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Connector:2nd disc drive (CPC664, CPC6128, CPC6128+)

2007-04-20T13:52:32Z

84.187.200.8: /* CPC664/CPC6128 */

== CPC664/CPC6128 ==

The following table lists the signal on the "2nd Disk Drive" connector on the back of the CPC664/CPC6128.<br>
Signal names in simple brackets show the meaning the signal has today.
For your convenience, the pin no. are given as specified in the Shugart standard first, followed by the pin no. as assigned by Amstrad and shown in the manual.

Note that pins 35 and 36 (Amstrad enumeration) exist on Schneider CPC6128 only due to the use of a 36pin Centronics connector.

{|{{Prettytable|width: 700px; font-size: 2em;}}
|''Pin No. (Shugart)''||''Pin No. (CPC manual)''||''Signal Name''||''Description''
|-
|n/a||"35"||N/C||Schneider CPC6128 only
|-
|1 (red wire¹)||34||GND||Ground
|-
|2||33||N/C (/REDWC)||Density Select 1=Low/0=High
|-
|4||31||N/C||Reserved
|-
|6||29||N/C||Reserved
|-
|8||27||/Index||0=Index
|-
|10||25||N/C (/MOTEA)||-/- (0=Motor Enable Drive 0)
|-
|12||23||/DRVSB||Drive Select 1
|-
|14||21||N/C (/DRVSA)||-/-(Drive Select 0)
|-
|16||19||/MOTEB||0=Motor Enable Drive 1
|-
|18||17||/DIR||0=Direction Select
|-
|20||15||/Step||0=Head Step
|-
|22||13||/WDATE||Write Data
|-
|24||11||/WGATE||Floppy Write Enable, 0=Write Gate
|-
|26||9||/TRK00||0=Track 00
|-
|28||7||/WPT||0=Write Protect
|-
|30||5||/RDATA||Read Data
|-
|32||3||/SIDE1||0=Side 1 Select
|-
|34||1 (blue wire²)||/RDY (/DSKCHG)||0=Ready (1=Disk Change/0=Ready³)
|-
|All others (odd)||All others (even)||GND||Ground
|}

¹: Assuming you are using a cable which is made to match the Shugart standard on the floppy side.<br>
²: Original cables from Amstrad/Schneider had blue wires to mark pin 1 (which is pin 34 in Shugart standard).<br>
³: Although it might look like it, /RDY and /DSKCHG are not compatible. The CPC expects the drive to become ready (=0) by itself, while the DSKCHG signal stays high until confirmation through the PC, so the drive will never become RDY.

Except for the hint in note 3, a PC floppy can be directly operated on this connector, as long as you keep attention to the fact that the red wire of a PC floppy cable which is unchanged on the floppy side belongs on pin 34 of the CPC connector.
Some drives can be jumpered to output the desired /RDY signal, some can at least be soldered. Others can be operated by "tuning" the cable.
See [[3 1/2" & 5 1/4" Disk Drives]] for more detailed instructions, incl. Side Switch.

Connector:2nd disc drive (CPC664, CPC6128, CPC6128+)

2007-04-20T13:50:39Z

84.187.200.8: /* CPC664/CPC6128 */

== CPC664/CPC6128 ==

The following table lists the signal on the "2nd Disk Drive" connector on the back of the CPC664/CPC6128.<br>
Signal names in simple brackets show the meaning the signal has today.
For your convenience, the pin no. are given as specified in the Shugart standard first, followed by the pin no. as assigned by Amstrad and shown in the manual.

Note that pins 35 and 36 (Amstrad enumeration) exist on Schneider CPC6128 only due to the use of a 36pin Centronics connector.

{|{{Prettytable|width: 700px; font-size: 2em;}}
|''Pin No. (Shugart)''||''Pin No. (CPC manual)''||''Signal Name''||''Description''
|-
|n/a||"35"||N/C||Schneider CPC6128 only
|-
|1 (red wire¹)||34||GND||Ground
|-
|2||33||N/C (/REDWC)||Density Select 1=Low/0=High
|-
|4||31||N/C||Reserved
|-
|6||29||N/C||Reserved
|-
|8||27||/Index||0=Index
|-
|10||25||N/C (/MOTEA)||-/- (0=Motor Enable Drive 0)
|-
|12||23||/DRVSB||Drive Select 1
|-
|14||21||N/C (/DRVSA)||-/-(Drive Select 0)
|-
|16||19||/MOTEB||0=Motor Enable Drive 1
|-
|18||17||/DIR||0=Direction Select
|-
|20||15||/Step||0=Head Step
|-
|22||13||/WDATE||Write Data
|-
|24||11||/WGATE||Floppy Write Enable, 0=Write Gate
|-
|26||9||/TRK00||0=Track 00
|-
|28||7||/WPT||0=Write Protect
|-
|30||5||/RDATA||Read Data
|-
|32||3||/SIDE1||0=Side 1 Select
|-
|34||1 (blue wire²)||/RDY (/DSKCHG)||0=Ready (1=Disk Change/0=Ready³)
|-
|All others (odd)||All others (even)||GND||Ground
|}

