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CPCs Worldwide

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In USA, the CPCs were originally distributed by [[Indescomp]] (Amstrad's spanish distributor who also launched the CPC6128 in USA). Further US distributors were ''Sears World Trade'' and ''Vidco'', the latter one possibly more focusing on PCs or PCWs, not on CPCs.
* [[CPC Schneider International]], 7-1985, pages 55, 56 (german) - Amstrad with CPC6128 on Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago
* [[:File:Amstrad Computer User8508 007.jpg|ACU 1985-8, page 7]] - CPC6128 launch in USA by Indescomp, also mentions a deal with Sears Roebuck & CompanyWorld Trade
* [http://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/26/business/amstrad-plots-a-us-invasion.html New York Times, 26 Sep 1987] - switch from Sears Worldtrade to Vidco
 Write moreThe CPC6128 launch in USA appears to have been a flop, only two months later, the "US model" (the CPC6128) was sold in europe. And there's little info on how many (if any) CPC6128's were sold in USA. Nethertheless, about a year later, Sears World Trade gave it another try with the Amstrad PCW8256 [http://books.google.de/books?id=Vi8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA11&lpg=PA11&dq=%22sears+world+trade%22+pcw8256&source=bl&ots=VU6kngg7gR&sig=xrxekhj05A3C3-yREE7ghP16I5s&hl=en&ei=r5iPTKSmJYqRswa-_cXjCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBEQ6AEwAA InfoWorld - 7 Jul 1986, page 11].
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