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Video: First looks at the DDI5 for Amstrad CPC 464
Introduction I blogged about the DDI5 here and I wanted to also do a video showing the capabilities and challenges I had with the device, please check it out and subscribe if you haven’t already. The comments on the video … Continue reading
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First looks at the DDI5 for Amstrad CPC 464
Introduction Anyone who is active in the Amstrad scene today should be aware of the myriad of 3rd party retro hardware available today for their Amstrad CPC’s, and the DDI interfaces from Piotr Bugaj (Zaxon) are no exception. He has … Continue reading
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Video: First looks at the CPCuiTape for Amstrad CPC
Introduction I blogged about the CPCuiTape here and you can now watch a video where I connect it up and try it out, please check it out and give me a like (and subscribe :p)
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A quick look at the CPCuiTape
Introduction It’s amazing the number of active hardware projects available for the CPC computers today, we are literally spoiled for choice and there are some very clever people out there designing new hardware toys for us to play with. One … Continue reading
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Video: first looks at the 464 +
In this video I unpack a 464 + which I bought recently, and then I attempt to connect it up, I also test it with a Dandanator Elite +. Give it a look and a like 🙂 To connect the … Continue reading
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Video: Using an M4 board on an Amstrad CPC 464
Introduction I’ve already blogged about how you can connect to Wi-Fi using the M4 board and copy games and load ROMs, and here’s a video showing you how to do that from scratch.
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Adding ROMS to the M4 board
Introduction In a previous post I looked at the M4 board from Spinpoint, please check that out and get your CPC connected to Wi-Fi before trying this part. A ROM (Read Only Memory) is a dedicated chip that stores programs … Continue reading
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First looks at the M4 board for Amstrad CPC
Introduction I’ve seen people referring to the M4 board on various forums and facebook groups so I was intrigued and wanted to see what the fuss was all about. I mean, think about it, an internet connection via Wi-Fi on … Continue reading
Video: Fixing a loose power connector and LED on an Amstrad CPC 464
In this video I show you how I fixed a loose power connector and dead LED on a CPC 464, I also explain a brief story about why this one is coloured the way it is.
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Video: Loading Amstrad diagnostics on a Dandanator
Introduction If you’ve seen my previous blog post about loading games onto a Dandanator mini, then you are ready to also change the extra rom on the Dandanator and instead, load the new Amstrad Diagnostics from Noel’s retro lab. I … Continue reading
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