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(Without all this guys would have never met, they wouldn't know which I/O address to use (;-) and there would be no SF-II. Without TFM some of the others wouldn't even know that there is a CPC.)
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'''Octoate''' (Tim Riemann) bought his Schneider CPC in 1985 and joined the scene very late (ca. 1998). He is mostly working on hardware extensions and started the CPC-IDE project, which was the predecessor of the [[SYMBiFACE II]], in autumn 2004 together with [[Dr.Zed]] (he developed the hardware) [[Tolkin]] and [[TFM]]. Most of his soft- and hardware projects were only made for his own usage and never reached the public.
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'''Octoate''' bought his Schneider CPC in 1985 and joined the scene very late (ca. 1998). He is mostly working on hardware extensions and started the [[CPC-IDE]] project, which was the predecessor of the [[SYMBiFACE II]], in autumn 2004 together with [[Dr.Zed]] (he developed the hardware) [[Tolkin]] and [[TFM]]. Most of his soft- and hardware projects were only made for his own usage and never reached the public.
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== Articles ==
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* [http://www.octoate.de/wp/articles/german/laufwerksriemen-wechseln/ Changing the floppy disk drive belt (German)]
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* [http://www.octoate.de/wp/articles/connecting-a-bluetooth-module-to-the-cpc-booster/ Connecting a Bluetooth module to the CPC Booster+]
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* [http://www.octoate.de/wp/articles/connect-cpc-to-vga-display/ Connecting a CPC to a VGA display]
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* [http://www.octoate.de/wp/articles/german/entwickeln-mit-z88dk/ Development with Z88dk (German)]
  
 
== Hardware projects ==
 
== Hardware projects ==
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* GMX Mouse to CPC Joystick port adapter
 
* GMX Mouse to CPC Joystick port adapter
 
* ROM-Box (small interface for only one ROM)
 
* ROM-Box (small interface for only one ROM)
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* VHDL implementation of the [[ACID]] protection chip (released [http://www.octoate.de/wp/2011/04/15/acid-verilog-code-release/ here])
  
 
== Software ==
 
== Software ==
  
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* [[CPC Booster]] [[RS232]] driver for [[Z88DK]]
 
* Disc Image Copy (DIC - transfered whole disks over the printer port to a PC)
 
* Disc Image Copy (DIC - transfered whole disks over the printer port to a PC)
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* Linux cross-development toolchain [http://github.com/Octoate/AmstradCPCToolchain]
 
* Plotter driver for the relais card (controlled a self-made plotter)
 
* Plotter driver for the relais card (controlled a self-made plotter)
* [[CPC Booster]] [[RS232]] driver for [[Z88DK]]
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* Preconfigured [[SDCC]] project for the Code::Blocks IDE [http://www.norecess.net/preconfigured-sdcc-project-for-codeblocks-ide-by-octoate.html]
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* [[SDCC]] [[ROM]] development template for Linux / Windows [http://github.com/Octoate/cpc-sdcc-rom]
  
 
== Weblinks ==
 
== Weblinks ==

Latest revision as of 12:13, 14 March 2013

Octoate.jpg

Octoate bought his Schneider CPC in 1985 and joined the scene very late (ca. 1998). He is mostly working on hardware extensions and started the CPC-IDE project, which was the predecessor of the SYMBiFACE II, in autumn 2004 together with Dr.Zed (he developed the hardware) Tolkin and TFM. Most of his soft- and hardware projects were only made for his own usage and never reached the public.

Articles

Hardware projects

  • 4-color scanner for a printer (similar to the Dart Scanner)
  • 7-bit relais card
  • CPC-IDE Interface (financial support and beside the one by Dr.Zed some different prototypes using 8255, CPLD and CPC Booster with Vinculum)
  • Flash-ROM-Box (only one prototype, used the Atmel AT90F040 flash rom)
  • Flash-ROM-Cartridge for the CPC Plus
  • GMX Mouse to CPC Joystick port adapter
  • ROM-Box (small interface for only one ROM)
  • VHDL implementation of the ACID protection chip (released here)

Software

  • CPC Booster RS232 driver for Z88DK
  • Disc Image Copy (DIC - transfered whole disks over the printer port to a PC)
  • Linux cross-development toolchain [1]
  • Plotter driver for the relais card (controlled a self-made plotter)
  • Preconfigured SDCC project for the Code::Blocks IDE [2]
  • SDCC ROM development template for Linux / Windows [3]

Weblinks

http://www.octoate.de