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Amstrad GT65 HDMI adapter
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Amstrad GT65 HDMI adapter

Bringing your 40 year old GT65 to 2026. I built this adapter to connect a monochrome Amstrad GT65 to a modern computer. It uses a USB capture card to pretend to be a 640x480 display before downscaling and dithering the captured frames on a Raspberry Pi. The RPi then sends the data over SPI to an FPGA which handles the frame buffers and the timings for the CRT. The FPGA then interfaces via a custom PCB which includes a level shifter and LVDS decoders. The CRT itself has 1 bit per pixel at a resolution of 296x256. The refresh rate is 50Hz.

Github: https://github.com/SRB2149/SR-CRT

u/WonkyWiesel — 1 day ago
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CPC 6128 back to life, need keycap!

I inherited this CPC 6128 from my aunt. I bought the power supplies, the floppy disk rubber and it just works!

Unfortunately, one of the keycaps is lost. By any chance, is there anyone who has the file to 3D print the one I'm missing? Even though it's a blank piece, that would work for me :)

Thank You!

u/rg_quim — 1 day ago
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Which games had the best versions on the Amstrad CPC?

For me, I always thought Chase HQ was best on my Amstrad CPC 6128. What games do you feel were best on the CPC?

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u/Jonell_75 — 1 day ago
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My retrospective game review of Raid Over Moscow including all gaming formats. What’s your thoughts on this game? Better than Beach-Head?

u/Speccy-Boy124 — 7 days ago
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Hi Everyone. I wrote a C++ code that generates a standard DSK file that contains several files. When I open the DSK with RetroVirtualMachine, I can load all the files that it contains by using the BASIC commands (cat, load, run). It works perfectly fine.

The problem comes when I try to save additional files on it from the BASIC. For example, directly with the BASIC Locomotive, I write a one-line basic program and save it. It still works at the moment, and all other files are still accessible. But if I eject the disk and reinsert it, then the emulator can no longer access it.

So I did a simpler test: I simply create a blank formatted standard DSK file. After inserting it in the emulator, I can do what ever disk writing operations I want. It works. But if I eject the disk and reinsert it, then I get the "Drive A: Read error" message with any attempted disk operation.

Also, I note that RetroVirtualMachine systematically tries to convert the standard DSK file to an extended one as soon as I try to do a single writing disk operation.

[EDIT] The problem has been solved by switching from a standard DSK to an extended DSK.

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u/Designer_Drawer_3462 — 10 days ago
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Here is a new little software, totally FREE, that allows you to convert your favorite pictures into a native Amstrad CPC format and save it directly to a DSK file for use on real hardware or emulators like WinAPE.

The software automatically determines the best palette of colors depending on the mode that you select (mode 0, mode 1, mode 2).

u/Designer_Drawer_3462 — 8 days ago