¹: Assuming you are using a cable which is made to match the Shugart standard on the floppy side.
²: Original cables from Amstrad/Schneider had blue wires to mark pin 1 (which is pin 34 in Shugart standard).
³: Although it might look like it, /RDY and /DSKCHG are not compatible. The CPC expects the drive to become ready (=0) by itself, while the DSKCHG signal stays high until confirmation through the PC, so the drive will never become RDY.

Except for the hint in note 3, a PC floppy can be directly operated on this connector, as long as you keep attention to the fact that the red wire of a PC floppy cable which is unchanged on the floppy side belongs on pin 34 of the CPC connector.
Some drives can be jumpered to output the desired /RDY signal, some need soldering. Others can be operated by "tuning" the cable.
See [3 1/2" & 5 1/4" Disk Drives] for more detailed instructions.

Connector:2nd disc drive (CPC664, CPC6128, CPC6128+)

2007-04-20T13:39:57Z

84.187.200.8: /* CPC664/CPC6128 */

== CPC664/CPC6128 ==

The following table lists the signal on the "2nd Disk Drive" connector on the back of the CPC664/CPC6128
Signal names in simple brackets show the meaning the signal has today.
For your convenience, the pin no. are given as specified in the Shugart standard first, followed by the pin no. as assigned by Amstrad and shown in the manual.

Note that pins 35 and 36 (Amstrad enumeration) exist on Schneider CPC6128 only due to the use of a 36pin Centronics connector.

{|{{Prettytable|width: 700px; font-size: 2em;}}
|''Pin No. (Shugart)''||''Pin No. (CPC manual)''||''Signal Name''||''Description''
|-
|n/a||"35"||N/C||Schneider CPC6128 only
|-
|1 (red wire)||34||GND||Ground
|-
|2||33||N/C (/REDWC)||Density Select 1=Low/0=High
|-
|4||31||N/C||Reserved
|-
|6||29||N/C||Reserved
|-
|8||27||/Index||0=Index
|-
|10||25||N/C (/MOTEA)||-/- (0=Motor Enable Drive 0)
|-
|12||23||/DRVSB||Drive Select 1
|-
|14||21||N/C (/DRVSA)||-/-(Drive Select 0)
|-
|16||19||/MOTEB||0=Motor Enable Drive 1
|-
|18||17||/DIR||0=Direction Select
|-
|20||15||/Step||0=Head Step
|-
|22||13||/WDATE||Write Data
|-
|24||11||/WGATE||Floppy Write Enable, 0=Write Gate
|-
|26||9||/TRK00||0=Track 00
|-
|28||7||/WPT||0=Write Protect
|-
|30||5||/RDATA||Read Data
|-
|32||3||/SIDE1||0=Side 1 Select
|-
|34||1 (blue wire)||/RDY (/DSKCHG)||0=Ready (1=Disk Change/0=Ready¹)
|-
|All others (odd)||All others (even)||GND||Ground
|}

¹: Although it might look like it, /RDY and /DSKCHG are not compatible. The CPC expects the drive to become ready (=0) by itself, while the DSKCHG signal stays high until confirmation through the PC, so the drive will never become RDY.

Connector:2nd disc drive (CPC664, CPC6128, CPC6128+)

2007-04-20T13:39:23Z

84.187.200.8: /* CPC664/CPC6128 */

== CPC664/CPC6128 ==

The following table lists the signal on the "2nd Disk Drive" connector on the back of the CPC664/CPC6128
Signal names in simple brackets show the meaning the signal has today.
For your convenience, the pin no. are given as specified in the Shugart standard first, followed by the pin no. as assigned by Amstrad and shown in the manual.

Note that pins 35 and 36 (Amstrad enumeration) exist on Schneider CPC6128 only due to the use of a 36pin Centronics connector.

