Maplin ROM Box

The Amstrad Expansion System aka Maplin ROM Card from Maplin is a DIY project by Dave Goodman and John Attfield.

The Amstrad Expansion System (Part 1) was primarily a rom box for the CPC series, but had additional features:

• Special non-standard Buffered Expansion Port (with pre-decoded IOSEL line, on access to "free" I/O addresss)
• Lightpen socket (3.5mm stereo socket - just a connector with LPEN,5V,GND - without any additional electronics)

The DIY project consisted of a 16 page instruction leaflet.

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  ROM Box with ROMs

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  ROM Box

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  ROM Box and photocopy of how-to build manual

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  Connected showing ROMs

• Amstrad Expansion System Part 1: Maplin ROM-Box Manual (pdf)
• Amstrad Expansion System Part 2: Media:Maplin Part 2.xxx (none such scanned yet?)

• Info on EURO-card standard
• http://www.maplin.co.uk/