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'''Octoate''' bought his Schneider CPC in 1985 and joined the scene very late (ca. 1998). He is mostly working on hardware extensions and started the [[CPC-IDE]] project, which was the predecessor of the [[SYMBiFACE II]], in autumn 2004 together with [[Dr.Zed]] (he developed the hardware) [[Tolkin]] and [[TFM]]. Most of his soft- and hardware projects were only made for his own usage and never reached the public.
 
'''Octoate''' bought his Schneider CPC in 1985 and joined the scene very late (ca. 1998). He is mostly working on hardware extensions and started the [[CPC-IDE]] project, which was the predecessor of the [[SYMBiFACE II]], in autumn 2004 together with [[Dr.Zed]] (he developed the hardware) [[Tolkin]] and [[TFM]]. Most of his soft- and hardware projects were only made for his own usage and never reached the public.
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== Articles ==
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* [http://www.octoate.de/wp/articles/german/laufwerksriemen-wechseln/ Changing the floppy disk drive belt (German)]
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* [http://www.octoate.de/wp/articles/connecting-a-bluetooth-module-to-the-cpc-booster/ Connecting a Bluetooth module to the CPC Booster+]
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* [http://www.octoate.de/wp/articles/connect-cpc-to-vga-display/ Connecting a CPC to a VGA display]
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* [http://www.octoate.de/wp/articles/german/entwickeln-mit-z88dk/ Development with Z88dk (German)]
  
 
== Hardware projects ==
 
== Hardware projects ==
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== Software ==
 
== Software ==
  
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* [[CPC Booster]] [[RS232]] driver for [[Z88DK]]
 
* Disc Image Copy (DIC - transfered whole disks over the printer port to a PC)
 
* Disc Image Copy (DIC - transfered whole disks over the printer port to a PC)
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* Linux cross-development toolchain [http://github.com/Octoate/AmstradCPCToolchain]
 
* Plotter driver for the relais card (controlled a self-made plotter)
 
* Plotter driver for the relais card (controlled a self-made plotter)
* [[CPC Booster]] [[RS232]] driver for [[Z88DK]]
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* Preconfigured [[SDCC]] project for the Code::Blocks IDE [http://www.norecess.net/preconfigured-sdcc-project-for-codeblocks-ide-by-octoate.html]
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* [[SDCC]] [[ROM]] development template for Linux / Windows [http://github.com/Octoate/cpc-sdcc-rom]
  
 
== Weblinks ==
 
== Weblinks ==

Latest revision as of 11:13, 14 March 2013

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Octoate bought his Schneider CPC in 1985 and joined the scene very late (ca. 1998). He is mostly working on hardware extensions and started the CPC-IDE project, which was the predecessor of the SYMBiFACE II, in autumn 2004 together with Dr.Zed (he developed the hardware) Tolkin and TFM. Most of his soft- and hardware projects were only made for his own usage and never reached the public.

Articles

Hardware projects

  • 4-color scanner for a printer (similar to the Dart Scanner)
  • 7-bit relais card
  • CPC-IDE Interface (financial support and beside the one by Dr.Zed some different prototypes using 8255, CPLD and CPC Booster with Vinculum)
  • Flash-ROM-Box (only one prototype, used the Atmel AT90F040 flash rom)
  • Flash-ROM-Cartridge for the CPC Plus
  • GMX Mouse to CPC Joystick port adapter
  • ROM-Box (small interface for only one ROM)
  • VHDL implementation of the ACID protection chip (released here)

Software

  • CPC Booster RS232 driver for Z88DK
  • Disc Image Copy (DIC - transfered whole disks over the printer port to a PC)
  • Linux cross-development toolchain [1]
  • Plotter driver for the relais card (controlled a self-made plotter)
  • Preconfigured SDCC project for the Code::Blocks IDE [2]
  • SDCC ROM development template for Linux / Windows [3]

Weblinks

http://www.octoate.de