Jump to content

Databox: Difference between revisions

From CPCWiki - THE Amstrad CPC encyclopedia!
Morn (talk | contribs)
Morn (talk | contribs)
Line 412: Line 412:
**''Alien''
**''Alien''


===12===
===12/1===


*''Digital Drummer''
*''Digital Drummer''

Revision as of 00:01, 20 August 2011

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination
Typical loading screen of the "CPCDATAB" program launcher

Databox is the name of the additional cassette or disk which contained the programs of one issue of the CPC Schneider International magazines, published by DMV.

Type-in programs in CPC Schneider International had a checksum on each line, which could be compared to the output of check464.bas, check664.bas, or check612.bas, respectively, as each line was typed in. This was especially useful for entering long DATA statements with hexadecimal numbers—the usual way to include machine code in type-ins.

In this article we try to collect all the databoxes of this magazine and provide a short index of their contents. If you own a databox from an issue that is not collected here, please contact us in the CPC Wiki Forum and help us to collect all databoxes.

1985

03-07

Contents Highlights #01:

  • Content 1
  • Content 2
  • Content 3
  • Content 4

Download: Highlights #01 1985

Contents Highlights #02:

  • Laserbattle
  • Partnertest
  • Minnies Flight
  • Scroller
  • Laufschrift
  • Bildschirmbewegung
  • Profile
  • Textroutinen
  • Baudrate
  • Zeitdifferenz
  • Dezimalpunkt
  • Bufferextension
  • Hi-Score
  • Mini Spreadsheet
  • Kurvendiskussion
  • Vokabeltrainer

Download: Highlights #02 1985

08

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination
Prelude by Bach
  • Zehnkampf
  • Master Mind
  • Word processing (Textverarbeitung)
  • Bonusprogramm: Präludium von J.S. Bach in C-Dur

09

  • Zehnkampf II
  • Line Runner (maze)
  • Symbol editor (character editor)
  • Wuerfelspass (version of the "Yahtzee" dice game)

10

  • Superder (arcade game)
  • BASIC monitor

11

  • Brickbuster (Breakout clone)
  • 3-D maze

12

  • Sprite Creator
  • Steuerzeichen
  • Pingo (puzzle game)

1986

1

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination
Pferderennen
  • Stadt (arcade game)
  • Nibbler (maze game)
  • BASIC- und Sound-Kurse
  • Sprites
  • Bonusprogramm: Pferderennen (horse racing)
  • Z80 assembler

2

  • RSX mon, Discmon, Supermon (utilities)

3

  • Englebert (Qbert clone)
  • Lissajous figures
  • Fraktur typeface

4

  • Context (editor/printing utility)
  • Panzerschlacht (arcade game)

5

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination
Mr. Pac
  • Mr. Pac (Pac-Man clone)
  • Sub Hunter (not related to Sub Hunter)
  • Hadesque (Graphics adventure)

6

  • X-Basic
  • Vario
  • Mexico

7

  • Vokabeltrainer
  • Knack die Nuss

8

  • Ortwin's Run
  • Lokomotive
  • Game of Life
  • Paint Master
  • ROM Patch

9

  • Gravitation; planetary orbits (Mars)
  • Diskmat v2.0

10

  • Tokio Express
  • Periodensystem
  • Animator
  • Go Bang

11

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination
Kalaha
Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination
Reversi
  • Kalaha (African Kalah/Mancala game)
  • Reversi

12

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination
Prokyon
  • Habil Haushaltsbilanzen
  • Prokyon
  • Bonus program: Der Chefredakteur

1987

1

  • 3–D Breakout
  • Pascal Compiler
  • Bonus program: Mars Depot (Lunar Lander clone)

2

3

  • Moretti (third world aid and economy game)
  • Formula 1 strategy game
  • Bonus program: Income Tax
  • Disk Mon (disk utility)

4

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination
Flowers
  • Flowers (jump-and-run)
  • Superplan (PIM software)
  • Film (3–D movie creation)

5

  • Block Man
  • Bonus program: Stratego

6

  • Bruno Bombe (platformer)
  • Liga 2 (soccer management game)

7

  • Orakel (power and gas bill forecast)
  • Bonus program: Forces! (chess-like board game)

8

  • Smiling Ball (pick up hearts in a maze)

9

  • Stock value analysis
  • Bonus program (puzzle game)

10

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination
Porky
  • Porky

11

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination
Maze
  • Maze

12

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination
Bustout
  • Bustout (another Breakout clone)

1988

1

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination
Pharao
  • Bonus program: Pharao (jump-and-run)
  • 60 Hz mode
  • Kalender (universal calendar for 1683-9999)

2

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination
Desk Manager
  • Software Freezer
  • Desk Manager (GUI tool for disk administration)

3

  • Dr. Dustbin
  • Bonus program: Copy Tool and Setdrive (both for CP/M)

4

  • Bonus program: Ball Cracker 2 (the zilionth Breakout clone)

5

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination
Minigolf
  • Bonus program: Minigolf

6

  • Z80 assembler
  • Mad Maze
  • Bonus program: Wizardry

7

  • Cave Flight
  • Bonus program: Commerce (become a trader in opium and silk)

8

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination
Peg solitaire
  • Bonus program: Peg solitaire
  • Backgammon
  • File 30 (filing software)

9

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination
Die Berlinerin
  • Die Berlinerin (patience/solitaire variant)

10

  • Kermit client (for CP/M)
  • Bonus program: Meine Klasse 1988

11

  • Bonus program: Bowling

12

  • Deutsche Fehlermeldungen für CP/M
  • Multitasking (nur 6128)
  • Full Screen-Grafik auf dem Bildschirmrand
  • Endlos-Druck

