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General Discussion - Introductions / Re: Why did you choose the CPC...
Last post by eto - Today at 18:36My parents were convinced by their friends that a Schneider CPC 6128 would be the better choice compared to a C64.
I did not care so much about what exact computer I got as long as I could program in BASIC and get some nice games. I also liked the idea to have my own monitor and would not be forced to sit in the living room, so I did not object - and later I was really happy with my CPC.
I did not care so much about what exact computer I got as long as I could program in BASIC and get some nice games. I also liked the idea to have my own monitor and would not be forced to sit in the living room, so I did not object - and later I was really happy with my CPC.
#2
Cool stuff! 
#3
My DIY hardware from the early 90's
CPC Joy Interface for amiga mouse and sound card. socket for ADC0809
CPC Joy Interface for amiga mouse and sound card. socket for ADC0809
#4
Again, beautiful gfx.
#5
General Discussion - Introductions / Re: Why did you choose the CPC...
Last post by ZorrO - Today at 17:09Nothing else was sooo pretty and soo cheep with small drive, good keyboard and monitor like 6128, and I read in magazine about 80 columns and good Basic. Years later I seen how slowly was drive and Basic in other 8bit, I had no idea about it during buy, but that makes me feel it was even better choice than I though before. I had no idea about slower sprites either, but I don't care about it at all. All Polish magazines says CPC is good but no soft for it in Poland, but I was soo naive I believed Basic seems so easy I can write anything what I will be needed. I had no idea even CPC Basic is too slow for few things, and I was to lazy to learn Assembler, but for my lucky wasn't so bad with soft like they say. CPC 6128 was soo elegant, not like other toys, and big floppy for them was soo lousy, hard part was raise money and it took me several years, but choice was easy. 
#6
General Discussion - Introductions / Re: Why did you choose the CPC...
Last post by McArti0 - Today at 16:40Disc, LPT, EXPANSION PORT, 80x25 text, Z80. Real microcontroler for Addin hardware.
#7
Technical support - Hardware related / Re: Original CPC Multiface II ...
Last post by Rabs - Today at 15:35Quote from: kbjunkie on Today at 11:29I've already reflowed the cable on the MF2 side and removed and re-crimped the cable. No difference. It looks like some of the cables in the ribbon are broken somewhere. I think the only way to sort is to replace the cable.Will message you with what I have spare.
Do you have any parts to build the cable - the ribbon, 50 way connector on the CPC side and the solder crimp connector on the MF2 side?
Thanks,
Mark.
#8
General Discussion - Introductions / Re: Why did you choose the CPC...
Last post by lmimmfn - Today at 15:12Main reasons for me/family was:
1. It came with a colour monitor(thankfully my dad hated anything monochrome including black and white movies lol - always said he spent long enough looking at a B/W tv he didn't want to go back to that) so no more hogging the tv as i used to do with the Binatone Pong "console" i had
2. I loved the vibrancy of the colours vs the C64
3. My young brain loved the colours of the 464 keyboard vs the boring beige C64 breadbin(i love the look of the breadbin now )
4. Games
5. Only realised this after getting the CPC, programming in basic was brilliant on it.
1. It came with a colour monitor(thankfully my dad hated anything monochrome including black and white movies lol - always said he spent long enough looking at a B/W tv he didn't want to go back to that) so no more hogging the tv as i used to do with the Binatone Pong "console" i had
2. I loved the vibrancy of the colours vs the C64
3. My young brain loved the colours of the 464 keyboard vs the boring beige C64 breadbin(i love the look of the breadbin now
)4. Games
5. Only realised this after getting the CPC, programming in basic was brilliant on it.
#9
I love the graphics in the background !
#10
General Discussion - Introductions / Why did you choose the CPC?
Last post by Herman - Today at 14:33Something that has always interested me: Why did you choose the CPC?
I ask because in the 1980s, two camps of home computer enthusiasts had formed in my circle of friends. To put it simply:
One side (a slight majority) wanted video games above all else and chose a C64, whose weak BASIC and fuzzy TV picture therefore didn't deter them, while the large number of video games attracted them.
The other side (a strong minority), on the other hand, wanted to program above all and therefore chose the CPC because its BASIC was among the best and its monitor showed a razor-sharp image (especially the green one), ideal for texting and long sessions, while the number of video games was of secondary importance to them.
I ask because in the 1980s, two camps of home computer enthusiasts had formed in my circle of friends. To put it simply:
One side (a slight majority) wanted video games above all else and chose a C64, whose weak BASIC and fuzzy TV picture therefore didn't deter them, while the large number of video games attracted them.
The other side (a strong minority), on the other hand, wanted to program above all and therefore chose the CPC because its BASIC was among the best and its monitor showed a razor-sharp image (especially the green one), ideal for texting and long sessions, while the number of video games was of secondary importance to them.