Dk'tronics - Revision history

Arnoldemu: /* CPC Software */

2019-12-16T15:40:40Z

CPC Software

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	* [[Minder]] - CPC/Spectrum		* [[Minder]] - CPC/Spectrum
	* [[Stomp]] - CPC/Spectrum		* [[Stomp]] - CPC/Spectrum
			* [[DkTronics_CPM]] - Amstrad's CPM and CPM+ patched for use with Dk'Tronics memory expansions.

	== CPC Hardware ==		== CPC Hardware ==

Polluks: /* Software */

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Software

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	Although the company was best known in the CPC scene for their hardware expansions, the company also produced many software titles for both the CPC and other common 8-Bit computers of the time. Programmers [[Don Priestley]] and [[Ed Hickman]] were major contributers to the companies software successes, these included:		Although the company was best known in the CPC scene for their hardware expansions, the company also produced many software titles for both the CPC and other common 8-Bit computers of the time. Programmers [[Don Priestley]] and [[Ed Hickman]] were major contributers to the companies software successes, these included:

	1981		=== 1981 ===
	* 3D - ZX81		* 3D - ZX81

	1982		=== 1982 ===
	* 3D Tanx - Spectrum/BBC		* 3D Tanx - Spectrum/BBC
	* Centipede - Spectrum		* Centipede - Spectrum
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	* ZXED Basic Toolkit - Spectrum		* ZXED Basic Toolkit - Spectrum

	1983		=== 1983 ===
	* Astron - Spectrum		* Astron - Spectrum
	* Basic Toolkit - Spectrum		* Basic Toolkit - Spectrum
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	* Trom - Spectrum		* Trom - Spectrum

	1984		=== 1984 ===
	* 2003:A Space Oddity - Spectrum		* 2003:A Space Oddity - Spectrum
	* Apple Jam - Spectrum		* Apple Jam - Spectrum
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	* Zig Zag - Spectrum		* Zig Zag - Spectrum

	1985		=== 1985 ===
	* Benny Hills Madcap Chase - Spectrum		* Benny Hills Madcap Chase - Spectrum
	* [[Minder]] - CPC/Spectrum		* [[Minder]] - CPC/Spectrum

Polluks: logo

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logo

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			[[File:dk'tronics.png\|right\|frameless]]
	[[Image:Dktronics vision 2.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|A CPC6128 expanded to the maximum with Dk'tronics equipment]]		[[Image:Dktronics vision 2.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|A CPC6128 expanded to the maximum with Dk'tronics equipment]]

Nocash: /* Pictures */

2010-09-05T16:28:11Z

Pictures

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	Image:Amstrad Computer User8603 124.jpg\|Advert (ACU, March 1986)		Image:Amstrad Computer User8603 124.jpg\|Advert (ACU, March 1986)
	</gallery>		</gallery>

			== Manuals ==

			Dk'tronics has released some manuals that cover more than one piece of hardware:
			* [[Media:DK'Tronics Peripheral - Technical Manual (Edition 1).pdf\|DK'Tronics Peripheral - Technical Manual (Edition 1)]] (5-1986) (pdf) (covers Graphics Lightpen, Speech Synthesizer, 64K and 256K Memory Expansion, 256K Silicon Disc)
			* There is also an Edition 2 (6-1986)

	[[Category: CPC related companies]]		[[Category: CPC related companies]]

Nocash: /* CPC Hardware */

2010-08-27T08:08:24Z

CPC Hardware

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	* [[Dk'tronics Real Time Clock]]		* [[Dk'tronics Real Time Clock]]
	* [[Dk'tronics Speech Synthesizer]]		* [[Dk'tronics Speech Synthesizer]]
			* [[Dk'tronics TV Tuner]]

	== History ==		== History ==

Nocash: /* Pictures */

2010-08-26T18:37:04Z

Pictures

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	Image:Dktronics vision 1.jpg\|Silicon Disc and 256Kb expansion		Image:Dktronics vision 1.jpg\|Silicon Disc and 256Kb expansion
			Image:Amstrad Computer User8603 124.jpg\|Advert (ACU, March 1986)
	</gallery>		</gallery>

	[[Category: CPC related companies]]		[[Category: CPC related companies]]

Nocash: /* Other Hardware */

2010-08-13T14:56:30Z

Other Hardware

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	== Other Hardware ==		== Other Hardware ==

