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'''Indescomp''' is the spanish company that distributed [[Amstrad]] CPC computers and [[Amsoft]] software in Spain. They have also launched the CPC 6128 in USA (see [[:File:Amstrad Computer User8508 007.jpg|here]]).
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==Background==
  
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People of software division of Indescomp founded later [[Opera Soft]] & MadeInSpain/[[Zigurat]]
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Software and Hardware manufacturer '''Indescomp''' of Madrid, Spain were the main distributers of the [[Amstrad]] [[CPC]] computers and [[Amsoft]] and [[Anirog]] software in their homeland (including the Spanish only [[CPC 472]])
  
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Indescomp publish software for another 8bit platforms Vic20/C64 (with the own mark); Spectrum (for Investronica) and MSX (for Sony & Spectravideo). Besides Indescomp group had the sub-brand [[Microbyte]] who publish for 8bit and PC (1512, 1640...)
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Prior to the launch of the [[CPC]], '''Indescomp''' published games and hardware for the [[Vic-20]], [[ZX Spectrum]] and [[MSX]].
  
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Finally Alan Sugar bought Indescomp who become Amstrad Spain Ltd.  Indescomp president José Luis Domínguez, was then an important chairman of Alan Sugar. This maked Amstrad was the giant during years on computer selling (CPC, Spectrum +2 +3, PCW & PC) in Spain.
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As well as publishing under their own name, '''Indescomp''' also released several serious software titles and a couple of games under the '''Microybyte''' label to differentiate it from software derriving from an [[Amsoft]] origin.
  
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== Hardware ==
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The company was eventually bought out by [[Alan M. Sugar|Alan Sugar]] who changed the company into [[Amstrad]] Spain Ltd.  Existing company president José Luis Domínguez retained his role as the figurehead of the new division, as [[Amstrad]] went on to cement its status as a leading player in the Spanish home computer market.
  
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Amstrad CPC computers, with english and spanish keyboards, including some curious models:
 
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* [[472|CPC 472]]
 
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* [[Solavox|Solavox CPC 6128]]
 
  
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== Games ==
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== Trivia ==
  
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* [[Roland in the Caves]]([[Bugaboo]])
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* '''Indescomp''' were behind the ultimately failed launch of the [[6128|CPC 6128]] in the USA (see [[:File:Amstrad Computer User8508 007.jpg|here]] for more details)
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* [[Roland on the Ropes]]([[Fred]])
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* '''Indescomp''' staff later went on to form two other successful Spanish software companies [[Opera Soft]] and [[Zigurat]] after the company stopped producing their own games
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* [[The Galactic Plague]]
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* The company's name appears on an unusual prototype machine named the [[Solavox|Solavox CPC 6128]] which seems to have been designed for release in the USA.
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* [[Hockey]]([[Slapshot]])
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* [[Supertripper]]
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* [[Campeones]]
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* [[Fumiga]]([[The Polluting Bacteria]])
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* [[Puzzle]]
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== Utilities ==
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== As Indescomp ==
  
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* [[Amsbase]]
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=== Hardware ===
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* [[Ams Calc]]
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* [[Amsdraw]]
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* [[Amsword]]
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* [[Forth]]
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* [[Hisoft Devpac]]
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* [[Hisoft Pascal 4T]]
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* [[Mastercalc]]
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* [[Procesador de Texto]]
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* [[Stock-Aid]]
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== Books ==
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<gallery>
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Image:464.png|[[464|CPC 464]]
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Image:CPC 472 es.jpg|[[472|CPC 472]]
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Image:CPC664 Top.jpg|[[664|CPC 664]]
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Image:CPC6128 Top.jpg|[[6128|CPC 6128]]
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</gallery>
  
