Difference between revisions of "Solavox"
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* Comet was the exclusive distributor for Solavox. | * Comet was the exclusive distributor for Solavox. | ||
* Solavox. Brand name used by Comet Group plc. | * Solavox. Brand name used by Comet Group plc. | ||
| + | * Comet Group Plc, Criterion House, George Street, Hull. HU1 3AU, UK | ||
'''Solavox''' is 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 allow Solavox (and some other companies) to redistribute the CPC computers. | '''Solavox''' is 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 allow Solavox (and some other companies) to redistribute the CPC computers. | ||
Revision as of 12:55, 21 April 2010
Solavox is a manufacturer for HiFi speakers and televisions sets.
- Comet was the exclusive distributor for Solavox.
- Solavox. Brand name used by Comet Group plc.
- Comet Group Plc, Criterion House, George Street, Hull. HU1 3AU, UK
Solavox is also included in the CPCs alternative manufacturer names, which are predefined in the BIOS ROM, and are jumper-selectable via PPI Port B. Amstrad was apparently planning to allow Solavox (and some other companies) to redistribute the CPC computers.
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.
The "Solavox" CPC 6128
The 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, produced by Indescomp. No external Solavox logos or labels, nothing unusual but the sticker on the back, which reads:
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.
