I'm quite proud of it being an Amstrad...
People look at it and say, "That can't be an Amstrad!" But it bloody well is. The way Amstrad used to work is: they'd source components from all over the shop, bolt 'em together and badge the resultant mess (which is why their computers were so shite - no two ever had the same internals).
This thing however has very few components, and those that it does have are relatively simple (with the exception of that fancy 'S' shaped arm). I figure the whole thing was an exercise in design - one that they got right. Plus its most complex bit (the fancy arm) was a highly visible selling point, so they couldn't f**k about with it!
(minimalist ..., Fri 5 Nov 2010, 17:13, Reply)