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== CPC464 Revision 2 ==
 
== CPC464 Revision 2 ==
  
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* Board: PT NO Z70374, MC0044A
 
* Medium sized mainboard. Seems to be same as Revision 1, but components arranged more tightly.
 
* Medium sized mainboard. Seems to be same as Revision 1, but components arranged more tightly.
  

Revision as of 10:15, 8 April 2010

CPC464 Original version

CPC464 pcb r1.jpg

  • Board: PT NO Z70100, Copyright 1983
  • Original version. Big mainboard, old Gate Array (with cooling plate). Real wires going to keyboard.

CPC464 Revision 1

  • Big mainboard, separate soldering points for old and new Gate Array (with changed pin-outs). Fragile plastic wires going to keyboard.

CPC464 Revision 2

  • Board: PT NO Z70374, MC0044A
  • Medium sized mainboard. Seems to be same as Revision 1, but components arranged more tightly.

CPC464 Revision 3 (cost-down)

CPC464 pcb r3.jpg

  • Board: PT NO Z8032(9?), Copyright 1988
  • Tiny mainboard. Uses 100pin SMD Gate Array (combines the old Gate Array, CRTC, and some FDC/DRAM/RESET logic in one chip).

CPC664 Original version?

CPC664 PCB Top.jpg

  • Board: PT NO Z70205, MC0005A

CPC6128 Original version?

  • Board: PT NO Z70290, 94HB, R1706, Copyright 1985

CPC6128 Revision (cost-down)

Tiny mainboard. Uses 100pin SMD Gate Array (combines the old Gate Array and PAL, CRTC, and some FDC/DRAM/RESET logic in one chip).

CPC 464+/6128+

  • Same mainboard is used in 464+ and 664+ (though not all components installed in 464+, and with different LK Links. Uses 160pin SMD Gate Array (ASIC).

GX4000

GX4000 PCB Top.jpg

  • Board: 2700-017P-4, MC0123C, Copyright 1990