{|{{Prettytable|width: 700px; font-size: 2em;}}
|''Pin No. (Shugart)''||''Pin No. (CPC manual)''||''Signal Name''||''Description''
|-
|n/a||"35"||N/C||Schneider CPC6128 only
|-
|1 (red wire)||34||GND||Ground
|-
|2||33||N/C (/REDWC)||Density Select 1=Low/0=High
|-
|4||31||N/C||Reserved
|-
|6||29||N/C||Reserved
|-
|8||27||/Index||0=Index
|-
|10||25||N/C (/MOTEA)||-/- (0=Motor Enable Drive 0)
|-
|12||23||/DRVSB||Drive Select 1
|-
|14||21||N/C (/DRVSA)||-/-(Drive Select 0)
|-
|16||19||/MOTEB||0=Motor Enable Drive 1
|-
|18||17||/DIR||0=Direction Select
|-
|20||15||/Step||0=Head Step
|-
|22||13||/WDATE||Write Data
|-
|24||11||/WGATE||Floppy Write Enable, 0=Write Gate
|-
|26||9||/TRK00||0=Track 00
|-
|28||7||/WPT||0=Write Protect
|-
|30||5||/RDATA||Read Data
|-
|32||3||/SIDE1||0=Side 1 Select
|-
|34||1 (blue wire)||/RDY (/DSKCHG)||0=Ready (1=Disk Change/0=Ready¹)
|-
|All others (odd)||All others (even)||GND||Ground
|)

¹: Although it might look like it, /RDY and /DSKCHG are not compatible. The CPC expects the drive to become ready (=0) by itself, while the DSKCHG signal stays high until confirmation through the PC, so the drive will never become RDY.

Connector:2nd disc drive (CPC664, CPC6128, CPC6128+)

2007-04-20T13:38:58Z

84.187.200.8: /* CPC664/CPC6128 */

== CPC664/CPC6128 ==

The following table lists the signal on the "2nd Disk Drive" connector on the back of the CPC664/CPC6128
Signal names in simple brackets show the meaning the signal has today.
For your convenience, the pin no. are given as specified in the Shugart standard first, followed by the pin no. as assigned by Amstrad and shown in the manual.

Note that pins 35 and 36 (Amstrad enumeration) exist on Schneider CPC6128 only due to the use of a 36pin Centronics connector.

{|{{Prettytable|width: 700px; font-size: 2em;}}
|''Pin No. (Shugart)''||''Pin No. (CPC manual)''||''Signal Name''||''Description''
|-
|n/a||"35"||N/C||Schneider CPC6128 only
|-
|1 (red wire)||34||GND||Ground
|-
|2||33||N/C (/REDWC)||Density Select 1=Low/0=High
|-
|4||31||N/C||Reserved
|-
|6||29||N/C||Reserved
|-
|8||27||/Index||0=Index
|-
|10||25||N/C (/MOTEA)||-/- (0=Motor Enable Drive 0)
|-
|12||23||/DRVSB||Drive Select 1
|-
|14||21||N/C (/DRVSA)||-/-(Drive Select 0)
|-
|16||19||/MOTEB||0=Motor Enable Drive 1
|-
|18||17||/DIR||0=Direction Select
|-
|20||15||/Step||0=Head Step
|-
|22||13||/WDATE||Write Data
|-
|24||11||/WGATE||Floppy Write Enable, 0=Write Gate
|-
|26||9||/TRK00||0=Track 00
|-
|28||7||/WPT||0=Write Protect
|-
|30||5||/RDATA||Read Data
|-
|32||3||/SIDE1||0=Side 1 Select
|-
|34||1 (blue wire)||/RDY (/DSKCHG)||0=Ready (1=Disk Change/0=Ready¹)
|-
|All others (odd)||All others (even)||GND||Ground
)

¹: Although it might look like it, /RDY and /DSKCHG are not compatible. The CPC expects the drive to become ready (=0) by itself, while the DSKCHG signal stays high until confirmation through the PC, so the drive will never become RDY.

Connector:2nd disc drive (CPC664, CPC6128, CPC6128+)

2007-04-20T13:35:14Z

84.187.200.8: /* CPC664/CPC6128 */

== CPC664/CPC6128 ==

The following table lists the signal on the "2nd Disk Drive" connector on the back of the CPC664/CPC6128
Signal names in simple brackets show the meaning the signal has today.
For your convenience, the pin no. are given as specified in the Shugart standard first, followed by the pin no. as assigned by Amstrad and shown in the manual.

Note that pins 35 and 36 (Amstrad enumeration) exist on Schneider CPC6128 only due to the use of a 36pin Centronics connector.

