== Introduction and development == In Autumn 2004 the '''CPCSYMBiFACE II is a multi-IDE''' was function expansion, developed by [[Dr.Zed]] and [[Prodatron]], with support from [[Octoate]], [[Tolkin]] and [[TFM]]. It was the first hardware solution ever that allowed connection Portions of IDE harddrives and CF cards to the CPC. Technically the CPC-IDE interface was design are based on the GIDE IDE interface by Tilmann Reh. It was fully working, but still in a prototype state, so only 10 pieces have been produced. During the production of the [[CPC-IDE [[Prodatron]] joined the team and created IDE-support in [[SymbOS]] for [[Disc_format|FAT]]16 and FAT32 hard discs by Xmas 2004. After getting it working successfully, [[Dr.Zed]] and [[Prodatron]] made plans for a second version, which includes a lot of more extensions. So the '''SYMBiFACE II''' is not now merely an IDE interface. It merges the CPC with current PC technology. Images of the CPC-IDE prototype:<gallery>Image:Symbiface 1 prototype 1.jpgImage:Symbiface 1 prototype 2.jpg</gallery>
== Features ==