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. 8) (actually if you zoom in you can see the score and know I ain't lying ;D )
(http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2014/067/6/e/cpc_and_amiga_by_carnivius-d79dfvu.jpg)
Awesomeness
Always really nice to see people's setups :)
Also, 44-2 means nothing, most versions included a trainer :D
Quote from: Gryzor on 19:45, 23 April 14
Always really nice to see people's setups :)
Also, 44-2 means nothing, most versions included a trainer :D
Trainer? What's that mean?
Quote from: Carnivac on 12:25, 28 April 14
Trainer? What's that mean?
he's implying that cheats were used
I didn't use any cheats. :(
I know, I wasn't implying anything :D 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 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trainer_(games))is more interesting than expected)
Quote from: Gryzor on 19:45, 23 April 14
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.
Ah, the Fuze case. Very nice, but extremely expensive!
I saw on Etsy some 3D-printed Amiga- and 2600-styled cases... :)
Quote from: Gryzor on 08:30, 30 April 14
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)
Quote from: Gryzor on 10:57, 29 April 14
I know, I wasn't implying anything :D 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 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trainer_(games))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. :P
@CraigsBar (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=482) : why not just a simple case with a remote keyboard instead? Much cheaper, more compact...
@Carnivac (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=50) : I had a couple of originals for my ST with trained versions written over them ;)
Quote from: Gryzor on 11:21, 01 May 14
@CraigsBar (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=482) : 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.
Ah, you need a breadboard, ok.
And yeah, those cables coming out from all sides are a pain in the arse indeed...
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.