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Keyboard Versions

2010-06-17T11:23:19Z

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= Unidentified Model =

[[File:WalgenbachAmstrad CPC464 grey Large.jpg|200px|left]]
* '''Amstrad CPC 464 with new logo and grey keys'''
* Normally grey keys were found only on german Schneider models, not on Amstrad 464.
* Possibly this is a late german model (made after the Schneider/Amstrad partnership ended)...?
* Though [http://www.homecomputer.de/pages/f_info.html?Amstrad_CPC464_grey.html this link] says it's "most common" in UK...?
* Btw. better "non-diagonal" picture would be nice.
 

= Regions =

== English ==

''Amstrad Colour Personal Computer''

[[File:GA high res.JPG|200px|left]]
* '''English CPC 464 (prototype)''' [[CPC Prototypes|(more info)]]
* Prototype with gray case
 

[[File:CPC 464 old logo bilgisayarlarim.jpg|200px|left]]
* '''English CPC 464 (old logo)''' ([[Media:MarkRandallCPC464 old logo.jpg|other lowres picture]])
 

[[File:Grimware cpc464 version3 case top.jpg|200px|left]]
* '''English CPC 464 (new logo)'''
 

[[File:English Amstrad CPC664 keyb Gryzor.jpg|200px|left]]
* '''English CPC 664'''
 

[[File:English CPC 6128 keyboard yoshi doshi.jpg|200px|left]]
* '''English CPC 6128 (new logo)'''
* Surprisingly, this is an ultra rare photo - as by 2010, there are almost no other pictures showing english 128K models in the internet.
 

[[File:Nightfallcrew CPC464 plus english keyboard.jpg|150px|left]]
* '''English 464 Plus'''
 

[[File:Amstrad 6128 plus museum ebenthal.jpg|150px|left]]
* '''English 6128 Plus'''
 

[[File:NoPicture.png|50px|left]]
* '''EPROM in English 464/6128 Plus System Cartridge'''
* Showing PCB and the sticker with 41xxx-x part number
 

== French ==

''Amstrad Ordinateur Personnel Couleur''

Early french models had french plaques on the keyboard and tape/disc drive, but still had english QWERTY keyboards. The french AZERTY keyboards were invented around 1986.

[[File:CPC464-French-QWERTY Gerald.jpg|200px|left]]
* '''French CPC 464''' (qwerty)
 

[[File:Nightfallcrew CPC464 french azerty.jpg|200px|left]]
* '''French CPC 464''' (azerty)
 

[[File:CPC664 french qwerty.jpg|200px|left]]
* '''French CPC 664''' (qwerty)
 

[[File:CPC 6128 French (QWERTY - 1st Serie).jpg|200px|left]]
* '''French CPC 6128''' (qwerty)
 

[[File:Gerald CPC6128 French.jpg|200px|left]]
* '''French CPC 6128''' (azerty)
 

[[File:CPC6128 awerty grim.png|200px|left]]
* '''French CPC 6128''' (awerty)
* An AWERTY keyboard (not QWERTY, not AZERTY), with spanish (not french) plaque on the FDD, despite of that without spanish Ñ key on keyboard. Most likely a homebrew modification, not an official product.
 

[[File:PV250X French CPC 6128 - Qwerty.jpg|200px|left]]
* '''French CPC 6128''' (qwerty/rebadged)
* Exotic variant: French 6128 with QWERTY keyboard (english 6128 bundled with french manual & french sticker on FDD - this unit was sold in a french shop, when AZERTY keyboards were out of stock)
 

[[File:French464plus.jpg|150px|left]]
* '''French 464 Plus'''
 

[[File:Gerald CPC6128Plus French.jpg|150px|left]]
* '''French 6128 Plus'''
 

== German ==

''Schneider Colour Personal Computer''

German CPCs have normal english keyboards. The keyboards (or case) is only different in so far that it is labeled Schneider instead Amstrad, and the 664/6128 have german colour tables on the disc drive. And, the keys are gray, unlike the more colorful Amstrad ones.

