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Keyboard Versions

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[[File:WalgenbachAmstrad CPC464 grey Large.jpg|200px|left]]
* '''Amstrad CPC 464 with new logo and grey keys'''
* Normally grey keys were found only on german Schneider models, not on Amstrad 464.
* Possibly this is a late german model (made after the Schneider/Amstrad partnership ended)...?
* Though [http://www.homecomputer.de/pages/f_info.html?Amstrad_CPC464_grey.html this link] says it's "most common" in UK...?
* Btw. better "non-diagonal" picture would be nice.
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= Regions =
[[File:English Amstrad CPC664 keyb Gryzor.jpg|200px|left]]
* '''English CPC 664'''
* Tested and confirmed that keyboard clash doesn't occur on English CPC664 keyboard.
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[[File:English CPC 6128 keyboard yoshi doshi.jpg|200px|left]]
* '''English CPC 6128 (new logo)'''
* Surprisingly, this is an ultra rare photo - as by 2010, there are almost no other pictures showing english 128K models in the internet.
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[[File:Amstrad 6128 plus museum ebenthal.jpg|150px|left]]
* '''English 6128 Plus'''
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* '''EPROM in English 464/6128 Plus System Cartridge'''
* Showing PCB and the sticker with 41xxx-x part number
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[[File:NoPictureGerman Amstrad CPC464 (with gray keys).png|100px200px|left]]* '''German CPC 464 (Amstrad) (should exist?)'''(Amstrad)* Produced after the Amstrad-Schneider partnership ended in 1988. Now having an Amstrad logo on keyboard, ''unknown if/how such late german CPCs differed from english CPCs but still with Schneider- they might have style grey control keys, or german text on tape drive.Some other lowres pictures are [[Media:WalgenbachAmstrad CPC464 grey Large.jpg|here]] and [[Media:Amstrad CPC464 User Manual German.jpg|here]].?''
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''Amstrad Ordenador Personal en Color''
Before spanish laws led to Initially, the 72K fake and to the spanish keyboard, normal english CPCs might CPC 464, 664, and 6128 have been sold in spain - unknown if this has really happened - (with normal english keyboards, and if so, if they had the spanish ''Ordenador Personal en Color'' normal english text on them...? [[File:NoPicture.png|100px|left]]* '''Spanish CPC 464/664/6128 without Ñ key''' Pre-472* According to info from spain: All spanish CPCs (at least the 6128case) did have . The special "spanished" models were invented when spanish plaques, even before laws led to the Ñ key was invented. So, these model(s) should exist. Photos would be welcome!* EDIT: According 72K fake and to newer info - it now seems they DON'T existthe spanish keyboard.<br style="clear:both;">
[[File:CPC 472 es.jpg|200px|left]]
''Amstrad Colour Personal Computer''
 
Older danish 464s had english keys, newer ones (with flat keys) had danish keys...
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[[File:Amstrad 6128 Danish Johnny Olsen.jpg|200px|left]]
* '''Danish CPC 6128'''
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* '''BIOS ROM in Danish 464'''
* Showing the 4xxxx part number on the ROM chip
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* '''BIOS ROM in Danish 6128'''
* Showing the 4xxxx part number on the ROM chip
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[[File:Grimware cpckeys.jpg|380px|left]]
* '''Some of the different key caps'''
* The '''BIG''' keys are found on '''PCB''' keyboards and '''single-foil''' keyboards (CPC 664 and early CPC 464)
* The '''FLAT''' keys are found on '''dual-foil''' keyboards (CPC 6128, CPC Plus, and late CPC 464)
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[[File:NoPictureThird_464_Keyboard_Circuit_(CPC6128-style_dual-foil)_0598.pngJPG|100px380px|left]]
* '''Third 464 Keyboard Circuit (CPC6128-style dual-foil)'''
* PT NO Z70211
* Two membrane foils (with 2x10pin connector)
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* CPC Plus - 398x297x46 mm (according to 464+/6128+ service manual)
* GX 4000 - 250x184x44 mm (according to 464+/6128+ service manual)
* KC Compact - 388x218x49 mm (according to [[Media:Deepfb keyb size kcc.jpg|drawing]]) or <span style="color:#ff0000">399x218x43/54</span> mm (serviceanleitung) <span style="color:#ff0000">or 388x218x43/54</span> mm (gerätebeschreibung) (?) <span style="color:#ff0000">or 3388x218x43</span> mm (!) (www.robotrontechnik.de and www.ddr-rechentechnik.de) (???)
* Aleste 520EX - 428x250x49 mm (according to [[Media:Deepfb keyb size aleste.jpg|drawing]])
'''Note''' - There's some funny confusion concerning the width of the KC Compact - different sources say: 388 mm (gerätebeschreibung), 399 mm (serviceanleitung), or even 3388 mm (some webpages, exceeding 3 meters!) (www.robotrontechnik.de and www.ddr-rechentechnikof these, 388mm is correct & verified.de) - the latter one exceeding 3 meters ;-)
= Character Set ROMs =
* 40051 French 6128
* 130Z001 41090-1 French Plus (EPROM in System Cartridge)
* <span style="color:#ff0000">?????-?</span> French "Basic Cartouche" (EPROM in the "downgrade from Plus-BIOS to 6128-BIOS" cartridge)
'''Special Symbols'''
* chr(40h) "à" instead "@"
= Notes =
* According to soft968 the official language variants are: English, Spanish, French and Danish. And, presumably, English was official, too. 
* Although french/danish charsets don't support "|", even newer user manuals (like french cpc+ manual from 1990) still refer to RSX commands as "|CPM" and describe to press shift+"@" to get the "|".
* [[Mainboard Versions]]
* [[Amstrad part numbers]]
* http://www.sellmyretro.com/ - Buy new keyboard membranes for CPC664 from RWAP software
* http://www.rwapsoftware.co.uk/ - RWAP Software, makers of membranes for Sinclair, Enterprise and CPC664
* http://www.tradeinpost.com/ - Buy new keyboard membranes for Amstrad 464/6128 Plus
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