{|{{Prettytable|width: 700px; font-size: 2em;}}
|''Pin No. (Shugart)''||''Pin No. (CPC manual)''||''Signal Name''||''Description''
|-
|n/a||"35"||N/C||Schneider CPC6128 only
|-
|1 (red wire)||34||GND||Ground
|-
|2||33||N/C (/REDWC)||Density Select 1=Low/0=High
|-
|4||31||N/C||Reserved
|-
|6||29||N/C||Reserved
|-
|8||27||/Index||0=Index
|-
|10||25||N/C (/MOTEA)||-/- (0=Motor Enable Drive 0)
|-
|12||23||/DRVSB||Drive Select 1
|-
|14||21||N/C (/DRVSA)||-/-(Drive Select 0)
|-
|16||19||/MOTEB||0=Motor Enable Drive 1
|-
|18||17||/DIR||0=Direction Select
|-
|20||15||/Step||0=Head Step
|-
|22||13||/WDATE||Write Data
|-
|24||11||/WGATE||Floppy Write Enable, 0=Write Gate
|-
|26||9||/TRK00||0=Track 00
|-
|28||7||/WPT||0=Write Protect
|-
|30||5||/RDATA||Read Data
|-
|32||3||/SIDE1||0=Side 1 Select
|-
|34||1 (blue wire)||/DSKCHG (CPC: /RDY)||1=Disk Change/0=Ready (CPC: Won't check for 1)
|-
|All others||Ground
|)

Connector:2nd disc drive (CPC664, CPC6128, CPC6128+)

2007-04-20T13:33:00Z

84.187.200.8: /* CPC664/CPC6128 */

== CPC664/CPC6128 ==

The following table lists the signal on the "2nd Disk Drive" connector on the back of the CPC664/CPC6128
Signal names in simple brackets show the meaning the signal has today.
For your convenience, the pin no. are given as specified in the Shugart standard first, followed by the pin no. as assigned by Amstrad and shown in the manual.

Note that pins 35 and 36 (Amstrad enumeration) exist on Schneider CPC6128 only due to the use of a 36pin Centronics connector.

{|{{Prettytable|width: 700px; font-size: 2em;}}
|''Pin No. (Shugart)''||''Pin No. (CPC manual)''||''Signal Name''||''Description''
|-
|n/a||35||N/C||Schneider CPC6128 only
|-
|2||33||N/C (/REDWC)||Density Select 1=Low/0=High
|-
|4||31||N/C||Reserved
|-
|6||29||N/C||Reserved
|-
|8||27||/Index||0=Index
|-
|10||25||N/C (/MOTEA)||-/- (0=Motor Enable Drive 0)
|-
|12||23||/DRVSB||Drive Select 1
|-
|14||21||N/C (/DRVSA)||-/-(Drive Select 0)
|-
|16||19||/MOTEB||0=Motor Enable Drive 1
|-
|18||17||/DIR||0=Direction Select
|-
|20||15||/Step||0=Head Step
|-
|22||13||/WDATE||Write Data
|-
|24||11||/WGATE||Floppy Write Enable, 0=Write Gate
|-
|26||9||/TRK00||0=Track 00
|-
|28||7||/WPT||0=Write Protect
|-
|30||5||/RDATA||Read Data
|-
|32||3||/SIDE1||0=Side 1 Select
|-
|34||1||/DSKCHG (CPC: /RDY)||1=Disk Change/0=Ready (CPC: Won't check for 1)
|}

System Disk

2007-01-28T22:43:42Z

84.187.185.172: /* Germany (Schneider) */

The Amstrad CPC computers mostly came with system disk(s) included.

The system disks varied in look and content, depending on the CPC-model they came with.

== Contents of the various system disks ==

As the 3" disks in the CPC need to be flipped over in order to access the second side of it, the term "disk" refers to one side of such a physical 3" disk. "Disk 4" is therefore Side B of the 2nd system disk.

=== CPC464 (DDI-1) ===

* Disk 1: CP/M 2.2 System and Utilities
* Disk 2: CP/M 2.2 DR LOGO & Help
** Disk 2 also contains a game demo (RUN"ROINTIME.DEM")
** The system disk contains the utilities
*** COPYDSK
*** DSKCOPY
*** CHKDSK
*** DSKCHK
*** DSKFORM
:: for copying, verifying (checking) and formatting disks with one or two disk drives

=== CPC664 ===

* Disk 1: CP/M 2.2 System and Utilities
* Disk 2: CP/M 2.2 DR LOGO & Help
** Disk 2 also contains a product demonstration in local language
** The system disk contains the utilities
*** COPYDSK
*** DSKCOPY
*** CHKDSK
*** DSKCHK
*** DSKFORM
:: for copying, verifying (checking) and formatting disks with one or two disk drives

