ScuzzBlog: Diaries December 2017 Entry 28th December 2017: Post: 2 Amstrad 6128Plus without the CPC This computer is kinda a favourite of mine. Having mended the 3" drive belt I place the unit on permanent usage and generally have the computer on once or twice a day. Runs from its own monitor which unlike the CPC6128 does not need the third power for the 12V to drive the 3". All in white'ish and still works without fault. Both the Plus machines 464/6128 need the BASIC cartridge to run the computer. Not a problem as you also get Burning Rubber on the same cartridge. Here then is the 6128Plus and I am sure they dropped the CPC. Released in 1990 but sadly was long in the old tooth in terms of the technology by then. Failed to gain any traction and probably the least successful of the Amstrad range. For me it is a nice looking computer and I prefer this to the normal 6128. Though I do miss my coffee shelf. Interestingly the DDI-1 loads a program quite a good deal faster into a CPC464 with interface as opposed to the Plus. Kinda puzzling that. The 464 Plus with just the cassette Two things to remember about the Plus range. First that the monitor is different to the CPC range of machines and needs a different power connector. And you need the cartridge The machine is pretty dead in the water without it The monitor for this machine is a CM14 And don't sneak down at night to make coffee and leave the machine on boot cus it will power into Burning Rubber unattended and wake up half the neighbourhood. So funny.

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