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* Prestel Link (acoustic coupler bundled with [[Cirkit serial interface]]) ([[Cirkit]])
 
* Prestel Link (acoustic coupler bundled with [[Cirkit serial interface]]) ([[Cirkit]])
 
* [[Schneider BTX Modul]] (for german Bildschirmtext) (Schneider)
 
* [[Schneider BTX Modul]] (for german Bildschirmtext) (Schneider)
* [[Loritel]] (for french Minitel) (Loriciels)
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* [[Loritel]] (for french Minitel) ([[Loriciel|Loriciels]])
  
 
=== Serial Interfaces ===
 
=== Serial Interfaces ===
  
 
* ([[RS232|overview of RS232 interfaces]])
 
* ([[RS232|overview of RS232 interfaces]])
* [[Aleste 520EX]] (a CPC clone with built-in RS232, intended for serial mouse)
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* [[Aleste 520EX]] (a CPC clone with built-in RS232, intended for serial mouse) ([[Patisonic]])
* [[AMSSIO]] (RS232 interface) (DIY)
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* [[AMSSIO]] (four different versions) (RS232 interface) (DIY) (Martin Zacho)
 
* [[Amstrad Serial Interface]] ([[Amstrad]])
 
* [[Amstrad Serial Interface]] ([[Amstrad]])
 
* [[Cirkit serial interface]] ([[Cirkit]])
 
* [[Cirkit serial interface]] ([[Cirkit]])
 
* Cirkit twin-port serial interface (resold by [[Microstyle]])
 
* Cirkit twin-port serial interface (resold by [[Microstyle]])
 
* [[CPC Booster|CPC Booster/CPC Booster+]] (modern multifunction expansion, including RS232)
 
* [[CPC Booster|CPC Booster/CPC Booster+]] (modern multifunction expansion, including RS232)
* [[CPCI RS232 Interface]] (DIY)
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* [[CPCI RS232 Interface]] (DIY) ([[CPC Schneider International Sonderheft]])
 
* [[Data Media Disc System]] (disc drive with built-in RS232 interface) ([[Data Media]])
 
* [[Data Media Disc System]] (disc drive with built-in RS232 interface) ([[Data Media]])
 
* [[KDS Electronics Serial Interface|KDS Serial Interface]] ([[KDS Electronics]])
 
* [[KDS Electronics Serial Interface|KDS Serial Interface]] ([[KDS Electronics]])
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* [[Spectre Comms Serial Interface]] with Cage Comms software ([[Spectre Communications]])
 
* [[Spectre Comms Serial Interface]] with Cage Comms software ([[Spectre Communications]])
 
* [[Vortex Disc Drives]] (disc drive/interface with optional RS232 port) ([[Vortex Computersysteme]])
 
* [[Vortex Disc Drives]] (disc drive/interface with optional RS232 port) ([[Vortex Computersysteme]])
* [[Z80-SIO dual ports RS232 interface for CPC (French)]] (DIY)
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* [[Z80-SIO dual ports RS232 interface for CPC (French)]] (DIY) (Philippe Lebel)
 
* [[Dual RS232]] ([[Timatic Systems]])
 
* [[Dual RS232]] ([[Timatic Systems]])
  
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== Digitizer / Scanner ==
 
== Digitizer / Scanner ==
  
* [[ARA Video Digitizer]] (Jagot & Leon)
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* [[ARA Video Digitizer]] ([[Jagot & Leon]])
 
* [[Electric Studio C6]] ([[Electric Studio]])
 
* [[Electric Studio C6]] ([[Electric Studio]])
 
* [[Dart Scanner for DMP-Printers]] (the optics are attached to the printer head) ([[Dart Electronics]])
 
* [[Dart Scanner for DMP-Printers]] (the optics are attached to the printer head) ([[Dart Electronics]])
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* [[3½" & 5¼" Disk Drives]]
 
* [[3½" & 5¼" Disk Drives]]
* [[Amstrad Disk Drive|Amstrad DDI-1 / FD-1 Disk Drive]]
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* [[Amstrad Disk Drive|Amstrad DDI-1 / FD-1 Disk Drive]] ([[Amstrad]])
 
* [[Cumana 3" Disk Drive]]
 
* [[Cumana 3" Disk Drive]]
* [[Data Media Disc System]]
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* [[Data Media Disc System]] ([[Data Media]])
 
* [[Jasmin AM5D 5 "1/4 floppy drive]]
 
