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A German magazine for the CPC and PCW. | A German magazine for the CPC and PCW. | ||
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The magazine name changed several times between CPC/PC and Schneider/Amstrad International: | The magazine name changed several times between CPC/PC and Schneider/Amstrad International: | ||
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− | + | |'''CPC Schneider International''' (03-1985 .. 10-1986)<br>'''CPC + PC Schneider International''' (11-1986 .. 12-1986)<br>'''PC Schneider International''' (01-1987 .. 03-1988)<br>'''PC Schneider / Amstrad International''' (04-1988)<br>'''PC Amstrad International''' (05-1988 .. 08/09-1991)<br>'''CPC Amstrad International''' (10/11-1991 .. 12/01-1992/1993) | |
− | + | |'''CPC Schneider International (Sonderheft)''' (01-1986 .. 06-1988)<br>'''CPC International (Sonderheft)''' (07-1988/1989 .. 08-1989/1990) | |
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− | + | | Publisher : ||colspan=2| [[DMV]], Eschwege, Germany | |
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+ | | Language : ||colspan=2| German | ||
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+ | | Price : || 6 DM (3.07 €) || 14 DM | ||
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+ | | First Issue : || 03 - 1985 || 01-1986 | ||
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+ | | Last Issue : || 12/01-1992/1993 || 08-1989/1990 | ||
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==Scans and databox download== | ==Scans and databox download== | ||
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=== Normal Issues === | === Normal Issues === | ||
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− | |colspan=6|'''1985''' | + | * Caution: The 1985 issues are uploaded as jpg's on cpcwiki - but, unfortunately with mis-numbered filenames (eg. page 64 stored in filename62.jpg), see here [[CPC Schneider International, 1985]]. |
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|[[File:CPC Schneider International 03-1985.jpg|100px|link=CPC Schneider International, 1985, Issue 3]]<br>[[CPC Schneider International, 1985, Issue 3|CPC Schneider<br>March 1985]] | |[[File:CPC Schneider International 03-1985.jpg|100px|link=CPC Schneider International, 1985, Issue 3]]<br>[[CPC Schneider International, 1985, Issue 3|CPC Schneider<br>March 1985]] | ||
|[[File:CPC Schneider International 04-1985.jpg|100px|link=CPC Schneider International, 1985, Issue 4]]<br>[[CPC Schneider International, 1985, Issue 4|CPC Schneider<br>April 1985]] | |[[File:CPC Schneider International 04-1985.jpg|100px|link=CPC Schneider International, 1985, Issue 4]]<br>[[CPC Schneider International, 1985, Issue 4|CPC Schneider<br>April 1985]] | ||
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|[[File:CPC Schneider International 09-1985.jpg|100px|link=CPC Schneider International, 1985, Issue 9]]<br>[[CPC Schneider International, 1985, Issue 9|CPC Schneider<br>September 1985]] | |[[File:CPC Schneider International 09-1985.jpg|100px|link=CPC Schneider International, 1985, Issue 9]]<br>[[CPC Schneider International, 1985, Issue 9|CPC Schneider<br>September 1985]] | ||
|[[File:CPC Schneider International 10-1985.jpg|100px|link=CPC Schneider International, 1985, Issue 10]]<br>[[CPC Schneider International, 1985, Issue 10|CPC Schneider<br>October 1985]] | |[[File:CPC Schneider International 10-1985.jpg|100px|link=CPC Schneider International, 1985, Issue 10]]<br>[[CPC Schneider International, 1985, Issue 10|CPC Schneider<br>October 1985]] | ||
− | |[[File:CPC Schneider International 11-1985.jpg|100px|link=CPC Schneider International, 1985, Issue 11]]<br>[[ | + | |[[File:CPC Schneider International 11-1985.jpg|100px|link=CPC Schneider International, 1985, Issue 11]]<br>[[CPC_Schneider_International,_1985-11|CPC Schneider<br>November 1985]] |
|[[File:CPC Schneider International 12-1985.jpg|100px|link=CPC Schneider International, 1985, Issue 12]]<br>[[CPC Schneider International, 1985, Issue 12|CPC Schneider<br>December 1985]] | |[[File:CPC Schneider International 12-1985.jpg|100px|link=CPC Schneider International, 1985, Issue 12]]<br>[[CPC Schneider International, 1985, Issue 12|CPC Schneider<br>December 1985]] | ||