1989

1

  • Bonus program: maze creator

2

  • Diskmon
  • Vorspann (title generator)

3

  • Fußball Manager
  • Disc Repair
  • Funktionsplotter

4

  • Sound Manager (sound tracker)
  • Mensch ärgere Dich nicht

5

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination
Skiller
  • Video tape database
  • Bonus program: Skiller (top-down car racing game)

6

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination
Australien
  • Australien

7

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination
Öl-Manager

8

  • Gitter-Spiel (Solitär-Brettspiel auf dem Wiegleb-Brett mit 45 Feldern)
  • Berechnung von Tilgungssätzen

9

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination
Gold Rush

10

  • Formularmanager
  • Singolo (Strategiespiel)

11

  • Zeitschriftenverwaltung
  • Boing (Breakout clone)
  • Kalenderprogramm für ungewöhnliche Anfragen, z.B. 1.111 Wochen nach einem best. Ausgangsdatum

12

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination
Postman's Destiny
Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination
"Apfelmännchen" (Mandelbrotmenge)
  • Postman's Destiny (Pakete einsammeln auf Plattformen)
  • Kartei
  • M-Script
  • Bonus-Programm: Space Collision
  • 1 kB-Programme u.a.: Apfelmännchen

1990

  • Biorhythmus
  • Stein auf Stein (Tetris clone)
  • Laurel II (RSX help program)
  • Roboterprogramme
  • Bonusprogramm: River Race
  • Verwaltungshilfe (nur 6128)
  • Sly Sprite (Strategiespiel)

5

  • Transformer
  • Crazywriter
  • Mandalas (Fraktale)

6/7

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination
X-Force Warrior
  • Bonus program: X-Force Warrior

8/9

  • Side A
    • Hot Plot
    • Kontoverwaltung
  • Side B
    • Versura (Schach-Strategiespiel)
    • Schalten und Walten (Zeichengenerator?)

10/11

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination
Deuteron
  • Side A
    • Grid Rider
    • Deuteron
    • Rana
  • Side B
    • Newspaper (Zeitungsseiten erstellen)
    • Alien

12/1

  • Digital Drummer
  • Memory
  • Bonus program: Börsenkurse

1991

2/3

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination
CPC Tools
  • Side A
    • Poker
    • Crilion
  • Side B
    • Sonde
    • Bonus program: CPC Tools (disk utility for CP/M Plus)

4/5

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination
Digital Globe
  • Side A
    • Digital Globe (mapping software)
    • Datenverwaltung (database)
    • Pipeline
    • Crash
  • Side B
    • Ultradisc (disk utility; format and copy disks)
    • Bonus program: Power Tetris

6/7

  • Side A
    • Landgraf (medieval economy sim)
  • Side B
    • Glücksrad (Wheel of Fortune)

08 / 09

Contents:

  • Billy Bubble (game)
  • Mona -> Maxam converter
  • Worm Slickers (game)
  • Demo für SCRIPT
  • Lader for SCRIPT
  • CPC Assembler
  • Checksummer 464
  • Checksummer 664
  • Checksummer 6128
  • CPC 464-Emulator
  • Datagenerator (Binär -> Basic Lader)
  • 60 Hz Bildfrequenzumschaltung
  • Energiekostenabrechnung
  • CPC Digiblaster demos
  • Lotto (1 kb)
  • S-Check (1 kb)
  • Spells (1 kb)
  • Labermaschine (1 kb)
  • Clock (1 kb)
  • Snake (1 kb)
  • Mini-Cat (1 kb)
  • Sensor (1 kb)
  • Variablo (1 kb)
  • Bonus: Herberts Little Helper (game)

Download: Databox 08/09'1991

1992

Sonderhefte

Sonderheft 1/1986

  • 3 Haufen
  • Castle Grayscall
  • Super Saturn
  • Utopia
  • Zastermann
  • Heizungsoptimierung
  • Mathematikkurs
  • Kegelkasse
  • Lagerverwaltung
  • Backup
  • DIN Tastatur
  • Kraefte zerlegen
  • Sprite Machine
  • Tempel der Bahli
  • Etat planen

Download: Sonderheft 1/1986 (tape image)

Sonderheft 5/1987

Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination
Guazuela
  • Side A
    • Sound-Demos
    • Schlumpis Horror-Trip (Plattformspiel/platformer)
    • Crazy Stamps (Spiel bei dem es darum geht Briefe schnell und richtig zu frankieren)
    • Bundesliga-Statistik
  • Side B
    • Guazuela (satirisches Politik-Spiel)
    • Tilgung
Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination
La Cuisine
Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination
Hanseat
Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination
Ham radio app
Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination
Kanonen-Duell
Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination
Offiziersskat
  • Side A
    • Neues vom Bankmanager. RSX-Befehle für die Datenverwaltung.
    • La Cuisine (Küchenspiel)
    • TRON (Spiel nach dem Disney-Film)
    • Fitness Center (etwas wie Dance Dance Revolution, für selbstgebaute Joystickmatte)
    • Lineare Gleichungen
    • Weltzeituhr
  • Side B
    • Apfelmännchen
    • Let's Work/Ran an die Kisten (Verschiebe-Denkspiel wie Sokoban unter MS-DOS)
  • Side C
    • Hanseat (mittelalterliches Handelsspiel)
    • Rubik's Clock
    • Eimerkette (Denkspiel)
    • Satellitenpositionsberechnung für Ham Radio
  • Side D
    • Bonusprogramme:
      • Offiziersskat
      • Crown-Convoy (Ball durch einen Tunnel manövrieren)
    • 1 kB-Programme

Download