My CPC (and Amiga)

[Carnivius]

Just took this photo and thought I should share it here like proof that I do own a CPC and have done for about 3 decades.  Never had a single technical problem with it and still works perfectly.  Built to last.
And underneath on the keyboard tray bit of the desk is my also quite trusty Amiga 1200. 

(i dunno why I brought a RoboCop in here with me... would be great to have had both the CPC and Amiga RoboCop games running but I don't actually own either of them on real media to load into them, just the emulated files).


Oh and I won that Speedball 2 match 44-2.        (actually if you zoom in you can see the score and know I ain't lying  )

[Neil79]

Awesomeness

[Gryzor]

Always really nice to see people's setups

Also, 44-2 means nothing, most versions included a trainer    

[Carnivius]

Always really nice to see people's setups

Also, 44-2 means nothing, most versions included a trainer    

Trainer?  What's that mean?

[Devlin]

Trainer?  What's that mean?

he's implying that cheats were used

[Carnivius]

I didn't use any cheats. 

[Gryzor]

I know, I wasn't implying anything Was just saying, a photo doesn't prove much since I've achieved scores better than that, with my whole team beefed up thanks to a trainer


(Hey, this article is more interesting than expected)

[CraigsBar]

Always really nice to see people's setups    

Not sure my setup would fit in a single photo. Currently from left to right it's aligned up as follows.....

In the plugged in and working section are:

MacPro, Raspberry Pi (in a Fuze case), MacBook Pro, Amstrad 6128plus and finally Schneider cpc6128.

Under the desk, working but not connected:

PowerMac G5 (2ghz dual core), spare 6128plus and Amstrad cpc6128

In the loft and boxed: Pcw 9512+

Recently sold (and slightly missed): 2 Amiga 1200 machines

That's it except for the plethora of consoles. But those are another story.

Craig.

[Gryzor]

Ah, the Fuze case. Very nice, but extremely expensive!

I saw on Etsy some 3D-printed Amiga- and 2600-styled cases...

[CraigsBar]

Ah, the Fuze case. Very nice, but extremely expensive!

I saw on Etsy some 3D-printed Amiga- and 2600-styled cases...

I thought about using a spare 6128plus chassis I had lying around. But it needs some *major* retrobrite work and then finding a USB keyboard to fit the hole was a challenge. I wanted something hard wearing and nicely compact. So the fuze it was. My other pi is behind the telly in the lounge in a 3d printed box case running xbmc (openelec)

[Carnivius]

I know, I wasn't implying anything Was just saying, a photo doesn't prove much since I've achieved scores better than that, with my whole team beefed up thanks to a trainer


(Hey, this article is more interesting than expected)

So trainers are those menus and options that appear on cracked games saying things like "Infinite Lives Y/N"?
This is the real official Speedball 2 game disk from the real official Speedball 2 box.

[Gryzor]

@CraigsBar : why not just a simple case with a remote keyboard instead? Much cheaper, more compact...

@Carnivac : I had a couple of originals for my ST with trained versions written over them

[CraigsBar]

@CraigsBar : why not just a simple case with a remote keyboard instead? Much cheaper, more compact...

Well I'd still need a breadboard, and mouse, and the power, HDMI and lan cables all leaving the pi on different side is a mess! The fuze is IMHO a neater tidier solution as all the cables leave from the back of the case and an breadboard is just there on top if the pi is to be used as a computer. A small case is ideal for xbmc.

[Gryzor]

Ah, you need a breadboard, ok.

And yeah, those cables coming out from all sides are a pain in the arse indeed...

[MacDeath]

this CPC would be as much powerfull as the Amiga with the addition of an X-MEM... 

oh wait, it is an Amiga1200 ? then the CPC would be twice much powerfull... with an X-MEM though.