{"id":29047,"date":"2023-02-06T11:42:33","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T10:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jungsi.de\/?page_id=29047"},"modified":"2024-08-07T12:53:48","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T10:53:48","slug":"schneider-amstrad","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jungsi.de\/en\/heimcomputer\/schneider-amstrad\/","title":{"rendered":"Schneider\/Amstrad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Schneider\/Amstrad<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jungsi.de\/en\/heimcomputer\/schneider-amstrad\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"29047\">Schneider CPC-Reihe<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jungsi.de\/en\/heimcomputer\/schneider-amstrad\/schneider-joyce\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"27775\">Schneider Joyce<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">History of Schneider in the field of home computers and its relationship with Amstrad<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Introduction and Background (1938\u20131983)<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Founding and Early Years<\/strong>: Schneider Rundfunkwerke AG was founded in 1938 in T\u00fcrkheim, Germany, and established itself as a manufacturer of radio and television receivers. In the 1970s and early 1980s, Schneider expanded into various areas of consumer electronics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Partnership with Amstrad (1984)<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Amstrad's Entry into the Market<\/strong>: Amstrad, a British company led by Alan Sugar, entered the home computer market in the early 1980s. In 1984, Amstrad launched the successful CPC (Colour Personal Computer).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Partnership with Schneider<\/strong>: To expand into the German-speaking market, Amstrad entered into a partnership with Schneider. Schneider took over the distribution and adaptation of Amstrad CPC computers for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Schneider CPC Series (1984\u20131988)<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Schneider CPC 464<\/strong>: The first computer introduced in Germany under the Schneider brand was the Schneider CPC 464, a home computer with a built-in cassette drive and a keyboard. It became particularly popular because of its excellent graphics and sound capabilities, as well as its affordable price.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Upgrades and Successors<\/strong>: Following the success of the CPC 464 came the Schneider CPC 664, which had a built-in floppy disk drive, and the Schneider CPC 6128, which also offered a floppy disk drive and more RAM.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Market Adaptation and Success<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Adaptation to the German Market<\/strong>: Schneider adapted the Amstrad computers to the needs of the German market, including German keyboard layouts and manuals. These adaptations contributed to the success of the devices in Germany.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Sales and Support<\/strong>: Schneider took over not only sales but also service and technical support for the computers, which strengthened customer confidence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Transition to Amstrad (1988\u20131990)<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>End of the Partnership<\/strong>: In the late 1980s, the partnership between Schneider and Amstrad came to an end. Amstrad began marketing its computers on the German market on its own.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Withdrawal from the Computer Market<\/strong>: Schneider then gradually withdrew from the home computer market and refocused on other areas of the consumer electronics business.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Aftermath and Legacy<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>The Significance of Schneider Computers<\/strong>: The Amstrad computers sold under the Schneider brand left a lasting impression on the German home computer market. For many young people and families, they represented their first encounter with computers and influenced an entire generation of computer users.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Collectible Value<\/strong>: Today, Schneider computers\u2014especially the CPC models\u2014are popular among retro computing enthusiasts and collectors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The partnership between Schneider and Amstrad was an important step toward making home computers popular in Germany. The combination of Amstrad's innovative technology and Schneider's market knowledge and sales strength led to a significant success in the history of home computers.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Schneider\/Amstrad Schneider CPC-Reihe Schneider Joyce Geschichte der Firma Schneider in Bezug auf Heimcomputer und deren Beziehung zu Amstrad Einf\u00fchrung und Hintergrund (1938-1983): Partnerschaft mit Amstrad \u2026<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":18076,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-29047","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"wp-worthy-pixel":{"ignored":false,"public":null,"server":null,"url":null},"wp-worthy-type":"normal","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jungsi.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29047","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jungsi.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jungsi.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jungsi.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jungsi.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29047"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.jungsi.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29047\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jungsi.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18076"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jungsi.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}