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Amstrad Expansion System aka Maplin ROM Card

The Amstrad Expansion System is a DIY project by Dave Goodman and John Attfield.

The Amstrad Expansion System was primarily a rom box for the CPC series, but had additional features:

The DIY project consisted of a 16 page instruction leaflet.

Maplin released various projects. The Amstrad CPC related ones are:

MAPLIN PROJECTS BOOK 18 - Amstrad Expansion System Part 1: an external ROM card system for the Amstrad
MAPLIN PROJECTS BOOK 19 - Amstrad Expansion System Part 2: describes the 6 x 8-bit parallel I/O Port and PSU Card
MAPLIN PROJECTS BOOK 20 - Amstrad 8 Bit Input Port

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 '''Amstrad Expansion System''' aka '''Maplin ROM Card'''
+[[Image:Amstrad Expansion System.jpg|thumb|300px|Amstrad Expansion System]]
+The '''Amstrad Expansion System''' is a DIY project by [[Dave Goodman]] and [[John Attfield]].
+The Amstrad Expansion System was primarily a rom box for the CPC series, but had additional features:
+* 128 - 8bit I/O port.
+* Motherboard extension plug for EURO-card modules.
+The DIY project consisted of a 16 page instruction leaflet.
+== Maplin's Amstrad Projects ==
+Maplin released various projects. The Amstrad CPC related ones are:
 * MAPLIN PROJECTS BOOK 18 - Amstrad Expansion System Part 1: an external ROM card system for the Amstrad
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 [[Media:Maplin ROM-Box Manual.pdf|Maplin ROM-Box Manual]] (pdf)
-[[Category:Peripherals]] [[Category:manual]]
+== Weblinks ==
+[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurocard Info on EURO-card standard]
+[[Category:Memory expansions]] [[Category:Hardware]] [[Category:Peripherals]] [[Category:manual]]