Roland is the star guest at the inaugural UKAG meetup, but if you are newer to the retro hobby you might not know his background or his impact on the computer we all know and love.

Roland says of the event:

“I’m looking forward to attending the UK Amstrad Group meeting. It’s always a pleasure to see these machines still being used, repaired, and enjoyed, and to chat with people who remember what made them work so well. The best part is the community, swapping stories, solving the odd technical mystery, and having a good laugh about the design choices that still get people talking.”

Interview

There’s a great article from Retro Gamer to find out more, and here are the essentials:

Amstrad’s lead technical figure on the CPC: Roland Perry was Amstrad’s group technical manager, often described as the person who made the CPC “tick”, leading the electronics design that turned the CPC concept into a working machine.