[[File:Schneider464keyboard.jpg|200px|left]]
* '''German CPC 464''' (Schneider)
* With Schneider logo and grey text on tape drive.
* Grey control keys (unlike multi-colored ones found in other countries).
 

[[File:NoPicture.png|100px|left]]
* '''German CPC 464 (Amstrad) (should exist?)'''
* Produced after the Amstrad-Schneider partnership ended in 1988. Now having an Amstrad logo on keyboard, ''unknown if/how such late german CPCs differed from english CPCs - they might have grey control keys, or german text on tape drive...?''
 

[[File:German Schneider CPC664 keyb Gryzor.jpg|200px|left]]
* '''German CPC 664''' (Schneider)
* With Schneider logo and german colour table on disc drive.
* Grey control keys (unlike Blue ones found in other countries).
 

[[File:Schneider CPC6128 linux user.jpg|200px|left]]
* '''German CPC 6128''' (Schneider) (one variant)
* With Schneider logo and german colour table on disc drive.
* In this version, the text layout resembles that of the english 6128.
 

[[File:Schneider6128keyboard.jpg|200px|left]]
* '''German CPC 6128''' (Schneider) (other variant)
* With Schneider logo and german colour table on disc drive.
* Slightly rearranged text/layout (eg. "Disc Drive" instead of "DISC DRIVE").
 

[[File:Markus_cpc_6128.jpg|200px|left]]
* '''German CPC 6128''' (Amstrad)
* Produced after the Amstrad-Schneider partnership ended in 1988. Now having an Amstrad logo on keyboard, but still having a german colour table on the disk drive.
 

== Spanish ==

''Amstrad Ordenador Personal en Color''

Before spanish laws led to the 72K fake and to the spanish keyboard, normal english CPCs might have been sold in spain - unknown if this has really happened - and if so, if they had the spanish ''Ordenador Personal en Color'' text on them...?

[[File:NoPicture.png|100px|left]]
* '''Spanish CPC 464/664/6128 without Ñ key''' Pre-472
* According to info from spain: All spanish CPCs (at least the 6128) did have spanish plaques, even before the Ñ key was invented. So, these model(s) should exist. Photos would be welcome!
* EDIT: According to newer info - it now seems they DON'T exist.
 

[[File:CPC 472 es.jpg|200px|left]]
* '''Spanish CPC 472 without Ñ key''' [[472|(more info)]]
* Early version, still with english keys
 

[[File:Colossus CPC472 keyboard.jpg|200px|left]]
* '''Spanish CPC 472 with Ñ key''' [[472|(more info)]]
* Later version, with spanish keys
 

[[File:Robcfg CPC464 SP 08.jpg|200px|left]]
* '''Spanish CPC 464 with Ñ key'''
 

[[File:SpanishSchneider464 robcfg cpcmaniaco keyboard.jpg|200px|left]]
* '''Spanish CPC 464 with rebadged Ñ key (Schneider)'''
* With rebadged "spanish" keys (see [[Media:SpanishSchneider464 robcfg cpcmaniaco rebadged keys.jpg|closeup]]). And fitted with spanish ROM (see [[Media:SpanishSchneider464 robcfg cpcmaniaco detail1.jpg|inside]]).
* Actually a German Schneider model with gray keys. After the Amstrad-Schneider partnership ended, remaining Schneider models were sold all across europe.
 

[[File:Spanish6128 old logo.jpg|200px|left]]
* '''Spanish CPC 6128 with Ñ key''' (old logo)
 

[[File:Spanish 6128 Keyboard Robcfg.jpg|200px|left]]
* '''Spanish CPC 6128 with Ñ key''' (new logo)
 

[[File:Spanish464plusLaRetrotienda.jpg|150px|left]]
* '''Spanish 464 Plus with Ñ key'''
 

[[File:6128plus es.jpg|150px|left]]
* '''Spanish 6128 Plus with Ñ key'''
 

== Danish ==

''Amstrad Colour Personal Computer''

Older danish 464s had english keys, newer ones (with flat keys) had danish keys...

