Hi Everyone,
Today was the first time I had ever come across a Schneider EuroPC and it looks fantastic - I wonder how common they are and what would be involved in putting a CPC inside the cool looking case?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGwUJkZ81yE
https://oldcomputer.info/pc/euroPC2/index.htm
http://oldmachinery.blogspot.com/2013/03/schneider-europc.html
A: Quite common in Europe at least.
B: You'll have to hack apart the plastic at the back to get the ports to fit. The keyboard layout is also completely different, so you would need to replace or manually re-wire the keyboard.
If you are thinking of buying one to use as is, both the EuroPC and the EuroPCII had a battery in the middle of the PCB. If this has leaked, the computer is rarely repairable.
Bryce.
My mate had one. Memories of playing Larry Bird on it and going through the filesystem with a dual-pane file manager...
I love the form factor, I certainly would love to have one...
Quote from: Gryzor on 12:31, 03 January 21
with a dual-pane file manager...
DOS version of Norton Commander perhaps?
Bryce.
No, I came to know this very well afterwards. Something with a tree on the left. And I do think NC had the option to display a tree but it was somewhat different...
wouldnt it be cool of the zaxon justcpc or a new alternative was redesigned to jusy slot into a schneider europc with pc keyboard support?
Quote from: Gryzor on 15:35, 03 January 21
No, I came to know this very well afterwards. Something with a tree on the left. And I do think NC had the option to display a tree but it was somewhat different...
Xtree?
Yes, must be it! And now I'm going to see what's in development with it 😊
The machine itself (not the OS...) is splendid and in impressive shape. Good pick !!
those low-specs PC-compatibles... Olivetti had some (Prodest), Amstrad somewhat tried as well, and many more here and there.
Well it's the form factor that does it. They were cheap too.
I would say ,relatively' cheap. For a PC yes, for a home computer no.
When it came out it was more expensive than the 1040ST.
Yes, it's about PCs of course.