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Title: Last active german schneider hardware producer discovered
Post by: nocash on 12:37, 05 March 10
Hi

I think this is a small sensation. Wiedmann, the makers of the Wiedmann BTX Modul for Schneider CPC or Joyce are still active - and they still have Schneider and Amstrad logos on their webpage, http://www.wiedmann.com

Are they still selling old 8bit hardware? No, not really, but they've topped it, and went to older-than-old hardware, read on... http://cpcwiki.eu/index.php/Wiedmann :-)

Martin
Title: Re: Last active german schneider hardware producer discovered
Post by: Apollo on 14:27, 05 March 10
Ok, that I call ultra-retro
Title: Re: Last active german schneider hardware producer discovered
Post by: Devilmarkus on 14:31, 05 March 10
I hope Wiedmann has nothing against copying screens from their website...
But I am sure, you (nocash) asked them for permission ;)
Title: Re: Last active german schneider hardware producer discovered
Post by: Octoate on 15:03, 05 March 10
Dobbertin still sells their programmers (for other platforms of course), too. http://www.dobbertin-elektronik.de/ (http://www.dobbertin-elektronik.de/).
Title: Re: Last active german schneider hardware producer discovered
Post by: Devilmarkus on 15:04, 05 March 10
Alfdorf, 5. März 2010 / 15.00 MEZ

Sehr geehrter Herr Hohmann,
==========================

gegen die Darstellung unserer Internetseiten www.wiedmann.com auf
Ihrer Internetseite http://cpcwiki.eu/index.php/Wiedmann haben wir
derzeit nichts einzuwenden.

Title: Re: Last active german schneider hardware producer discovered
Post by: Bryce on 17:02, 05 March 10
I want a cannon for my 464 !!! Which port does it connect to??? :D

Bryce.
Title: Re: Last active german schneider hardware producer discovered
Post by: Devilmarkus on 17:48, 05 March 10
Quote from: Bryce on 17:02, 05 March 10
I want a cannon for my 464 !!! Which port does it connect to??? :D

Bryce.

port &AFFE (bang-only port)
Title: Re: Last active german schneider hardware producer discovered
Post by: arnoldemu on 17:50, 05 March 10
Quote from: Bryce on 17:02, 05 March 10
I want a cannon for my 464 !!! Which port does it connect to??? :D

Bryce.
it uses USB.

Now we need to have a USB connector on our cpcs.. ;) Can you help?
Title: Re: Last active german schneider hardware producer discovered
Post by: Devilmarkus on 17:52, 05 March 10
Quote from: arnoldemu on 17:50, 05 March 10
it uses USB.

Now we need to have a USB connector on our cpcs.. ;) Can you help?

The new ones also use Bluetooth, so you can send signals from every bluetooth phone, too.
(Or from bluetooth CPC adapter)

Called: wireless-boom
Title: Re: Last active german schneider hardware producer discovered
Post by: arnoldemu on 17:53, 05 March 10
Quote from: Devilmarkus on 17:52, 05 March 10
The new ones also use Bluetooth, so you can send signals from every bluetooth phone, too.
(Or from bluetooth CPC adapter)
you can choose to power it from the cpc, or a seperate power supply.

cpc powered, it can shoot a cannon ball 2m, seperate power supply it can shoot it 100m.  :P
Title: Re: Last active german schneider hardware producer discovered
Post by: Devilmarkus on 17:54, 05 March 10
Quote from: arnoldemu on 17:53, 05 March 10
you can choose to power it from the cpc, or a seperate power supply.

cpc powered, it can shoot a cannon ball 2m, seperate power supply it can shoot it 100m.  :P

When you overclock your Z80 to 8mhz you can also shoot 4m! (also with 900watts power supply you can shoot up to 10km)
Title: Re: Last active german schneider hardware producer discovered
Post by: arnoldemu on 18:01, 05 March 10
Cannon and ball

http://www.cannonandball.com/

:D
Title: Re: Last active german schneider hardware producer discovered
Post by: redbox on 20:03, 05 March 10
Quote from: arnoldemu on 18:01, 05 March 10
Cannon and ball

http://www.cannonandball.com/

The animated image at the top of their website even loads like a CPC.

Cannon and Ball must have a similar memory layout haha!  ;D
Title: Re: Last active german schneider hardware producer discovered
Post by: Devilmarkus on 20:05, 05 March 10
Quote from: redbox on 20:03, 05 March 10
The animated image at the top of their website even loads like a CPC.

Cannon and Ball must have a similar memory layout haha!  ;D

They used CPC2SWF ;)
Title: Re: Last active german schneider hardware producer discovered
Post by: Nilquader on 23:38, 05 March 10
Quote from: nocash on 12:37, 05 March 10
I think this is a small sensation. Wiedmann, the makers of the Wiedmann BTX Modul for Schneider CPC or Joyce are still active - and they still have Schneider and Amstrad logos on their webpage, http://www.wiedmann.com

Are they still selling old 8bit hardware?

Have you asked them recently? A few months ago they offered me some Amstrad Notepad (NC100/200) stuff. (Books, serial cables and a few games on memory card). They might still sell these things.
Title: Re: Last active german schneider hardware producer discovered
Post by: MacDeath on 04:50, 06 March 10
OMG, they even produce carts... :P
Title: Re: Last active german schneider hardware producer discovered
Post by: Gryzor on 09:24, 08 March 10
Why would they have the logos on their site if they only focus on cannons (sweeeet!)?

And why would they object to the photos being shown here? Heheh, this made me think of the Beau-Jolly case back in the Zone... another gem lost in time...

PS Of course you all know about those USB rocket launchers, eh?
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