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* [[40 Juegos Educativos]]
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=== Games ===
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* [[Codigo Maquina para Principiantes con Amstrad]]
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* [[Hacia la Inteligencia Artificial con Amstrad]]
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* [[Juegos Sensacionales para Amstrad]]
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* [[Musica y Sonidos con Amstrad]]
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* [[Programacion BASIC con Amstrad]]
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* [[Programando con Amstrad]]
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* [[Tecnicas de Programacion de Graficos en el Amstrad]]
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== Covers ==
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<gallery>
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Image:Alien_Break_In_(Indescomp)_(Cover).jpg|[[Alien Break In|Alien Break-In]]
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Image:Almirante_Graf_Spee.jpg|[[Admiral Graf Spee|Almirante Graf Spee (Admiral Graf Spee)]]
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Image:Amsgolf_(Indescomp)_(Cover).jpg|[[Amsgolf]]
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Image:Campeones.jpg|[[Campeones]]
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Image:Defend_or_Die_(Indescomp)_(Cover).jpg|[[Defend or Die]]
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Image:El_Juego_de_los_Numeros_(Cover).jpg|[[Number Painter|El Juego de los Numeros (Number Painter)]]
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Image:Flight_Path_737_(Indescomp)_(Cover).jpg|[[Flight Path 737]]
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Image:Fred.jpg|[[Roland on the Ropes|Fred (Roland on the Ropes)]]
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Image:Fumiga.png|[[The Polluting Bacteria|Fumiga (The Polluting Bacteria)]]
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Image:House_of_Usher_(Indescomp)_(Cover).jpg|[[House of Usher]]
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Image:Hockey.jpg|[[Slapshot|Hockey (Slapshot)]]
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Image:Invasores.jpg|[[3D Invaders|Invasores (3D Invaders)]]
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Image:Plaga_Galactica.jpg|[[The Galactic Plague|Plaga Galactica (The Galactic Plague)]]
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Image:La_Pulga.jpg|[[Roland in the Caves|La Pulga (Roland in the Caves)]]
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Image:Puzzle (Indescomp).png|[[Puzzle (Indescomp)|Puzzle]]
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Image:Supertripper.png|[[Supertripper]]
  
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<gallery caption="Books">
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</gallery>
  
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Image:419px-40 Juegos Educativos.jpg|40 Juegos Educativos
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=== Utilities ===
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Image:419px Codigo Maquina para Principiantes con Amstrad.jpg|Codigo Maquina para Principiantes con Amstrad
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Image:419px-Hacia la inteligencia artificial con Amstrad.jpg|Hacia la Inteligencia Artificial con Amstrad
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<gallery>
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Image:419px-Juegos sensacionales para Amstrad.jpg|Juegos Sensacionales para Amstrad
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Image:419px-Musica y sonidos con Amstrad.jpg|Musica y Sonidos con Amstrad
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Image:Amsbase Cover (Indescomp).jpg|[[Amsbase]]
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Image:419px-Programacion BASIC con Amstrad.jpg|Programacion BASIC con Amstrad
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Image:Ams Calc Cover (Indescomp).jpg|[[Ams Calc]]
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Image:419px-Programando con Amstrad.jpg|Programando con Amstrad
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Image:Amsdraw Cover (tape) (Indescomp).jpg|[[Amsdraw]]
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Image:419px-Tecnicas de programacion de graficos en el Amstrad.jpg|Tecnicas de Programacion de Graficos en el Amstrad
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Image:Amsfile_1.1_(Title).png|[[Amsfile|Amsfile 1.1]]
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Image:Amsfile_2.3_(Title).png|[[Amsfile|Amsfile 2.3]]
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Image:Amsword Cover (Indescomp).jpg|[[Amsword]]
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Image:Contabilidad_General_(Title).png|[[Contrabilidad_General]]
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Image:Curso Autodidactico de Basic I (Indescomp) Covertape.jpg|[[Teach Yourself Amstrad Basic - A Tutorial Guide - Part I|Curso Autodidactico de BASIC I]]
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Image:Disco_Obsequio_Amstrad_6128_(Title).png|[[Disco Obsequio]]
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Image:Hisoft Devpac Cover (Indescomp).jpg|[[Hisoft Devpac|Ensamblador Desensamblador Devpac]]
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Image:Forth Cover (tape) (Indescomp).jpg|[[Forth]]
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Image:Hisoft Pascal 4T Cover (Indescomp).jpg|[[Hisoft Pascal 4T|Pascal]]
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Image:Master Calc Cover (Indescomp).jpg|[[Mastercalc|Master Calc]]
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Image:Mirando a las Estrellas (Indescomp) Cover.jpg|[[Star Watcher|Mirando a las Estrellas]]
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Image:Procesador de Texto Cover (tape) (Indescomp).jpg|[[Procesador de Texto]]
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Image:Ramdom-Format_(Title).png|[[Random-Format]]
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Image:Stock-Aid Cover (tape) (Indescomp).jpg|[[Stock-Aid]]
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Image:Vencimientos_(Title).png|[[Vencimientos]]
  
