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Expanding from CPC 464 to CPC 6128 Spec

473 bytes added, 23:46, 20 October 2014
4. Follow the "READY signal" instructions (if necessary) for 3.5" disc drive Ready signal test.<BR>
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After all that, your full fully expanded Amstrad CPC 464 to CPC 6128 spec set-up should look similar like this as shown below: <BR>
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[[Image:CPC46426128setup.jpg|thumb|600px|centre|Modded Upgraded Amstrad CPC 464 with available add-ons: CPC 6128 OS/BASIC ROM Chip replaced inside CPC 464 keyboard, Dk'tronics 64K RAM pack (upgraded to 256K), Rombo Rombox containing Utopia, BCPL, Maxam, Protext & ParaDos, Amstrad DDI-1 External 3" Disc Drive with AMSDOS / CP/M bootstrap ROM inside Disc Interface & modified 3.5" second External Disc Drive (NEC FD1036 A) with side switch, READY signal, built in power supply & Inter-connecting Lead with 34 way IDC Male connector.]]
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Now you have a choice to play games or save / load programs from tape, either 3” or 3.5” discs! As software is concerned, its the same as CPC 6128 with a few add-ons included. <BR>
This idea originally comes from [http://www.obsoletecomputermuseum.org/amstrad/ David Cantrell's CPC 464] at [http://www.obsoletecomputermuseum.org Obsolete Computer Museum] but he didn't write out the instructions how to do it like I did. Its took me months of research to work out how it works on my own CPC 464 one by one and writing it out on rough paper, after I have looked at his web site for the first time and thinking that "Wow! That's what I always wanted on my CPC 464" while I was searching for Amstrad CPC 464 Specs on Internet. Now its here on this web site and I'm very proud that it works perfectly on my expanded CPC 464.<BR>
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[[Image:CPC46426128_dualROM.JPG|thumb|600px|centre|Another upgraded Amstrad CPC 464 except with dual Amstrad CPC 464 & CPC 6128 OS/BASIC ROM Chips fitted inside older CPC 464 keyboard, a 464 / 6128 Mode switch on left hand side and 2 x 3" FD-1 drives (DDI-1) - purchased from eBay on 4th March 2012. Both PARADOS ROM replaced inside disc interface & Dk'tronics 64K RAM pack (SMD version) wasn't included in the part of the package and it was purchased separately.]]<BR>
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