=== CPC6128 ===

* Disk 1: CP/M Plus System and Utilities
* Disk 2: CP/M Plus Utilities
* Disk 3: DR LOGO & Help (CP/M Plus)
* Disk 4: CP/M 2.2 with DR LOGO & Help
** Disk 4 also contains a product demonstration in local language (For Germany: Two variants of the product demonstration exist, one for Schneider (-1988) and one for Amstrad (1988-)
** The system disks contain the utilities
*** DISCKIT3 (CP/M Plus)
*** DISCKIT2 (CP/M Plus)
:: for copying, verifying and formatting disks with one or two disk drives
* An archive with disk images of English, French, German (Schneider) and German (Amstrad) CPC6128 system disks can be downloaded from ftp://ftp.nvg.unit.no/pub/cpc/utils/cpc/cpmplus.zip

=== CPC6128plus ===

* Disk 1: CP/M Plus System and Utilities
* Disk 2: CP/M Plus DR LOGO & Help
** The system disk contains the utilities
*** DISCKIT (CP/M Plus)
:: for copying, verifying and formatting disks with one or two disk drives

== Look of the various system disks ==

=== CPC464 (DDI-1) ===

==== United Kingdom ====

* Label text in English
* Green stripes on the label

==== France ====

* Label text in ???
* ??? stripes on the label

==== Spain ====

* Label text in ???
* ??? stripes on the label

==== Germany (Schneider) ====

* Label text in German
* Silver stripes on the label, Schneider logo
* Text on side 2 refers to the DDI-1 manual for the license conditions

==== Germany (Amstrad) ====

* Label text in German
* First charge probably b/w copied labels, later charges ???
* Text on side 2 refers to the DDI-1 manual for the license conditions

=== CPC664 ===

==== United Kingdom ====

* Label text in English
* ??? stripes on the label

==== France ====

* Label text in ???
* ??? stripes on the label

==== Spain ====

* Label text in ???
* ??? stripes on the label

==== Germany (Schneider) ====

* Label text in German
* Silver stripes on the label, Schneider logo
* Text on side 2 refers to the CPC664 manual for the license conditions

==== Germany (Amstrad) ====

* When Amstrad took over the German market, the CPC664 wasn't sold anymore

=== CPC6128 ===

==== United Kingdom ====

* Label text in English
* Violet stripes on the label

==== France ====

* Label text in English
* Orange stripes on the label

==== Spain ====

* Label text in ???
* ??? stripes on the label

==== Germany (Schneider) ====

* Label text in German
* Silver stripes on the label, Schneider logo

<gallery caption="Schneider CPC664 system disk label">
Image:CPM664DE.jpg
</gallery>

<gallery caption="Schneider CPC6128 system disk labels">
Image:SDisk12.jpg
Image:SDisk34.jpg
</gallery>

==== Germany (Amstrad) ====

* Label text in German
* First charge b/w copied labels, later charges ???

=== CPC6128plus ===

==== Worldwide ====

* Label text in English
* Red stripes on the label

== Weblinks ==

* CPC6128 system disks (UK/FR/DE (Schneider)/DE (Amstrad)): ftp://ftp.nvg.unit.no/pub/cpc/utils/cpc/cpmplus.zip

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2007-01-08T02:45:12Z

84.187.195.175:

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Talk:Power Tetris

2006-09-04T01:41:51Z

84.187.161.182:

Could we get some explanation about the 4-Player mode (incl. Team Mode and schematics for the cable)? :-)
My girlfriend and I are searching for some victims to play this game with...

Codemasters

2006-08-12T19:23:59Z

84.187.148.95:

'''Codemasters''' was a company distributing budget titles only.
Among them was the great and well known Dizzy series.

Codemasters still exists and is making software for IBM-compatible PCs.

== Software titles ==

=== Dizzy series ===

Adventures:

* [[Dizzy]] (1987)
* [[Fantasy World Dizzy]] (1989)
* [[Treasure Island Dizzy]] (1989)
* [[Magicland Dizzy]] (1990)
* [[Spellbound Dizzy]] (1991)
* [[Dizzy: Prince Of The Yolkfolk]] (1991)
* [[Crystal Kingdom Dizzy]] (1992)

Arcade:

* [[Bubble Dizzy]] (1991)
* [[Dizzy Down The Rapids]] (1991)
* [[Panic Dizzy]] (1991)

