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'''''Ongoing project for additional technical documentation: the [[KevArchive|local mirror]] of Kevin Thackers' archive at [http://www.cpctech.org.uk http://www.cpctech.org.uk].''''' </center></div> | '''''Ongoing project for additional technical documentation: the [[KevArchive|local mirror]] of Kevin Thackers' archive at [http://www.cpctech.org.uk http://www.cpctech.org.uk].''''' </center></div> | ||
== How to's == | |||
*[[Changing the drive belt|Changing the drive belt]] | |||
*[[A guide to running software on a real Amstrad CPC/CPC Plus computer|A Guide to running software on a real CPC!]] | |||
*[[Modify PC floppy drives|Modify PC floppy drives to work on a CPC]] | |||
*[[Transfering Alkatraz protected tapes and most games!|Transfering Alkatraz protected tapes and most games!]] | |||
*[[Willem Programmer|Willem Programmer]] - how to program eproms using the Willem eprom programmer. | |||
*[[Guide on how to connect a 3.5|Guide on how to connect a 3.5" drive to a CPC6128/664]] | |||
*[[Guide on how to connect a 3.5" drive to a CPC6128/664]] with photos | |||
*[[Powering a CPC 6128 from a Sinclar Spectrum +3 PSU|Powering a CPC 6128 from a Sinclar Spectrum +3 PSU]] | |||
*[[TV SCART cable|TV SCART cable]] | |||
*[[LCD And Plasma TV Solution|Getting a CPC to work with an LCD or plasma TV]] | |||
== BASIC / Firmware / CP/M == | == BASIC / Firmware / CP/M == | ||
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* [[Programming:CPC Booster|CPC Booster]] | * [[Programming:CPC Booster|CPC Booster]] | ||
* [[Programming:SYMBiFACE II|SYMBiFACE II]] | * [[Programming:SYMBiFACE II|SYMBiFACE II]] | ||
== Internal components == | == Internal components == | ||
Revision as of 07:38, 9 November 2009
How to's
- Changing the drive belt
- A Guide to running software on a real CPC!
- Modify PC floppy drives to work on a CPC
- Transfering Alkatraz protected tapes and most games!
- Willem Programmer - how to program eproms using the Willem eprom programmer.
- Guide on how to connect a 3.5" drive to a CPC6128/664
- Guide on how to connect a 3.5" drive to a CPC6128/664 with photos
- Powering a CPC 6128 from a Sinclar Spectrum +3 PSU
- TV SCART cable
- Getting a CPC to work with an LCD or plasma TV
BASIC / Firmware / CP/M
Built-in connectors: pinout
Hardware extensions
Internal components
- 8255 - PIO - I/O controller
- Arnold_V_specs - Arnold V (CPC+) Technical Specification
- AY-3-8912 - Sound chip / keyboard controller
- Cassette data information - Information about the cassette storage system
- CRTC - Video chip
- Gate Array - Custom chip (frequency generation, colors, bank switching)
- I/O Port Summary - map of all known I/O ports of the CPC
- Power Supply for CPC and CPC plus
- Serial interface - how to use the DART and 8253 chips of an Amstrad-compatible serial interface