* [[Jasmin AM5D 5 "1/4 floppy drive]]
 
* [[KDS 5¼" Disc Drive]] ([[KDS Electronics]])
 
* [[KDS 5¼" Disc Drive]] ([[KDS Electronics]])
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* [[Multiface II]] (RAM-and-I/O snapshot) ([[Romantic Robot]])
 
* [[Multiface II]] (RAM-and-I/O snapshot) ([[Romantic Robot]])
 
* [[PDS development system]] (old devkit been used for commercial games)
 
* [[PDS development system]] (old devkit been used for commercial games)
* [[RAM7 Cartridge Hacker]] (for CPC+/GX4000 cartridges)
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* [[RAM7 Cartridge Hacker]] (for CPC+/GX4000 cartridges) ([[RAM7]])
 
* [[Transtape]] (whatever snapshot) (Hard Micro)
 
* [[Transtape]] (whatever snapshot) (Hard Micro)
  
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* [[Electric Studio Mouse]] ([[Electric Studio]])
 
* [[Electric Studio Mouse]] ([[Electric Studio]])
 
* [[GEOS mouse|GEOS mouse]] ([[Commodore 64|C64]])
 
* [[GEOS mouse|GEOS mouse]] ([[Commodore 64|C64]])
* [[Kempston Mouse]]
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* [[Kempston Mouse]] (Kempston)
 
* [[Marconi|Marconi trackball]]
 
* [[Marconi|Marconi trackball]]
 
* [[Serial RS232 Mouse]]
 
* [[Serial RS232 Mouse]]
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* [[Phoenix M64]]
 
* [[Phoenix M64]]
 
* [[RAM BOX]] 512Kb memory expansion [does that lowercase "b" mean bits, not bytes???]
 
* [[RAM BOX]] 512Kb memory expansion [does that lowercase "b" mean bits, not bytes???]
* [[RAM7 2MB memory expansion]]
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* [[RAM7 2MB memory expansion]] ([[RAM7]])
 
* [[SYMBiFACE II]] - contains (among others) 512K RAM
 
* [[SYMBiFACE II]] - contains (among others) 512K RAM
 
* [[Vortex Expansions RAM card]] ([[Vortex Computersysteme|Vortex]])
 
* [[Vortex Expansions RAM card]] ([[Vortex Computersysteme|Vortex]])
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* ([[8bit Printer Ports]])
 
* ([[8bit Printer Ports]])
* Amstrad [[DMP1]] printer
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* [[DMP1]] printer ([[Amstrad]])
* Amstrad/Schneider [[DMP2000]] Printer
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* [[DMP2000]] printer ([[Amstrad]]/[[Schneider]])
* Amstrad/Schneider [[DMP2100]] Printer
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* [[DMP2100]] printer ([[Amstrad]]/[[Schneider]])
* Amstrad/Schneider [[DMP2160]] printer
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* [[DMP2160]] printer ([[Amstrad]]/[[Schneider]])
* Amstrad [[DMP3000]] printer
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* [[DMP3000]] printer ([[Amstrad]])
* Amstrad [[DMP3160]] printer
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* [[DMP3160]] printer ([[Amstrad]])
* Amstrad [[DMP3250]] printer
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* [[DMP3250]] printer ([[Amstrad]])
* Amstrad [[DMP4000]] printer
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* [[DMP4000]] printer ([[Amstrad]])
* [[Robotron 6313|EuroPrint FT80X]]
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* [[Robotron 6313|EuroPrint FT80X, Robotron 6313, Präsident 6320]] (east german)
* [[Robotron 6313|Präsident 6320]]
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* [[NLQ401|Schneider NLQ401]] ([[Schneider]])
* [[Robotron 6313]]
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* [[NLQ401|Schneider NLQ401]]
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* [[Star Printers]]
 
* [[Star Printers]]
  
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* [[ACU Real Time Clock (DIY)|ACU Real Time Clock]] (DIY) (without year counter)
 
* [[ACU Real Time Clock (DIY)|ACU Real Time Clock]] (DIY) (without year counter)
* [[Aleste 520EX]] (a CPC clone with built-in RTC)
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* [[Aleste 520EX]] (a CPC clone with built-in RTC) ([[Patisonic]])
* CPCI [[Real Time Clock]] (DIY)
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* [[Real Time Clock|CPCI Real Time Clock]] (DIY) ([[CPC Schneider International Sonderheft]])
 
* [[Dk'tronics Real Time Clock]] ([[Dk'tronics]])
 