=== Other titles ===

* [[Advanced Pinball Simulator]]
* [[Bounty Hunter]]
* to be continued

== Contact Information ==

Codemasters<br>
P.O. Box 6<br>
Leamington Spa<br>
Warwickshire, CV47 2ZT<br>
United Kingdom<br>
<br>
Tel: +44 (0)1926 814132<br>
Fax: +44 (0)1926 817595<br>
----
Codemasters GmbH<br>
Millerntorplatz 1<br>
D-20359 Hamburg<br>
Germany<br>
<br>
fon: 040-3197470<br>
fax: 040-31792067<br>
----
Codemasters<br>
Parc des Aqueducs<br>
Chemin du Favier, RD42, BP84<br>
69565 SAINT GENIS LAVAL<br>
FRANCE<br>
----
http://www.codemasters.com

[[Category:Computer and video game companies]]

Codemasters

2006-08-12T19:22:24Z

84.187.148.95:

'''Codemasters''' was a company distributing budget titles only.
Among them was the great and well known Dizzy series.

Codemasters still exists and is making software for IBM-compatible PCs.

== Software titles ==

=== Dizzy series ===

Adventures:

* [Dizzy] (1987)
* [Fantasy World Dizzy] (1989)
* [Treasure Island Dizzy] (1989)
* [Magicland Dizzy] (1990)
* [Spellbound Dizzy] (1991)
* [Dizzy: Prince Of The Yolkfolk] (1991)
* [Crystal Kingdom Dizzy] (1992)

Arcade:

* [Bubble Dizzy] (1991)
* [Dizzy Down The Rapids] (1991)
* [Panic Dizzy] (1991)

=== Other titles ===

* [Advanced Pinball Simulator]
* [Bounty Hunter]
- to be continued

== Contact Information ==

Codemasters<br>
P.O. Box 6<br>
Leamington Spa<br>
Warwickshire, CV47 2ZT<br>
United Kingdom<br>
<br>
Tel: +44 (0)1926 814132<br>
Fax: +44 (0)1926 817595<br>
----
Codemasters GmbH<br>
Millerntorplatz 1<br>
D-20359 Hamburg<br>
Germany<br>
<br>
fon: 040-3197470<br>
fax: 040-31792067<br>
----
Codemasters<br>
Parc des Aqueducs<br>
Chemin du Favier, RD42, BP84<br>
69565 SAINT GENIS LAVAL<br>
FRANCE<br>
----
<a_href>http://www.codemasters.com</a_href>

[[Category:Computer and video game companies]]

Codemasters

2006-08-12T19:15:33Z

84.187.148.95:

'''Codemasters''' was a company distributing budget titles only.
Among them was the great and well known Dizzy series.

Codemasters still exists and is making software for IBM-compatible PCs.

=== Software titles ===

== Dizzy series ==

Adventures:

* [Dizzy] (1987)
* [Fantasy World Dizzy] (1989)
* [Treasure Island Dizzy] (1989)
* [Magicland Dizzy] (1990)
* [Spellbound Dizzy] (1991)
* [Dizzy: Prince Of The Yolkfolk] (1991)
* [Crystal Kingdom Dizzy] (1992)

Arcade:

* [Bubble Dizzy] (1991)
* [Dizzy Down The Rapids] (1991)
* [Panic Dizzy] (1991)

== Other titles ==

* [Advanced Pinball Simulator]
* [Bounty Hunter]
- to be continued

=== Contact Information ===

Codemasters
P.O. Box 6
Leamington Spa
Warwickshire, CV47 2ZT
United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0)1926 814132
Fax: +44 (0)1926 817595

or

Codemasters GmbH,
Millerntorplatz 1
D-20359 Hamburg
Germany

fon: 040-3197470
fax: 040-31792067

or

Codemasters
Parc des Aqueducs
Chemin du Favier, RD42, BP84
69565 SAINT GENIS LAVAL
FRANCE

CPC Schneider International

2006-07-01T12:06:02Z

84.187.190.84:

Magazine name: CPC Schneider International<br>
Publisher: DMV, Eschwege<br>
Language: German<br>
Schedule: Monthly/Bi-Monthly<br>
Price: 6 DM (3.07 €)
First issue: 1985-03<br>
Last issue: 1992/1993 ?<br>

== Target market ==

The CPC Schneider International originally aimed at the semi-professional CPC user.
It contained game and software tests, market news, hardware modification tips (8th printer bit, CP/M-switch, and similar), software listing and much more.

== Its names ==

During its life-time, the magazine changed its name quite a few times:

The first rename took place after Schneider started to sell the PCW/Joyce and PC 1512/PC 1640 computers in Germany. The CPC Schneider International was renamed to "PC Schneider International" (With "CPC" written vertically inside the "P" in PC, which was going to last until they should rename to CPC again) to reflect the fact that it also covered the PCW/PC models.