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
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=== Books ===
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<gallery>
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Image:419px-40 Juegos Educativos.jpg|[[40 Juegos Educativos]]
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Image:419px Codigo Maquina para Principiantes con Amstrad.jpg|[[Codigo Maquina para Principiantes con Amstrad]]
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Image:419px-Hacia la inteligencia artificial con Amstrad.jpg|[[Hacia la Inteligencia Artificial con Amstrad]]
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Image:419px-Juegos sensacionales para Amstrad.jpg|[[Juegos Sensacionales para Amstrad]]
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Image:419px-Musica y sonidos con Amstrad.jpg|[[Musica y Sonidos con Amstrad]]
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Image:419px-Programacion BASIC con Amstrad.jpg|[[Programacion BASIC con Amstrad]]
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Image:419px-Programando con Amstrad.jpg|[[Programando con Amstrad]]
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Image:419px-Tecnicas de programacion de graficos en el Amstrad.jpg|[[Tecnicas de Programacion de Graficos en el Amstrad]]
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</gallery>
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== As Microbyte ==
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=== Games ===
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<gallery>
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Image:Jump_Jet_(Microbyte)_(Cover).jpg|[[Jump Jet]]
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Image:Moon_Buggy_(Microbyte)_(Cover).jpg|[[Moon Buggy]]
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Image:Survivor_(Microbyte)_(Cover).jpg|[[Survivor (Anirog)|The Survivor]]
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Image:Viaje_Fin_de_Curso_(Microbyte)_(Cover).jpg|[[Viaje Fin de Curso]]
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</gallery>
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=== Utilities ===
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<gallery>
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Image:Music Maestro Cover (tape).jpg|[[Music Maestro]]
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Image:Oddjob Front Cover.jpg|[[Oddjob]]
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Image:Pazazz Front Cover.jpg|[[Pazazz]]
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Image:Syclone 2 (tape) - Cover.jpg|[[RSX Syclone 2|Syclone 2]]
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Image:System X Cover (tape).jpg|[[System X]]
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Image:Zedis II (tape) - Cover.jpg|[[Zedis II]]
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</gallery>
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[[Category:CPC_related_companies]] [[Category:Computer_and_video_game_companies]]
 
[[Category:CPC_related_companies]] [[Category:Computer_and_video_game_companies]]

Latest revision as of 13:19, 24 November 2011

Background

Software and Hardware manufacturer Indescomp of Madrid, Spain were the main distributers of the Amstrad CPC computers and Amsoft and Anirog software in their homeland (including the Spanish only CPC 472)

Prior to the launch of the CPC, Indescomp published games and hardware for the Vic-20, ZX Spectrum and MSX.

As well as publishing under their own name, Indescomp also released several serious software titles and a couple of games under the Microybyte label to differentiate it from software derriving from an Amsoft origin.

The company was eventually bought out by Alan Sugar who changed the company into Amstrad Spain Ltd. Existing company president José Luis Domínguez retained his role as the figurehead of the new division, as Amstrad went on to cement its status as a leading player in the Spanish home computer market.


Trivia

  • Indescomp were behind the ultimately failed launch of the CPC 6128 in the USA (see here for more details)
  • Indescomp staff later went on to form two other successful Spanish software companies Opera Soft and Zigurat after the company stopped producing their own games
  • The company's name appears on an unusual prototype machine named the Solavox CPC 6128 which seems to have been designed for release in the USA.

As Indescomp

Hardware

Games

Utilities

Books

As Microbyte

Games

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