Expanding from CPC 464 to CPC 6128 Spec - Revision history

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	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>		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.]]		[[Image:CPC46426128_dualROM.JPG\|thumb\|600px\|centre\|[https://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/User:Jonathanen#4th_March_2012.2A_-_expanded_to_CPC_6128_spec._.2864.29 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.]]

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	After all that, your fully expanded Amstrad CPC 464 to CPC 6128 spec set-up should look similar like this as shown below: <BR>		After all that, your 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\|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.]]		[[Image:CPC46426128setup.jpg\|thumb\|600px\|centre\|[https://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/User:Jonathanen#17th_June_2000.2A_-_expanded_to_CPC_6128_spec._.2821.29 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>		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>

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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.]]		[[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.]]

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 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>
+[[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.]]
 = Links =

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	* [http://www.theregister.co.uk/Print/2014/02/12/archaeologic_amstrad_cpc_464/ You’re NOT fired: The story of Amstrad’s amazing CPC 464 • The Register]<BR>		* [http://www.theregister.co.uk/Print/2014/02/12/archaeologic_amstrad_cpc_464/ You’re NOT fired: The story of Amstrad’s amazing CPC 464 • The Register]<BR>
	* [http://www.retrogamer.net/profiles/hardware/amstrad-cpc-6128/ Amstrad CPC 6128 \| Retro Gamer]<BR>		* [http://www.retrogamer.net/profiles/hardware/amstrad-cpc-6128/ Amstrad CPC 6128 \| Retro Gamer]<BR>
			* [[Amstrad Action]] ([[Amstrad_Action,_Issue_30,_Mar_1988\|Issue 30, March 1988]]) - [[:File:AmstradAction030-26.jpg\|page 26]]


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Arnoldemu at 10:59, 11 March 2018

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	* [http://www.theregister.co.uk/Print/2014/02/12/archaeologic_amstrad_cpc_464/ You’re NOT fired: The story of Amstrad’s amazing CPC 464 • The Register]<BR>		* [http://www.theregister.co.uk/Print/2014/02/12/archaeologic_amstrad_cpc_464/ You’re NOT fired: The story of Amstrad’s amazing CPC 464 • The Register]<BR>
	* [http://www.retrogamer.net/profiles/hardware/amstrad-cpc-6128/ Amstrad CPC 6128 \| Retro Gamer]<BR>		* [http://www.retrogamer.net/profiles/hardware/amstrad-cpc-6128/ Amstrad CPC 6128 \| Retro Gamer]<BR>

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	= Links =		= Links =

	* [~~http~~://www.retrocomputers.eu/2012/06~~/25~~/amstrad-cpc464-upgraded-to-a-cpc6128-how-to/ How to convert a Amstrad CPC464 into a CPC6128 \| Retro Computers]<BR>		* [https://www.retrocomputers.online/2012/06/amstrad-cpc464-upgraded-to-a-cpc6128-how-to/ How to convert a Amstrad CPC464 into a CPC6128 \| Retro Computers]<BR>
	* [https://www.retrocomputers.online/2012/06/how-to-install-parados-into-the-amstrad-dd-1-disk-interface/ How to install PARADOS into the Amstrad DDI-1 disk interface \| Retro Computers]<BR>		* [https://www.retrocomputers.online/2012/06/how-to-install-parados-into-the-amstrad-dd-1-disk-interface/ How to install PARADOS into the Amstrad DDI-1 disk interface \| Retro Computers]<BR>
	* [http://www.eightbitmagazine.com/cpcoxygen/magazine/01/super464/super464.htm Super 464 \| CPC Oxygen]<BR>		* [http://www.eightbitmagazine.com/cpcoxygen/magazine/01/super464/super464.htm Super 464 \| CPC Oxygen]<BR>