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− | |colspan=6|'''1986''' | + | |colspan=6|<big>'''1986'''</big> |
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|[[File:CPC Schneider International 01-1986.jpg|100px|link=CPC Schneider International, 1986, Issue 1]]<br>[[CPC Schneider International, 1986, Issue 1|CPC Schneider<br>January 1986]] | |[[File:CPC Schneider International 01-1986.jpg|100px|link=CPC Schneider International, 1986, Issue 1]]<br>[[CPC Schneider International, 1986, Issue 1|CPC Schneider<br>January 1986]] | ||
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|[[File:CPC + PC Schneider International 12-1986.jpg|100px|link=CPC + PC Schneider International, 1986, Issue 12]]<br>[[CPC + PC Schneider International, 1986, Issue 12|CPC + PC Schneider<br>December 1986]] | |[[File:CPC + PC Schneider International 12-1986.jpg|100px|link=CPC + PC Schneider International, 1986, Issue 12]]<br>[[CPC + PC Schneider International, 1986, Issue 12|CPC + PC Schneider<br>December 1986]] | ||
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− | |colspan=6|'''1987''' | + | |colspan=6|<big>'''1987'''</big> |
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|[[File:PC Schneider International 01-1987.jpg|100px|link=PC Schneider International, 1987, Issue 1]]<br>[[PC Schneider International, 1987, Issue 1|PC Schneider<br>January 1987]] | |[[File:PC Schneider International 01-1987.jpg|100px|link=PC Schneider International, 1987, Issue 1]]<br>[[PC Schneider International, 1987, Issue 1|PC Schneider<br>January 1987]] | ||
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|[[File:PC Schneider International 12-1987.jpg|100px|link=PC Schneider International, 1987, Issue 12]]<br>[[PC Schneider International, 1987, Issue 12|PC Schneider<br>December 1987]] | |[[File:PC Schneider International 12-1987.jpg|100px|link=PC Schneider International, 1987, Issue 12]]<br>[[PC Schneider International, 1987, Issue 12|PC Schneider<br>December 1987]] | ||
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− | |colspan=6|'''1988''' | + | |colspan=6|<big>'''1988'''</big> |
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|[[File:PC Schneider International 01-1988.jpg|100px|link=PC Schneider International, 1988, Issue 1]]<br>[[PC Schneider International, 1988, Issue 1|PC Schneider<br>January 1988]] | |[[File:PC Schneider International 01-1988.jpg|100px|link=PC Schneider International, 1988, Issue 1]]<br>[[PC Schneider International, 1988, Issue 1|PC Schneider<br>January 1988]] | ||
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|[[File:PC Amstrad International 12-1988.jpg|100px|link=PC Amstrad International, 1988, Issue 12]]<br>[[PC Amstrad International, 1988, Issue 12|PC Amstrad<br>December 1988]] | |[[File:PC Amstrad International 12-1988.jpg|100px|link=PC Amstrad International, 1988, Issue 12]]<br>[[PC Amstrad International, 1988, Issue 12|PC Amstrad<br>December 1988]] | ||
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|[[File:PC Amstrad International 01-1989.jpg|100px|link=PC Amstrad International, 1989, Issue 1]]<br>[[PC Amstrad International, 1989, Issue 1|PC Amstrad<br>January 1989]] | |[[File:PC Amstrad International 01-1989.jpg|100px|link=PC Amstrad International, 1989, Issue 1]]<br>[[PC Amstrad International, 1989, Issue 1|PC Amstrad<br>January 1989]] | ||
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|[[File:PC Amstrad International 12-1989.jpg|100px|link=PC Amstrad International, 1989, Issue 12]]<br>[[PC Amstrad International, 1989, Issue 12|PC Amstrad<br>December 1989]] | |[[File:PC Amstrad International 12-1989.jpg|100px|link=PC Amstrad International, 1989, Issue 12]]<br>[[PC Amstrad International, 1989, Issue 12|PC Amstrad<br>December 1989]] | ||
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|[[File:PC Amstrad International 01-1990.jpg|100px|link=PC Amstrad International, 1990, Issue 1]]<br>[[PC Amstrad International, 1990, Issue 1|PC Amstrad<br>January 1990]]<br>corrupt filenames! | |[[File:PC Amstrad International 01-1990.jpg|100px|link=PC Amstrad International, 1990, Issue 1]]<br>[[PC Amstrad International, 1990, Issue 1|PC Amstrad<br>January 1990]]<br>corrupt filenames! | ||
