AZERTY CPC 464

[chinnyhill10]

Just won a AZERTY 464 for £6.50 on Ebay. Not that I need a 3rd 464 but as nobody was bidding I thought I'd have a stab. Can never have too many spares!


Anyway, what do I need to know about these keyboards? IIRC the keyboard layout is stored in the ROM so its not worthwhile changing the ROM to QWERTY. But how do games keys map?


If you can't redefine keys in games do some games become impossible to play due to the layout being odd? What are the practical implications for UK software when running on an AZERTY CPC?


As I say it won't be my main machine and will be just a spare but would be interesting to find out what the limitations will be.


Thanks.

[Vyper68]

[ot]Did you go for the AZERTY CPC6128 as well just out of interest?

No idea on the implications for using a French CPC in the UK so will be interesting to see how people respond.[/ot]

[chinnyhill10]

[ot]Did you go for the AZERTY CPC6128 as well just out of interest?

[/ot]

Nearly did but it was a bit yellow and they made no claims that it actually worked. They said 'keyboard works' with the 464 which makes me think they may have also had a monitor but just scrapped it.

[Vyper68]

Nearly did but it was a bit yellow and they made no claims that it actually worked. They said 'keyboard works' with the 464 which makes me think they may have also had a monitor but just scrapped it.

[ot]They have been selling a lot of old 8-Bits in varying degrees of distress the last few weeks and they seem to come in blocks - there were Oric's then MSX's and now Amstrad CPC's - just wonder where they are all coming from.[/ot]