Jonathanen at 23:05, 12 December 2017

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	* Unexpanded CPC 464 without CPC 6128 OS/BASIC ROM installed, having only both DDI-1 3" & 3.5" external disc drives connected.		* Unexpanded CPC 464 without CPC 6128 OS/BASIC ROM installed, having only both DDI-1 3" & 3.5" external disc drives connected.
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	To do that, you must remove two screws first, open the cover, carefully remove the [[AMSDOS]] ROM chip with "AMSTRAD 40009" printed on top of it and replace it with [[ParaDOS]] ROM. Then put the cover back on and put the two screws back on~~. See Andy's [https://www.retrocomputers.online/2012/06/how-to-install-parados-into-the-amstrad-dd-1-disk-interface/ link] for installing [[ParaDOS]] into the Amstrad DDI-1 disk interface~~. <BR>		To do that, you must remove two screws first, open the cover, carefully remove the [[AMSDOS]] ROM chip with "AMSTRAD 40009" printed on top of it and replace it with [[ParaDOS]] ROM. Then put the cover back on and put the two screws back on.<BR>
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	* B. Leave the [[AMSDOS]] / CPM bootstrap ROM inside the [[Media:Gerald_DDI-1_MF0004B.jpg\|disc interface]] (if you want to use DR. LOGO 2 & 3 on upgraded CPC 464) and put [[ParaDOS]] ROM inside the [[Rombo_Rombox\|Rombo ROMBOX]] with other ROMS (as shown in [[Expanding_from_CPC_464_to_CPC_6128_Spec#Step_3\|step 3]]).		* B. Leave the [[AMSDOS]] / CPM bootstrap ROM inside the [[Media:Gerald_DDI-1_MF0004B.jpg\|disc interface]] (if you want to use DR. LOGO 2 & 3 on upgraded CPC 464) and put [[ParaDOS]] ROM inside the [[Rombo_Rombox\|Rombo ROMBOX]] with other ROMS (as shown in [[Expanding_from_CPC_464_to_CPC_6128_Spec#Step_3\|step 3]]).
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	= Links =		= Links =

	* [http://www.retrocomputers.eu/2012/06/25/amstrad-cpc464-upgraded-to-a-cpc6128-how-to/ How to convert a Amstrad CPC464 into a CPC6128. \| Retro Computers]<BR>		* [http://www.retrocomputers.eu/2012/06/25/amstrad-cpc464-upgraded-to-a-cpc6128-how-to/ How to convert a Amstrad CPC464 into a CPC6128 \| Retro Computers]<BR>
			* [https://www.retrocomputers.online/2012/06/how-to-install-parados-into-the-amstrad-dd-1-disk-interface/ How to install PARADOS into the Amstrad DDI-1 disk interface \| Retro Computers]<BR>
	* [http://www.eightbitmagazine.com/cpcoxygen/magazine/01/super464/super464.htm Super 464 \| CPC Oxygen]<BR>		* [http://www.eightbitmagazine.com/cpcoxygen/magazine/01/super464/super464.htm Super 464 \| CPC Oxygen]<BR>
	* [http://www.freetimeweb.nl/home/computer/cpc/cpc_464_extended_uk.html THE AMSTRAD / SCHNEIDER CPC EXTENDED]<BR>		* [http://www.freetimeweb.nl/home/computer/cpc/cpc_464_extended_uk.html THE AMSTRAD / SCHNEIDER CPC EXTENDED]<BR>