[[File:Cpc464_danish.jpg|200px|left]]
* '''Danish CPC 464'''
 

[[File:Amstrad 6128 Danish Johnny Olsen.jpg|200px|left]]
* '''Danish CPC 6128'''
 

[[File:NoPicture.png|50px|left]]
* '''BIOS ROM in Danish 464'''
* Showing the 4xxxx part number on the ROM chip
 

[[File:NoPicture.png|50px|left]]
* '''BIOS ROM in Danish 6128'''
* Showing the 4xxxx part number on the ROM chip
 

== Other ==

[[File:Awa CPC464.jpg|150px|left]]
* '''Australian AWA models''' were shipped with normal english keyboards (with the standard Amstrad logo above the ESC key), the only difference is that [[LK-selectable Brand Names|LK1 and LK2]] are shortened on the mainboard, so the BIOS displays [[Awa]] instead of Amstrad in the boot message.
 

* '''Greek CPCs''' are standard english Amstrad models, without any customized logos or keyboard.
* '''Other countries''' ... ''please add some info on Austria, Belgium, USA, etc.''

[[File:Kcc top.jpg|150px|left]]
* '''KC Compact''' [[KC Compact|(more info)]]
* East german CPC clone - lacks some function keys.
 

[[File:Aleste.jpg|150px|left]]
* '''Aleste 520EX''' [[Aleste 520EX|(more info)]]
* Russian CPC clone with russian keyboard - with additional MSX-style function keys.
 

[[File:GX4000 Top.jpg|150px|left]]
* '''GX4000'''
* Has only one '''||''' Pause button (mapped as "P" key in keyboard matrix)
 

= Mechanics =

[[File:Grimware cpckeys.jpg|380px|left]]
 

[[File:Z70102_disassembled.jpg|380px|left]]
* '''First 464 Keyboard Circuit (PCB)'''
* PT NO Z70102
* Printed-circuit-board with wire-cables.
* Other pic: [[:Image:Z70102 bot.jpg|bottom side]]
 

[[File:NoPicture.png|100px|left]]
* '''Second 464 Keyboard Circuit (CPC664-style single-foil)'''
* Single "membrane" foil (with 19pin connector)
 

[[File:Third_464_Keyboard_Circuit_(CPC6128-style_dual-foil)_0598.JPG|380px|left]]
* '''Third 464 Keyboard Circuit (CPC6128-style dual-foil)'''
* PT NO Z70211
* Two membrane foils (with 2x10pin connector)
 

[[File:CPC664 D-o-S membrane unrotated.jpg|380px|left]]
* '''CPC 664 Keyboard Circuit'''
* Single foil (with 19pin connector).
* Connections are closed when the key touches the contacts on the foil.
* Not actually a membrane keyboard (since the foil doesn't move), seems to work more like the old PCB keyboard.
 

[[File:CPC6128 Keyboard membrane unrotated.jpg|380px|left]]
* '''CPC 6128 Keyboard Circuit'''
* Two membrane foils (with 2x10pin connector)
* Connections are closed when the key presses the two foils against each other.
 

[[File:Nightfallcrew CPC Plus keyboard membrane.jpg|380px|left]]
* '''CPC Plus Keyboard Circuit'''
* Two membrane foils (with 2x10pin connector)
* Same as in CPC 6128, but with connection cable at rear side.
 

[[File:Kcc open.jpg|380px|left]]
* '''KC Compact Keyboard Circuit'''
* PCB with real mechanic switches, possibly the most robust CPC keyboard, even more robust than the early 464 PCB keyboards. Only downside is that it lacks the F5..F9 keys.
 