The second and third rename happened after Schneider Computer Division stopped distributing the CPC computers in Germany and Amstrad stepped in. The magazine was named "PC Amstrad/Schneider International" for a short time and to "PC Amstrad International" later.

As of 1991-10, the published decided to drop the PC section and concentrate on the CPCs and PCWs/Joyces only, so the magazine was renamed a fourth and last time: "CPC Amstrad International".

== The early years ==

The magazine started in 1985-03 as '''CPC Schneider International'''. ''Schneider'' because the Amstrad CPCs were sold as Schneider CPCs in Germany and ''International'' because the magazine had contacts to other publishers abroad.

The early years also were the best in the magazines lifetime: The CPC was selling quite well in Germany and as the magazine lived from readers participating (All listings printed were sent in by readers before) there was enough content to print. The hardware and software test sections were well supported by the hardware vendors and software distributors and there were enough advertisers to ensure the magazine earned money.

== Adding PC coverage ==

The magazine was renamed to '''PC Schneider International''' to reflect the additional PC coverage inside.

The PC coverage was limited to the Schneider PC1512/PC1640 models (and their matching portables) as well as the PCW/Joyce. The editors were concentrating on the features unique to the Amstrad PCs, e.g. the included [[GEM]] and [[DOS plus]].
At this time both, the CPCs and the magazine, were still going strong.

== The Schneider -> Amstrad change ==

To reflect the changeover from Schneider to Amstrad, the magazine was renamed to '''PC Amstrad/Schneider International''' first and '''PC Amstrad International''' later.

The history behind this was, that in 1988, ''Schneider Computer Division'' dropped the distribution of all Amstrad computers in Germany and Amstrad opened a branch in Germany.

Sadly Amstrad couldn't keep the change seamless: About half a year, the supply in Germany was interrupted and the shops went out of stock. This was less of a problem if you already owned a CPC, because the supply with games was widely not depending on Schneider/Amstrad and also many add-ons were imported by the shops themselves.
However, original Amstrad parts, like the CPCs themselves, monitors, disk drives and so on became harder to get.

As at about the same time new, more powerful, home computers like the Amiga and Atari ST became announced or even available, this was the beginning of the end for the CPC in Germany.

== The last years ==

The magazine was renamed "back" to '''CPC Amstrad International''' again.

In order to keep the magazine up, DMV tried a lot of things. For example, the printing technology was changed to a cheaper one, the magazine no longer appeared monthly but only every second month and as last resort, they no longer sold it at every newsstand but only at railway station bookstores and via subscription in order to reduce the amount of magazines returned.
With the PC1512 and PC6140 becoming more and more outdated and more and more magazines coming up covering PCs only, the editors decided to drop the PC section in favor of the CPC/PCW again.

CPC Schneider International

2006-07-01T12:04:30Z

84.187.190.84:

Magazine name: CPC Schneider International<br>
Publisher: DMV, Eschwege<br>
Language: German<br>
Schedule: Monthly/Bi-Monthly<br>
Price: 6 DM (3.07 €)
First issue: 1985-03<br>
Last issue: 1992/1993 ?<br>

== Target market ==

The CPC Schneider International originally aimed at the semi-professional CPC user.
It contained game and software tests, market news, hardware modification tips (8th printer bit, CP/M-switch, and similar), software listing and much more.

== Its names ==

During its life-time, the magazine changed its name quite a few times:

The first rename took place after Schneider started to sell the PCW/Joyce and PC 1512/PC 1640 computers in Germany. The CPC Schneider International was renamed to "PC Schneider International" (With "CPC" written vertically inside the "P" in PC, which was going to last until they should rename to CPC again) to reflect the fact that it also covered the PCW/PC models.

The second and third rename happened after Schneider Computer Division stopped distributing the CPC computers in Germany and Amstrad stepped in. The magazine was named "PC Amstrad/Schneider International" for a short time and to "PC Amstrad International" later.

As of 1991-10, the published decided to drop the PC section and concentrate on the CPCs and PCWs/Joyces only, so the magazine was renamed a fourth and last time: "CPC Amstrad International".

== The early years ==

The magazine started in 1985-03 as ''CPC Schneider International''. 'Schneider' because the Amstrad CPCs were sold as Schneider CPCs in Germany and 'International' because the magazine had contacts to other publishers abroad.