− | |[[File:PC Amstrad International 02-1990.jpg|100px|link=PC Amstrad International, 1990, Issue 2]]<br>[[PC Amstrad International, 1990, Issue 2|PC Amstrad<br>February 1990]] | + | |[[File:PC Amstrad International 02-1990.jpg|100px|link=PC Amstrad International, 1990, Issue 2]]<br>[[PC Amstrad International, 1990, Issue 2|PC Amstrad<br>February 1990]]<br>missing pages! |
− | |[[File:PC Amstrad International 03-1990.jpg|100px|link=PC Amstrad International, 1990, Issue 3]]<br>[[PC Amstrad International, 1990, Issue 3|PC Amstrad<br>March 1990]] | + | |[[File:PC Amstrad International 03-1990.jpg|100px|link=PC Amstrad International, 1990, Issue 3]]<br>[[PC Amstrad International, 1990, Issue 3|PC Amstrad<br>March 1990]]<br>intact page??!! |
|[[File:PC Amstrad International 04-1990.jpg|100px|link=PC Amstrad International, 1990, Issue 4]]<br>[[PC Amstrad International, 1990, Issue 4|PC Amstrad<br>April 1990]] | |[[File:PC Amstrad International 04-1990.jpg|100px|link=PC Amstrad International, 1990, Issue 4]]<br>[[PC Amstrad International, 1990, Issue 4|PC Amstrad<br>April 1990]] | ||
|[[File:PC Amstrad International 05-1990.jpg|100px|link=PC Amstrad International, 1990, Issue 5]]<br>[[PC Amstrad International, 1990, Issue 5|PC Amstrad<br>May 1990]] | |[[File:PC Amstrad International 05-1990.jpg|100px|link=PC Amstrad International, 1990, Issue 5]]<br>[[PC Amstrad International, 1990, Issue 5|PC Amstrad<br>May 1990]] | ||
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|[[File:PC Amstrad International 02-1991.jpg|100px|link=PC Amstrad International, 1991, Issue 2]]<br>[[PC Amstrad International, 1991, Issue 2|PC Amstrad<br>Feb/Mar 1991]] | |[[File:PC Amstrad International 02-1991.jpg|100px|link=PC Amstrad International, 1991, Issue 2]]<br>[[PC Amstrad International, 1991, Issue 2|PC Amstrad<br>Feb/Mar 1991]] | ||
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|[[File:CPC Amstrad International 12-1991.jpg|100px|link=CPC Amstrad International, 1991, Issue 12]]<br>[[CPC Amstrad International, 1991, Issue 12|CPC Amstrad<br>Dec/Jan 1991/1992]] | |[[File:CPC Amstrad International 12-1991.jpg|100px|link=CPC Amstrad International, 1991, Issue 12]]<br>[[CPC Amstrad International, 1991, Issue 12|CPC Amstrad<br>Dec/Jan 1991/1992]] | ||
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|[[File:CPC Amstrad International 02-1992.jpg|100px|link=CPC Amstrad International, 1992, Issue 2]]<br>[[CPC Amstrad International, 1992, Issue 2|CPC Amstrad<br>Feb/Mar 1992]] | |[[File:CPC Amstrad International 02-1992.jpg|100px|link=CPC Amstrad International, 1992, Issue 2]]<br>[[CPC Amstrad International, 1992, Issue 2|CPC Amstrad<br>Feb/Mar 1992]] | ||
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|[[Image:CPC International Sonderheft 7-1988-1989.jpg |150px|link=CPC International Sonderheft, Issue 7]] <br>[[CPC International Sonderheft, Issue 7 |CPC International<br> Sonderheft 7 - 1988/1989]] | |[[Image:CPC International Sonderheft 7-1988-1989.jpg |150px|link=CPC International Sonderheft, Issue 7]] <br>[[CPC International Sonderheft, Issue 7 |CPC International<br> Sonderheft 7 - 1988/1989]] | ||
|[[Image:CPC International Sonderheft 8-1989-1990.jpg |150px|link=CPC International Sonderheft, Issue 8]] <br>[[CPC International Sonderheft, Issue 8 |CPC International<br> Sonderheft, 8 - 1989/1990]] | |[[Image:CPC International Sonderheft 8-1989-1990.jpg |150px|link=CPC International Sonderheft, Issue 8]] <br>[[CPC International Sonderheft, Issue 8 |CPC International<br> Sonderheft, 8 - 1989/1990]] | ||
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With the PC-1512 and PC-1640 becoming more and more outdated and more and more magazines coming up covering PCs only, the editors decided to drop the PC section in favor of the CPC/PCW again. | With the PC-1512 and PC-1640 becoming more and more outdated and more and more magazines coming up covering PCs only, the editors decided to drop the PC section in favor of the CPC/PCW again. | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:07, 1 November 2015
A German magazine for the CPC and PCW.
