'''Solavox''' is an alternative name a manufacturer for the Amstrad found together with other names in the firmware. A jumper on the motherboard could be set HiFi speakers and thereby displaying other names when the CPC was switched on. A common example of the this is that Amstrad choose to let [[Schneider]] market the CPC in germanytelevisions sets.
The '''Solavox CPC 6128 ''' is a Schneider CPC 6128 also included in the CPCs alternative manufacturer names, which are predefined in the BIOS ROM, and are jumper-selectable via [[8255|PPI Port B]]. Amstrad was apparently planning to let other companies to redistribute Solavox (metal inner-cover and centronics connectorssome other companies) inside a standard Amstrad the CPC 6128 case, with British keyboard and Solavox startupcomputers. No external Solavox logos or labels, nothing unusual but the sticker on the back, which reads:
Of these pre-defined brand names, only [[Amstrad]] and [[Schneider]] (german distributor) were used. Another distributor was [[Indescomp]] (spain), this company wasn't included in the BIOS ROM, and so, Indescomp CPCs usually displayed [[Amstrad]] in the boot message, for some reason (maybe accidently) a few Indescomp CPCs displayed [[Solavox]].
''Indescomp International U.S.A., inc.''== The "Solavox" CPC 6128 ==
''1313 EThe Solavox CPC 6128 is a Schneider CPC 6128 (metal inner-cover and centronics connectors) inside a standard Amstrad CPC 6128 case, with British keyboard and Solavox startup. Westleigh Rd.'' ''P.O.Box 592No external Solavox logos or labels, Lake Forest Illinois 60045nothing unusual but the sticker on the back, U.S.A.'' ''Manufacturedwhich reads: November 1985''
Indescomp International U.S.A., inc.
1313 E. Westleigh Rd.
P.O.Box 592, Lake Forest Illinois 60045, U.S.A.
Manufactured: November 1985
Not "Amstrad USA", but "Indescomp USA". May it be another "secret" venture by [[Jose Luis Dominguez]], not known by Amstrad UK...?
There are at least three known Solavox units on Spain, so it seems some of them were marketed here for any strange reason.
== Real Solavox Pictures ==
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File:Solavox-tk30-in-speakers-boxed.jpg
File:Solavox 14inch.jpg
File:Solavox 140.jpg
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[[Category:CPC History]]