	* 16K ~~Spectrum~~ Expansion Card		* 16K Sinclair Expansion Card
	* ZX81 Ribbon Connector For Expansion Cards		* ZX81 Ribbon Connector For Expansion Cards
	* Spectrum Beep Amplifier		* Spectrum Beep Amplifier
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	* Spectrum Parallel Centronics Interface		* Spectrum Parallel Centronics Interface
	* Microdrive Extension Lead		* Microdrive Extension Lead


	== Pictures ==		== Pictures ==

Nocash at 14:51, 13 May 2010

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 [[Image:Dktronics vision 2.jpg|right|thumb|250px|A CPC6128 expanded to the maximum with Dk'tronics equipment]]
 == History ==
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 * Benny Hills Madcap Chase - Spectrum
-* Minder - CPC/Spectrum
+* [[Minder]] - CPC/Spectrum
 * Popeye - Spectrum
 * [[Stomp]] - CPC/Spectrum
 == Other Hardware ==

Nocash: /* History */

2010-05-13T14:47:59Z

History

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	== History ==		== History ==

	Dk'tronics was founded by [[David Heelas]], a hobby electronics enthusiast, in april 1981. Working initially from his home in England as a one man company his first product was a 16K expansion card for the ~~Spectrum~~ ZX80, which he designed, produced and shipped from his own home. After it's success and with a growing number of devices, the company eventually grew to more than 50 employees and obviously was no longer based at home. David assumed the position of Managing director with the support of Neil Rawlingson as Finacial Director. A headquaters was set up in Saffron Walden and production took place initially in a manufacturing plant in Great Yarmouth, later moving to a larger location in Saffron Walden. In 1985 DK'tronics bought the company 'Currah', who had produced their own speech synthesizer for the ZX known as the 'Microspeech' and had also developed a ROM based Forth compiler called 'MicroSource'. The company also bought the rights to the British hit show 'Minder' to allow them to release a title of the same name for the Spectrum in 1985. David was rumoured to have had plans to produce their own 8-Bit entertainment computer (possibly a console), it's not known how far the development ever got, but the computer was never produced or sold. Their most successful hardware product was an add-on keyboard for the ZX81 and ZX Spectrum, due partly to the user-unfriendliness of the original keyboards of these devices. Unfortunately, despite their success, the company seems to have ceased trading sometime around the end of 1985.		Dk'tronics was founded by [[David Heelas]], a hobby electronics enthusiast, in april 1981. Working initially from his home in England as a one man company his first product was a 16K expansion card for the Sinclair ZX80, which he designed, produced and shipped from his own home. After it's success and with a growing number of devices, the company eventually grew to more than 50 employees and obviously was no longer based at home. David assumed the position of Managing director with the support of Neil Rawlingson as Finacial Director. A headquaters was set up in Saffron Walden and production took place initially in a manufacturing plant in Great Yarmouth, later moving to a larger location in Saffron Walden. In 1985 DK'tronics bought the company 'Currah', who had produced their own speech synthesizer for the ZX known as the 'Microspeech' and had also developed a ROM based Forth compiler called 'MicroSource'. The company also bought the rights to the British hit show 'Minder' to allow them to release a title of the same name for the Spectrum in 1985. David was rumoured to have had plans to produce their own 8-Bit entertainment computer (possibly a console), it's not known how far the development ever got, but the computer was never produced or sold. Their most successful hardware product was an add-on keyboard for the ZX81 and ZX Spectrum, due partly to the user-unfriendliness of the original keyboards of these devices. Unfortunately, despite their success, the company seems to have ceased trading sometime around the end of 1985.

	== Software ==		== Software ==

Nocash: /* CPC Hardware */

2010-02-11T02:11:16Z

CPC Hardware

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	* [[dk'tronics Lightpen\|Dk'tronics Light Pen]]		* [[dk'tronics Lightpen\|Dk'tronics Light Pen]]
	* [[dk'tronics Mouse Interface\|Dk'tronics Mouse Interface]]		* [[dk'tronics Mouse Interface\|Dk'tronics Mouse Interface]]
	* [[Dk'tronics memory ~~expansion‎~~\|Dk'tronics ~~RAM~~ Memory ~~Expansions~~]]		* [[Dk'tronics memory expansion\|Dk'tronics Memory Expansion and Silicon Disc]]
	* [[Dk'tronics Real Time Clock]]		* [[Dk'tronics Real Time Clock]]
	* [[Dk'tronics Silicon Disc]]
	* [[Dk'tronics Speech Synthesizer]]		* [[Dk'tronics Speech Synthesizer]]