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* [[CPC Schneider International]], 7-1985, pages 55, 56 (german) - Amstrad with CPC6128 on Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago | * [[CPC Schneider International]], 7-1985, pages 55, 56 (german) - Amstrad with CPC6128 on Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago | ||
* [[:File:Amstrad Computer User8508 007.jpg|ACU 1985-8, page 7]] - CPC6128 launch in USA by Indescomp, also mentions a deal with Sears World Trade | * [[:File:Amstrad Computer User8508 007.jpg|ACU 1985-8, page 7]] - CPC6128 launch in USA by Indescomp, also mentions a deal with Sears World Trade | ||
| + | * ACU 1987-3, page 5 - PC 1512 launch in USA | ||
* [http://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/26/business/amstrad-plots-a-us-invasion.html New York Times, 26 Sep 1987] - switch from Sears Worldtrade to Vidco | * [http://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/26/business/amstrad-plots-a-us-invasion.html New York Times, 26 Sep 1987] - switch from Sears Worldtrade to Vidco | ||
The CPC6128 launch in USA appears to have been a flop, only two months later, the "US model" (the CPC6128) was sold in europe. And there's little info on how many (if any) CPC6128's were sold in USA. Nethertheless, about a year later, Sears World Trade gave it another try with the Amstrad PCW8256 [http://books.google.de/books?id=Vi8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA11&lpg=PA11&dq=%22sears+world+trade%22+pcw8256&source=bl&ots=VU6kngg7gR&sig=xrxekhj05A3C3-yREE7ghP16I5s&hl=en&ei=r5iPTKSmJYqRswa-_cXjCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBEQ6AEwAA InfoWorld - 7 Jul 1986, page 11]. | The CPC6128 launch in USA appears to have been a flop, only two months later, the "US model" (the CPC6128) was sold in europe. And there's little info on how many (if any) CPC6128's were sold in USA. Nethertheless, about a year later, Sears World Trade gave it another try with the Amstrad PCW8256 [http://books.google.de/books?id=Vi8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA11&lpg=PA11&dq=%22sears+world+trade%22+pcw8256&source=bl&ots=VU6kngg7gR&sig=xrxekhj05A3C3-yREE7ghP16I5s&hl=en&ei=r5iPTKSmJYqRswa-_cXjCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBEQ6AEwAA InfoWorld - 7 Jul 1986, page 11]. | ||
Revision as of 18:42, 14 September 2010
Here's some info when the CPC was launched in which countries, and which companies distributed the machines.
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Australia
Distributed by AWA. Like Schneider, the name Awa is one of the LK-selectable Brand Names contained in the CPC BIOS.
- ACU Jan/Feb 1985, page 15.
France
Write more.
Germany
Distributed by Schneider (around 1984 till late 1987 or early 1988), and Amstrad GmbH (around 1988-199x).
Singapore
- ACU Jan/Feb 1985, page 15 - Launch in Singapore
- ACU Dec 1985, page 14 - User Group in Singapore (titled "Amstrad Users Singled Out")
Spain
Distributed by Indescomp, originally an independant spanish company, which was later aquired by Amstrad, and eventually renamed to Amstrad Espana.
USA
In USA, the CPCs were originally distributed by Indescomp (Amstrad's spanish distributor who also launched the CPC6128 in USA). Further US distributors were Sears World Trade and Vidco, the latter one possibly more focusing on PCs or PCWs, not on CPCs.
- CPC Schneider International, 7-1985, pages 55, 56 (german) - Amstrad with CPC6128 on Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago
- ACU 1985-8, page 7 - CPC6128 launch in USA by Indescomp, also mentions a deal with Sears World Trade
- ACU 1987-3, page 5 - PC 1512 launch in USA
- New York Times, 26 Sep 1987 - switch from Sears Worldtrade to Vidco
The CPC6128 launch in USA appears to have been a flop, only two months later, the "US model" (the CPC6128) was sold in europe. And there's little info on how many (if any) CPC6128's were sold in USA. Nethertheless, about a year later, Sears World Trade gave it another try with the Amstrad PCW8256 InfoWorld - 7 Jul 1986, page 11.
