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Firmware and Languages

Started by Neurox66, 18:37, 09 May 24

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Neurox66

About the firmware, I have a curiosity.
But I'll give a little background, my first computer was a ZX-Spectrum followed by an Amstrad CPC 464.
Then I switched to PC with an Amstrad PC 1640, but my passion for 8 bits led me to be persuaded by my trusted salesman to buy a CPC 6128Plus in 1990.
Although in Italy my CPC 6128 Plus had the cartridge with the firmware in English, my curiosity is...did a firmware in Italian ever exist?

P.S.
The same salesman convinced me in 1992 to buy, at a bargain price, a Sam Coupe  ;D
CPC 464+ with C4CPC and Gotek HxC USB Drive - 
CPC 6128+ with Nova, FlashGordon,AmsDap, SymbiFace III -
CPC 6128 with M4 ... and other Amstrad computers

andycadley

I'm not sure the firmware was ever really translated. There were some jumpers for the manufacturer and I guess there was some change for keyboard layouts?

There isn't really much "language" support there though, really. You wouldn't want the actual BASIC commands changed, because it would break software.

McArti0

CPC 6128, Whole 6128 and Only 6128, with .....
NewPAL v3 for use all 128kB RAM by CRTC as VRAM
TYPICAL :) TV Funai 22FL532/10 with VGA-RGB-in.

eto

Quote from: andycadley on 18:55, 09 May 24There were some jumpers for the manufacturer and I guess there was some change for keyboard layouts?
In the Plus there are no jumpers. 

Depending on the cartridge ROM, the Plus behaves as a French, Spanish or English version. 



Neurox66

Quote from: eto on 19:54, 09 May 24
Quote from: andycadley on 18:55, 09 May 24There were some jumpers for the manufacturer and I guess there was some change for keyboard layouts?
In the Plus there are no jumpers.

Depending on the cartridge ROM, the Plus behaves as a French, Spanish or English version.



Yes. 
In fact, that's just how it is. The cartridge contains the language version of the operating system and also the keyboard mapping. I have three cartridges (collected over the years) in English, French and Spanish. To differentiate themselves they have labels of different colors.
CPC 464+ with C4CPC and Gotek HxC USB Drive - 
CPC 6128+ with Nova, FlashGordon,AmsDap, SymbiFace III -
CPC 6128 with M4 ... and other Amstrad computers

ZorrO

CPC+PSX 4ever

SerErris

And language is just keyboard layout and some special characters. Thats it.

There was never a German version or an Italien Version or a Swedish Version etc. 
Proud owner of 2 Schneider CPC 464, 1 Schneider CPC 6128, GT65 and lots of books
Still learning all the details on how things work.

ZorrO

"just keyboard layout and some special characters" - in Amstrad CPC world thats true, but ...
There is OS Finnish/Swedish version for 6128, (both languages using the same alphabet) made not official by Amstrad but by some local distributor.
https://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php?title=ROM_List

CPC is easy, layout and characters could be change by 1 line of Basic:
https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/programming/basic-programming-tips/msg117543/#msg117543
CPC+PSX 4ever

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