light Pen -- -- Art program-English --- Contains 8 files.
Light Pen -- -- Art program-French --- Contains 8 files.
Light Pen -- -- Art program with on disc manual --- Contains 6 files.
Video Digitiser -- -- program --- Contains 1 file.

Fleet Street Editor Plus
Desk top publishing package plus a graphics editor. Side A of program disc is copy protected.

Fleet Street Master Disc side B -- -- Program (part of) -- Contains 10 files.
Fleet Street Library Disc side A -- -- Graphics Library -- Contains 15 files.
Fleet Street Library Disc side B -- -- Graphics Library with Guided tour -- Contains 17 files.
Fleet Street Fonts 'N' Graphics Font Editor Disc side A -- -- Program (part of) -- Contains 19 files.
Fleet Street Fonts 'N' Graphics Library Disc side B -- -- Includes New Boot Program -- Contains 25 files.

Poly Programs.
Word processing package with mailmerge.

-- program side 1 --- Polyprint and fonts --- Contains 11 files.
-- program side 2 --- Polymail, Polyword and Polyplot --- Contains 3 files.
-- fonts set 2 --- Contains 9 files.
-- fonts set 3 --- Contains 9 files.

PYRADEV+
A very clever program as it copies almost any 3 inch 180K PCW disc, protected or not. Once this Zip file has been Unzipped and the files transferred to a 180K disc (only works with 180K discs) you will need to add the file J14CPM3.EMS from your CP/M Start-of-day disc. CP/M is still copyright so I can not supply as a download. This program will not copy Mirrorsoft's Tetris.

Pyradev+ ----- --- Contains 20 files.

The Professional Adventure Writing System.
Write adventure games with graphics with this program, PCW or CPC.

Professional Adventure Writing Side 1. -- --- for the CPC -- Contains 15 files.
Professional Adventure Writing Side 2. -- --- for the PCW -- Contains 15 files.

ROTATE.
With this program you are able to rotate most types of ASCII files and print side-ways. PCW8256 / 8512.

Rotate-- -- Print side-ways on PCW printers --- Contains 11 files.

SD Microsystems, owners of DGC Software, have most kindly placed MicroDraw and MicroChart (MicroDesign3 ad-on's) into the Public Domain but please note other DGC Software titles remain copyright.
MICRODRAW.

Microdraw. ---- --- It provides full page drawing facilities and a vector based language program for drawing your own scaleable pictures, all within MicroDesign. ---- Contains 21 Files.

MICROCHART.

Microchart. ---- --- Import spreadsheets (such as SuperCalc2) into MicroDesign. ---- Contains 27 Files.

Jonathan Erskine-Nartey has most kindly saved the SSA-1 and LP-1 (colour monitor only) system/program files from cassette to a Zip file to enable those with corrupt or lost cassettes to reverse the process.
SSA-1 System Files.

SSA-1. ---- --- Program/System files. ---- Contains 2 Files.

LP-1. ---- --- Program/System files. ---- Contains 2 Files.

The following zip files will, when unzipped and transferred to a PCW or CPC, only fit onto a 720K disc.

Dimitrios Karalis has most graciously offered his CPC programs for free download, but copyright remains with him.
TOOLS.

Tools (V3).dsk ---- -- This is a DSK image and contains a selection of useful tools.
Cosmos (V20).dsk ---- ---- (This latest version added 31/08/07). This is a CP/M 2.2 program and is offered as a DSK image. Transfer this to a 3" disk, boot CP/M from the same disk and then run SETUP.COM-. This will install COSMOS in your external drive. Instructions are on the disc.

MicroDesign 3 Extra Fonts Discs.

Disc C. ----- ----- Clark, Rondo, Seraph, Slenda. ---- Contains 31 Files.
Disc G. ----- ----- Marquis, Max, May, Ping, Rok, Scan, Shadow, Trek. ---- Contains 27 Files.
Disc K. ----- ----- Breeze, Invite, Gift, Liner. ---- Contains 36 Files.

Mike Elliston has most generously placed his own design of MD3 fonts into the Public Domain.
Help files are included with these fonts.

Mike's fonts --- ----- Braille, Breeze. ---- Contains 18 Files.
Mike's fonts --- ----- Circus, DeafDumb, Delphin. ---- Contains 11 Files.
Mike's fonts --- ----- Euro, Gift. ---- Contains 14 Files.
Mike's fonts --- ----- Invite. ---- Contains 9 Files.
Mike's fonts --- ----- Liner, Morse. ---- Contains 12 Files.
Mike's fonts --- ----- Safire, Semaphor, Slopes. ---- Contains 17 Files.

Download any / all of the above, then Unzip using Winzip (click on the banner to obtain for free) or something similar.
Convert the files to CP/M using CPM.EXE (click on the banner to obtain for free) a MS DOS program or something similar. Alternatively you can copy the unzipped files to a 720K DOS disc and take this disc to your PCW and then convert the files to a PCW formatted disc using Moonstone's 2 in 1 or something similar --- and enjoy!

Amstrad portable models PPC512 and PPC640 System Discs.
Note: Due to file size limitations imposed by my Web Host I can not offer these discs but visit the following site and download from there .
PPC512/640 System discs.
Note: The readme file supplied with these disc images give the wrong information as it tells you to --- To make new copies of the system disks take two floppy disks that have been formatted to 720K (NOT! 1.44MB) and then give the command: FDCOPY DISKn.CFI A: where n is 1 or 2 and A: is the drive containing the 720K floppy disk --- the command details are wrong and the following should be used:- FDCOPY PPCDISKn.CFI A: in place of FDCOPY DISKn.CFI A:

Should anyone experience any problems with the contents or in transferring any of these files to the PCW or CPC just e-mail * ME * with the problem and I will see if I can come up with the solution.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR SOFTWARE TO BE INCLUDED ON THIS PAGE.

The Owners of the software have made it known that they have placed it into the Public Domain.
The Owners of the software have been contacted and have ignored requests for clarification as to whether their CP/M software is PD or not. It has therefore been deemed that they have no interest in their antiquated software and it can be offered to interested parties for free.
The Owners of the software would appear to be no longer in business, are untraceable and their CP/M software has been offered for free, by other third parties, via the Internet for sometime without any requests for removal.
Any software included on this page which is known to be copyright -- will be removed immediately.

15th January 2008.

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