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    • Re: Electric studio Lightpen September 29, 2024
      I can easily fit different connectors and make different versions. So, no adapter needed
    • Re: Designing and building the KCC plus, a new, enhanced CPC6128 compatible computer September 29, 2024
      Considering that the spare address lines in the cartridge interface permit up to 2 MiB of ROM, what about a pair of cartridge ports that each support cartridges with up to 1 MiB?That would be in line with the overall design goal to make the machine roughly twice as good.The flow control lines DTR and […]
    • Re: Electric studio Lightpen September 29, 2024
      Quote from: PulkoMandy on 12:37, 28 September 24Normally this would connect to the CPC expansion port, but I guess most people already have some stuff there. So, where would you connect it? For now I'm using the bypass connector at the back of the MotherX4, but other options are possible.If you are looking for a […]
    • Re: CPC TURBO First Level - project September 28, 2024
      Quote from: eto on 16:54, 28 September 24Is the hd6345 used in the CPC?"Yes"  https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/amstrad-cpc-hardware/would-you-like-to-have-crtc-5-in-your-cpc-about-hd6345/msg240088/#msg240088
    • Re: Electric studio Lightpen September 28, 2024
      Quote from: PulkoMandy on 12:37, 28 September 24Hello!Someone sent me a lightpen to repair. While I was inside it, I traced the schematics and made a copy of the PCB, so now I can make more lightpens.I think I found plastic tube similar to the original, and I will need to 3D print a tip […]

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    Fwd: Test Mail2Post

    October 17, 2017, Posted in Blog | No comments

    [category Collection] [comments on] [status private] [title This is my first Mail Post]
    I always wanted to connect my CPC to a VGA display, but haven’t found a good solution to do this. During the last weeks I searched through eBay (search for “CGA VGA converter”) and found a seller, who sells a CGA to VGA converter for a very cheap price (I paid at that time around 15 EUR including shipment).
    This is the pinout of the connector cable:
    Cable colorFunction RedRed analogue signal GreenGreen analogue signal BlueBlue analogue signal GreySync / RGB switching control YellowVSync (don’t connect this) BlackGND / Common
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