'''Keyboard / Case Dimensions'''
* CPC 464 - 580x170x70 mm (according to 464 service manual)
* CPC 664 - 580x170x70 mm (according to 664 service manual)
* CPC 6128 - 510x170x48 mm (according to 6128 service manual)
* CPC Plus - 398x297x46 mm (according to 464+/6128+ service manual)
* GX 4000 - 250x184x44 mm (according to 464+/6128+ service manual)
* KC Compact - 388x218x49 mm (according to [[Media:Deepfb keyb size kcc.jpg|drawing]])
* Aleste 520EX - 428x250x49 mm (according to [[Media:Deepfb keyb size aleste.jpg|drawing]])

'''Note''' - There's some funny confusion concerning the width of the KC Compact - different sources say: 388 mm (gerätebeschreibung), 399 mm (serviceanleitung), or even 3388 mm (some webpages, exceeding 3 meters!) - of these, 388mm is correct & verified.

= Character Set ROMs =

Together with the customized keyboards, the BIOS ROMs character sets were changed accordingly. The new characters are potentially useful for home-use, but may result in compatibility problems when importing/exporting software to/from other countries - or even within the same country (the new character sets were invented around 1986, so older french/spanish/danish CPCs didn't support the new symbols).

== English ==
[[File:Charset english gray.gif|left]]
'''English BIOSes'''
* 40009 English 464
* 40022 English 664
* 40025 English 6128
* 41???-? English Plus (EPROM in System Cartridge)
'''Default Symbols'''
The english BIOSes are also used in german models. Until around 1986 (when localized keyboards/BIOSes were invented), the english BIOSes were also used in spanish/french/danish CPCs.
 

== French ==
[[File:Charset french gray.gif|left]]
'''French BIOSes'''
* 40050 French 464
* 40051 French 6128
* 130Z001 41090-1 French Plus (EPROM in System Cartridge)
'''Special Symbols'''
* chr(40h) "à" instead "@"
* chr(5Ch) "ç" instead "\"
* chr(5Eh) "^" with different shape
* chr(7Bh) "é" instead "{"
* chr(7Ch) "ù" instead "|"
* chr(7Dh) "è" instead "}"
* chr(82h) "°" instead umlaut symbol
Changed chr(7Ch) means RSX commands become ùCPM instead |CPM.
The keyboard itself does have both "ù" and "|" keys, but, the default BIOS/BASIC tables do map "ù" to both of them.
 

== Spanish ==
[[File:Charset spanish gray.gif|left]]
'''Spanish BIOSes'''
* 40037 Spanish 464/472
* 40038 Spanish 6128
* 130Z001 41091-1 Spanish Plus (EPROM in System Cartridge)
'''Special Symbols'''
* chr(81h) "Ñ" instead "´"
* chr(83h) "Pt" instead "£"
* chr(8Bh) "ñ" instead "±"
The changed pound/peseta currency symbol may result in some confusion, since the actual exchange rate is unlikely to be 1:1.
 

== Danish ==
[[File:Charset danish gray.gif|left]]
'''Danish BIOSes'''
* 40??? Danish 464
* 40??? Danish 6128
* 40???-? Danish Plus (probably doesn't exist?)
'''Special Symbols'''
* chr(30h) non-slashed zero, to avoid confusion with letter "Ø"
* chr(5Bh) "Æ" instead "["
* chr(5Ch) "Ø" instead "\"
* chr(5Dh) "Å" instead "]"
* chr(7Bh) "æ" instead "{"
* chr(7Ch) "ø" instead "|"
* chr(7Dh) "å" instead "}"
Similar as in french, RSX commands like "|CPM" become "øCPM".
 

= Notes =

* According to soft968 the official language variants are: Spanish, French and Danish. And, presumably, English was official, too.

* Although french/danish charsets don't support "|", even newer user manuals (like french cpc+ manual from 1990) still refer to RSX commands as "|CPM" and describe to press shift+"@" to get the "|".

= See Also =

* [[CPC6128 Keyboard Disassembled]]
* [[Keyboard Membrane Repair/Replacement Guide]]
* [[Mainboard Versions]]
* [[Amstrad part numbers]]

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Keyboard Versions

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