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Re: Mothballed CPC 464

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If it was stored correctly, everything should work fine, with the exception of the 3" drive which will need a belt replacement for sure.

Do drop by cpcwiki.eu/forum, someone will certainly help you if anything goes wrong :)



On Saturday, September 7, 2019 at 6:39:52 PM UTC+3, Matthew Phillips wrote:
> I have a green screen Amstrad CPC 464 with all sorts of add-ons (3" and 3.5"
> drives, DKTronics 64K RAM pack, Multiface 2, Rombo ROM box, etc.) which has
> remained in packing boxes ever since we moved house in 2003.
> 
> I'd like to get it out and set it up again, and if possible retrieve stuff
> from old floppy discs and cassettes.
> 
> What are the chances of anything still working?  Does anyone have any tips
> for things to check over or how to maximise the chances of getting it
> operational?
> 
> Or anywhere else I could go for this sort of guidance?
> 
> -- 
> Matthew Phillips
> Durham

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