* [[Dk'tronics Real Time Clock]] ([[Dk'tronics]])
* [[Dobbertin Smart Watch]] (the RTC itself is inserted like a ROM)
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* [[Dobbertin Smart Watch]] (the RTC itself is inserted like a ROM) ([[Dobbertin]])
 
* [[SYMBiFACE_II:Realtime_clock|Realtime Clock]] of [[SYMBiFACE_II]] (modern RTC with bugged century counter)
 
* [[SYMBiFACE_II:Realtime_clock|Realtime Clock]] of [[SYMBiFACE_II]] (modern RTC with bugged century counter)
  
 
== Synthesizer, sampler and music related ==
 
== Synthesizer, sampler and music related ==
  
* [[Amdrum]] (Playback) (Cheetah)
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* [[Amdrum]] (Playback) ([[Cheetah]])
* [[Amstrad SSA-1 Speech Synthesizer]] (Speech) (Amstrad)
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* [[Amstrad SSA-1 Speech Synthesizer]] (Speech) ([[Amstrad]])
 
* [[CPC Booster|CPC Booster/CPC Booster+]] (Stereo Sampling/Playback)
 
* [[CPC Booster|CPC Booster/CPC Booster+]] (Stereo Sampling/Playback)
 
* [[Digiblaster]] (Playback) (DIY) (8bit DAC on printer port)
 
* [[Digiblaster]] (Playback) (DIY) (8bit DAC on printer port)
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* [[Dk'tronics Speech Synthesizer]] (Speech) ([[Dk'tronics]])
 
* [[Dk'tronics Speech Synthesizer]] (Speech) ([[Dk'tronics]])
 
* [[DHCP MIDI Interface]] (DHCP Electronics)
 
* [[DHCP MIDI Interface]] (DHCP Electronics)
* [[EMR MIDI Interface]] (MIDI) (ElectroMusic Research)
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* [[EMR MIDI Interface]] (MIDI) ([[EMR|ElectroMusic Research]])
 
* [[FuturePlayer]] (modern MP3 playback, max 128kbps) (Hard: Dr.Zed, Soft: TFM)
 
* [[FuturePlayer]] (modern MP3 playback, max 128kbps) (Hard: Dr.Zed, Soft: TFM)
 
* [[Maestro]] (Amplifier/Speakers) (Vanguard Leisure Ltd.)
 
* [[Maestro]] (Amplifier/Speakers) (Vanguard Leisure Ltd.)
* [[Magic Sound Board]] for [[Aleste 520EX]] (four channel DMA playback) (Patisonic)
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* [[Magic Sound Board]] for [[Aleste 520EX]] (four channel DMA playback) ([[Patisonic]])
* [[Music Machine]] (Sampling/Playback/MIDI) (RAM Electronics)
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* [[Music Machine]] (Sampling/Playback/MIDI) ([[RAM Electronics]])
 
* [[MHT Speech Synthesizer]] (Speech) ([[MHT Ingenieros]])
 
* [[MHT Speech Synthesizer]] (Speech) ([[MHT Ingenieros]])
* [[Silicon Systems MIDI Interface]]
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* [[Silicon Systems MIDI Interface]] ([[Silicon Systems]])
 
* [[Sound Blaster]] (Amplifier/Speakers) ([[Siren Software]])
 
* [[Sound Blaster]] (Amplifier/Speakers) ([[Siren Software]])
 
* [[TechniMusique Synthetiseur Musical|TMPI musical synthesizer]] ([[TechniMusique]])
 
* [[TechniMusique Synthetiseur Musical|TMPI musical synthesizer]] ([[TechniMusique]])

Revision as of 16:30, 11 August 2010

Please try to keep things in alphabetical order.

Built-in Peripherals

Built-in Chipset

Built-in connectors: pinout

Built-in Firmware

Data transfer

Modems

Serial Interfaces

Teletext

Others

Digitizer / Scanner

Drives

Disc Drives

Exotic Drives

Hard Disc Drives

Drive Emulators

Hardware debuggers/Hacking devices

Input devices

Joysticks

Light-Guns

Light-Pens

Mouse

Others

Memory expansions / ROM boxes

Memory Expansions / RAM box

ROM Box / ROM Board

Monitors

Multi function expansions

Printers

Real Time Clocks

Synthesizer, sampler and music related

Miscellaneous

Some further (unsorted) peripherals are found here: Hwlist from retroisle.