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Amstrad CP/M Plus character set
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<p>The Amstrad CP/M Plus character set (alternatively known as PCW character set or ZX Spectrum +3 character set) is any of a group of 8-bit character sets introduced by <a href="/facts/Amstrad/rXhrLd2U">Amstrad</a>/<a href="/facts/Locomotive_Software/8CEadcBv">Locomotive Software</a> for use in conjunction with their adaptation of <a href="/facts/Digital_Research/9bYQl2pI">Digital Research</a>'s <a href="/facts/CP%2fM_Plus/n5rTgXdC">CP/M Plus</a> on various <a href="/facts/Amstrad_CPC/U2F6jDXY">Amstrad CPC</a> / <a href="/facts/Schneider_CPC/U2F6jDXY">Schneider CPC</a> and <a href="/facts/Amstrad_PCW/eUHIck5p">Amstrad PCW</a> / <a href="/facts/Schneider_Joyce/eUHIck5p">Schneider Joyce</a> machines. The character set was also used on the <a href="/facts/Amstrad_ZX_Spectrum_%252B3/JVbaDHrU">Amstrad ZX Spectrum +3</a> version of CP/M. </p><p>At least on the ZX Spectrum +3 it existed in eight language-specific variants (based on <a href="/facts/ISO%2fIEC_646/7CdXUnTs">ISO/IEC 646</a>) depending on the selected locale of the system: USA (default), France, Germany, UK, Denmark, Sweden, Italy and Spain. </p><p>Another slight variant of the character set was used by <a href="/facts/LocoScript/DFztjb1K">LocoScript</a>. </p>