AMSTRAD PC1640 HITS UK OUTLETS EARLY NEXT MONTH

Amstrad Plc yesterday gave a first UK showing for the new PC1640 MS-DOS range which it launched in the US last month. Scheduled for delivery sooner than expected, in early August, the range is designed to increase the company's appeal to the corporate market where it has so far failed to emulate its success in the High Street. General opinion is that the PC1512 launched in September lacks the graphics capabilities that big business requires, so to put that right the new machine contains the Internal Graphics Adaptor, a custom-designed gate array that provides 640 by 350 resolution in Enhanced Graphics Adaptor mode and is compatible with the