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	* Unexpanded CPC 464 without CPC 6128 OS/BASIC ROM installed, having only both DDI-1 3" & 3.5" external disc drives connected.		* Unexpanded CPC 464 without CPC 6128 OS/BASIC ROM installed, having only both DDI-1 3" & 3.5" external disc drives connected.
	<BR>		<BR>
	To do that, you must remove two screws first, open the cover, carefully remove the [[AMSDOS]] ROM chip with "AMSTRAD 40009" printed on top of it and replace it with [[ParaDOS]] ROM. Then put the cover back on and put the two screws back on. <BR>		To do that, you must remove two screws first, open the cover, carefully remove the [[AMSDOS]] ROM chip with "AMSTRAD 40009" printed on top of it and replace it with [[ParaDOS]] ROM. Then put the cover back on and put the two screws back on. See Andy's [https://www.retrocomputers.online/2012/06/how-to-install-parados-into-the-amstrad-dd-1-disk-interface/ link] for installing [[ParaDOS]] into the Amstrad DDI-1 disk interface. <BR>
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	* B. Leave the [[AMSDOS]] / CPM bootstrap ROM inside the [[Media:Gerald_DDI-1_MF0004B.jpg\|disc interface]] (if you want to use DR. LOGO 2 & 3 on upgraded CPC 464) and put [[ParaDOS]] ROM inside the [[Rombo_Rombox\|Rombo ROMBOX]] with other ROMS (as shown in [[Expanding_from_CPC_464_to_CPC_6128_Spec#Step_3\|step 3]]).		* B. Leave the [[AMSDOS]] / CPM bootstrap ROM inside the [[Media:Gerald_DDI-1_MF0004B.jpg\|disc interface]] (if you want to use DR. LOGO 2 & 3 on upgraded CPC 464) and put [[ParaDOS]] ROM inside the [[Rombo_Rombox\|Rombo ROMBOX]] with other ROMS (as shown in [[Expanding_from_CPC_464_to_CPC_6128_Spec#Step_3\|step 3]]).

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	'''NOTE:''' All versions of [http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=84 CPC 464] keyboards including Arnold 1 (according to [http://genesis8.free.fr/amstrad/faq/amstrad.php#A comp.sys.amstrad.8bit FAQ]) version with big "AMSTRAD" letters printed onto the keyboard, like the one shown on the [http://www.old-computers.com/museum/photos/s_amstrad_464_inside1.jpg photo] - #'''12''': 32 Kb ROM memory containing the operating system and Locomotive Basic. Also with the "[http://cpctech.cpc-live.com/docs/costdown.html Cost-Down]" version as well doesn't have a socket to remove and replace Operating System ROM chips, instead all the legs are soldiered on and its impossible to remote it straight away, unless you know how to de-soldier - 31/6/05.<BR>		'''NOTE:''' All versions of [http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=84 CPC 464] keyboards including Arnold 1 (according to [http://genesis8.free.fr/amstrad/faq/amstrad.php#A comp.sys.amstrad.8bit FAQ]) version with big "AMSTRAD" letters printed onto the keyboard, like the one shown on the [http://www.old-computers.com/museum/photos/s_amstrad_464_inside1.jpg photo] - #'''12''': 32 Kb ROM memory containing the operating system and Locomotive Basic. Also with the "[http://cpctech.cpc-live.com/docs/costdown.html Cost-Down]" version as well doesn't have a socket to remove and replace Operating System ROM chips, instead all the legs are soldiered on and its impossible to remote it straight away, unless you know how to de-soldier - 31/6/05.<BR>
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	* B. Simply exchange your CPC 464 keyboard to Amstrad Specialist ([https://web.archive.org/web/20100201160217/http://www.midnight.uk.com:80/merline/ Arthur Cook]) for another CPC 464 keyboard with CPC 6128 ROM chip fitted (That's what I did with [[~~Computer_Collection_Gallery~~#17th_June_2000.2A_-_expanded_to_CPC_6128_spec._.~~288~~.29\|mine]] on Thursday 12th Oct 2000, while I was rushing to get home from Worthing and that time, I didn't know how to replace Operating System ROMs) or ask him to do it for you and paid for it, of course. <BR>		* B. Simply exchange your CPC 464 keyboard to Amstrad Specialist ([https://web.archive.org/web/20100201160217/http://www.midnight.uk.com:80/merline/ Arthur Cook]) for another CPC 464 keyboard with CPC 6128 ROM chip fitted (That's what I did with [[User:Jonathanen#17th_June_2000.2A_-_expanded_to_CPC_6128_spec._.2821.29\|mine]] on Thursday 12th Oct 2000, while I was rushing to get home from Worthing and that time, I didn't know how to replace Operating System ROMs) or ask him to do it for you and paid for it, of course. <BR>

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