CPCs Worldwide

Here's some info when the CPC was launched in which countries, and which companies distributed the machines.

Distributed by AWA. Like Schneider, the name Awa is one the LK-selectable Brand Names contained in the CPC BIOS.

• ACU Jan/Feb 1985, page 15.

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Distributed by Schneider (around 1984 till late 1987 or early 1988), and Amstrad GmbH (around 1988-199x).

• Computer Kontakt, Dec 1984, page 7.
• Computer Kontakt, Jan 1985, pages 59, 60.

• ACU Jan/Feb 1985, page 15.

Distributed by Indescomp, originally an independant spanish company, which was later aquired by Amstrad, and eventually renamed to Amstrad Espana.

• ACU Jan/Feb 1985, page 14.
• ACU Dec 1987, page 5 - Amstrad aquired Indescomp.

In USA, the CPCs were originally distributed by Indescomp (Amstrad's spanish distributor who also launched the CPC6128 in USA). Furhter US distributors were Sears World Trade and Vidco, the latter one possibly more focusing on PCs or PCWs, not on CPCs.

• ACU 1985-8, page 7 - CPC6128 launch in USA by Indescomp, also mentions a deal with Sears Roebuck & Company
• New York Times, 26 Sep 1987 - switch from Sears Worldtrade to Vidco

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