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Amstrad CPC hardware / Re: VGA through rpi pico - How...

Last post by Brocky - Today at 04:40

got some comparators on the way!.. 
atm it seems theres no "cheap" mcu that has fast enough ADCs.. or if they do, they only have 1! 

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Technical support - Hardware related / Re: CPC 6128 - white screen, b...

Last post by Audronic - Today at 03:59

@mmldrm 

Here On the forum in this Saga.

Keep Safe

Ray

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Applications (CPC and CPC-related) / Re: Soundtracker DMA v2.0 rele...

Last post by zhulien - Today at 03:45

is there a potential to copy samples to RAM while music is playing, especially if you were to allow samples and PSG at the same time?  I don't mean the same sample that is playing at the time, but... if there are any CPU cycles in the middle of playing samples, maybe some can be switched on the fly?

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Applications (CPC and CPC-related) / Re: XDDOS guide

Last post by zhulien - Today at 03:43

don't forget the SUPER2.ROM with |SF for the fast formatter (use the CPM format which is compatible with XDDOS CPM format)

and also the CPM accessory ROMs with Dragonbreed XForm on it.  which lets you choose the XDDOS formats for CPM and format discs among other formats.

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Off topic / The Amsoft logo … in 3d!

Last post by scruss - Today at 00:47

Well, this happened today:

You cannot view this attachment.

It's based on the graphics commands embedded in the loading screen for Roland in the Caves.

Here's the 3d model: You cannot view this attachment.

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Technical support - Hardware related / Re: CPC 6128 - white screen, b...

Last post by mmldrm - Today at 00:35

Ok Thanks
Perhaps somebody near you would have a Diag Cart or some suitable tester, Try putting a callout and see what happens.
as its been a VERY long journey so dar 

It sure has! And I'm incredibly thankful for all the help, but yes it's been.. a journey..

Where would be the best place to put a call-out?

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Classifieds / Re: 464 Spacebar needed !

Last post by hercules230 - Today at 00:24

Anyone? I'll buy the whole keyboard if I need to as need to get this machine finished up.

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Technical support - Hardware related / Re: CPC 6128 - white screen, b...

Last post by Audronic - Yesterday at 23:47

@mmldrm

Where in the world are you Located ?

Scotland. Near Edinburgh.

Ok Thanks
Perhaps somebody near you would have a Diag Cart or some suitable tester, Try putting a callout and see what happens.
as its been a VERY long journey so dar  Keep Safe. Ray

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Amstrad CPC hardware / Re: PicoCPC

Last post by FreddyV - Yesterday at 23:02

Hi,

Rodrik is progressing, the PicoCPC can now start games from emulated Floppy (.SDK)
And disks can be loaded with an RSX command.

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Games / Re: Chase HQ 2 appears again

Last post by chinnyhill10 - Yesterday at 22:54

The injection moulding would almost certainly be outsourced I'd guess but I think Trojan were quite capable of making up the boards themselves as they were fundamentally an electronics company.  I'm not sure Amstrad would need someone like them just to essentially do assembly.  Dunno though 

I assume the ACID chip had to be produced and supplied by Amstrad at the very least.

There's something in the entire chain that isn't right. A bottleneck. Either Amstrad didn't want to pay out for cartridges to be made that they then couldn't sell, or some kind of delay or supply issue.

Was it money, a supply chain issue or a lack of understanding.