Contents
Information
The magazine name changed several times between CPC/PC and Schneider/Amstrad International:
Normal Issues | Special Issues | |
Magazine Names : | CPC Schneider International (03-1985 .. 10-1986) CPC + PC Schneider International (11-1986 .. 12-1986) PC Schneider International (01-1987 .. 03-1988) PC Schneider / Amstrad International (04-1988) PC Amstrad International (05-1988 .. 08/09-1991) CPC Amstrad International (10/11-1991 .. 12/01-1992/1993) |
CPC Schneider International (Sonderheft) (01-1986 .. 06-1988) CPC International (Sonderheft) (07-1988/1989 .. 08-1989/1990) |
Publisher : | DMV, Eschwege, Germany | |
Language : | German | |
Price : | 6 DM (3.07 €) | 14 DM |
First Issue : | 03 - 1985 | 01-1986 |
Last Issue : | 12/01-1992/1993 | 08-1989/1990 |
Scans and databox download
- Scans of CPCSI magazine isssues
- All availabe DSK images (as of July 5, 2010) in one 6.1 MB ZIP file
- The file menu application is usually started on disks with: run"cpcdatab
Online Issues
Normal Issues
- You can find all the scanned issues, along with the dsk files, in the CPCWiki Forum's downloads section.
- Caution: The 1985 issues are uploaded as jpg's on cpcwiki - but, unfortunately with mis-numbered filenames (eg. page 64 stored in filename62.jpg), see here CPC Schneider International, 1985.
Special Issues (Sonderheft)
History
Target market
The CPC Schneider International originally aimed at the semi-professional CPC user.
It contained market news, game and software tests, hardware modification tips (8th printer bit, CP/M switch, and similar), software listings and much more.
In late issues there were even reviews of scene demos.
Its names
During its lifetime, the magazine changed its name quite a few times:
The first rename took place after Schneider started to sell the PCW/Joyce and PC-1512/PC-1640 computers in Germany.
The CPC Schneider International was renamed to "PC Schneider International" (with "CPC" written vertically inside the "P" in PC, which was going to last until they should rename to CPC again) to reflect the fact that it also covered the PCW/PC models.
The second and third rename happened after Schneider Computer Division stopped distributing the CPC computers in Germany, and Amstrad stepped in.
The magazine was named "PC Amstrad/Schneider International" for a short time and to "PC Amstrad International" later.
As of 10/1991, the publisher decided to drop the PC section and concentrate on the CPCs and PCWs/Joyces only, so the magazine was renamed a fourth and last time: "CPC Amstrad International".
The early years
The magazine started in 03/1985 as CPC Schneider International.
Schneider because the Amstrad CPCs were sold as Schneider CPCs in Germany and International because the magazine had contacts to other publishers abroad.
The early years also were the best in the magazine's lifetime: The CPC was selling quite well in Germany and as the magazine lived from readers participating (all listings printed were sent in by readers before) there was enough content to print.
The hardware and software test sections were well supported by the hardware vendors and software distributors and there were enough advertisers to ensure the magazine earned money.
Adding PC coverage
The magazine was renamed to PC Schneider International to reflect the additional PC coverage inside.
The PC coverage was limited to the Schneider PC-1512/PC-1640 models (and their matching portables) as well as the PCW/Joyce.
The editors were concentrating on the features unique to the Amstrad PCs, e.g. the included GEM and DOS plus.
At this time, the CPCs and the magazine were still going strong.
The Schneider → Amstrad name change
To reflect the changeover from Schneider to Amstrad, the magazine was renamed to PC Amstrad/Schneider International first and PC Amstrad International later.
The history behind this was that in 1988, Schneider Computer Division dropped the distribution of all Amstrad computers in Germany, and Amstrad opened a German branch.
Sadly Amstrad couldn't keep the change seamless: After about half a year, the supply in Germany was interrupted and the shops went out of stock.
This was less of a problem if you already owned a CPC, because the supply with games was widely not depending on Schneider/Amstrad and furthermore, many add-ons were imported by the shops themselves.
However, original Amstrad parts like the CPCs themselves, monitors, disk drives and so on became harder to get.
As at about the same time new, more powerful home computers like the Amiga and Atari ST were announced or even became available, this was the beginning of the end for the CPC in Germany.
The final years
The magazine was renamed "back" to CPC Amstrad International again.
In order to keep the magazine up, DMV tried a lot of things.
For example, the printing technology was changed to a cheaper one (two colours instead of four), the magazine no longer appeared monthly but only every second month and as last resort, they no longer sold it at every newsstand but only at railway station bookstores and via subscription in order to reduce the amount of magazines returned.
With the PC-1512 and PC-1640 becoming more and more outdated and more and more magazines coming up covering PCs only, the editors decided to drop the PC section in favor of the CPC/PCW again.