The early years also were the best in the magazines lifetime: The CPC was selling quite well in Germany and as the magazine lived from readers participating (All listings printed were sent in by readers before) there was enough content to print. The hardware and software test sections were well supported by the hardware vendors and software distributors and there were enough advertisers to ensure the magazine earned money.

== Adding PC coverage ==

The magazine was renamed to ''PC Schneider International'' to reflect the additional PC coverage inside.

The PC coverage was limited to the Schneider PC1512/PC1640 models (and their matching portables) as well as the PCW/Joyce. The editors were concentrating on the features unique to the Amstrad PCs, e.g. the included [[GEM]] and [[DOS plus]].
At this time both, the CPCs and the magazine, were still going strong.

== The Schneider -> Amstrad change ==

To reflect the changeover from Schneider to Amstrad, the magazine was renamed to ''PC Amstrad/Schneider International'' first and ''PC Amstrad International'' later.

The history behind this was, that in 1988, 'Schneider Computer Division' dropped the distribution of all Amstrad computers in Germany and Amstrad opened a branch in Germany.

Sadly Amstrad couldn't keep the change seamless: About half a year, the supply in Germany was interrupted and the shops went out of stock. This was less of a problem if you already owned a CPC, because the supply with games was widely not depending on Schneider/Amstrad and also many add-ons were imported by the shops themselves.
However, original Amstrad parts, like the CPCs themselves, monitors, disk drives and so on became harder to get.

As at about the same time new, more powerful, home computers like the Amiga and Atari ST became announced or even available, this was the beginning of the end for the CPC in Germany.

== The last years ==

The magazine was renamed "back" to ''CPC Amstrad International'' again.

In order to keep the magazine up, DMV tried a lot of things. For example, the printing technology was changed to a cheaper one, the magazine no longer appeared monthly but only every second month and as last resort, they no longer sold it at every newsstand but only at railway station bookstores and via subscription in order to reduce the amount of magazines returned.
With the PC1512 and PC6140 becoming more and more outdated and more and more magazines coming up covering PCs only, the editors decided to drop the PC section in favor of the CPC/PCW again.

CPC Schneider International

2006-07-01T11:12:21Z

84.187.190.84:

Magazine name: CPC Schneider International
Publisher: DMV, Eschwege
Language: German
Schedule: Monthly/Bi-Monthly
First issue: 1985-03
Last issue: 1992/1993 ?

The CPC Schneider International originally aimed at the semi-professional CPC user.
It contained game and software tests, market news, hardware modification tips (8th printer bit, CP/M-switch, and similar) and much more.

During its life-time, the magazine changed its name quite a few times:

The first rename took place after Schneider started to sell the PCW/Joyce and PC 1512/PC 1640 computers in Germany. The CPC Schneider International was renamed to "PC Schneider International" (With "CPC" written vertically inside the "P" in PC, which was going to last until they should rename to CPC again) to reflect the fact that it also covered the PCW/PC models.

The second and third rename happened after Schneider Computer Division stopped distributing the CPC computers in Germany and Amstrad stepped in. The magazine was named "PC Amstrad/Schneider International" for a short time and to "PC Amstrad International" later.

As of 1991-10, the published decided to drop the PC section and concentrate on the CPCs and PCWs/Joyces only, so the magazine was renamed a fourth and last time: "CPC Amstrad International".

Magazines

2006-07-01T11:00:55Z

84.187.190.84: /* Germany */

==Great Britain==

* [[Amstrad Action]]
* [[Amstrad Computer User]]
* [[Amtix]]
* [[Computing with the Amstrad]]
* [[CPC Attack]]
* [[CPC Computing]]

==France==

* [[Amstar]]
* [[Amstrad Cent Pour Cent]]
* [[CPC]]
* [[CPC Infos]]

==Germany==

* [[CPC Schneider International]]
This magazine was also known as (In order of appearance):
* PC Schneider International
* PC Amstrad/Schneider International
* PC Amstrad International
* CPC Amstrad International)
* [[CPC Schneider Magazin]]

See also [[fanzines]].

Magazines

2006-07-01T10:58:59Z

84.187.190.84: /* Germany */

==Great Britain==

* [[Amstrad Action]]
* [[Amstrad Computer User]]
* [[Amtix]]
* [[Computing with the Amstrad]]
* [[CPC Attack]]
* [[CPC Computing]]

==France==

* [[Amstar]]
* [[Amstrad Cent Pour Cent]]
* [[CPC]]
* [[CPC Infos]]

==Germany==

* [[CPC Schneider International]] (a.k.a. PC Schneider International, PC Amstrad/Schneider International, CPC Amstrad International)
* [[CPC Schneider Magazin]]

See also [[fanzines]].