PC Wise
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PC Wise was an optical disc manufacturer located in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. PC Wise mostly made CD-ROMs for PC and Amiga, but also produced bootleg music CDs (according to Bootleg: The Rise & Fall of the Secret Recording Industry).
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SID codes
- Mould SID codes: IFPI 5Hxx
PC Wise did not produce masters and had no mastering SID code of its own.
Ringcodes
First type (Mastered by EMI)
Detailed description goes here.
| Date (approx.) | Serial | Description | PC WISE | Mastering SID code | Tool stamp | Mould SID code | # | Disc title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-10-30 | CDR00899 | LOTUS 3 THE ULTIMATE CHALLENGE | PC WISE | IFPI L041 | IFPI 5H05 | Lotus III: The Ultimate Challenge | ||
| 1995-11-08 | CDR00964 | SHOCKWAVE ASSAULT WIN 95 | PC WISE | IFPI L041 | 3 | Shockwave Assault | ||
| 1996-07-23 | CDR01717 | FLEET DEFENDER (P+) 00426 | PCWISE | IFPI L041 | Fleet Defender | |||
| 1997-08-22 | CDR03373 | RESIDENT EVIL ENGLISH | PC WISE | IFPI L041 | :2:1:2: | Resident Evil |
Second type (Mastered by Nimbus)
These discs were mastered for PC Wise by Nimbus and are similar to other Nimbus discs.
The ringcode appears mirrored when viewed from the data side.
The main text consists of:
- A serial assigned by Nimbus;
- A serial assigned by PC Wise;
- The text "PC WISE";
- A dot or dots (does this mean anything?).
The mastering SID code (IFPI L122 or IFPI L123) is written twice in small letters. (The "MASTERED BY NIMBUS" text is absent.)
There is a toolstamp consisting of dotted numbers separated by a colon, located after the main text. It is upside-down compared to the rest of the text (read with the center hole above).
There is a single digit on the mould, read from the label side. There may or may not be a mould SID code.
| Date (approx.) | Nimbus serial | PC Wise serial | PC WISE | ? | Mastering SID code | Tool stamp | Mould SID code | # | Disc title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | AAA0575 | CDR01955 | PC WISE | IFPI L153 | 1:5 | Worms: L'Intégrale (Discogs) | |||
| 1996 | AAA0672 | CDR02067 | PC WISE | Eric Idle – That's Death (Discogs) | |||||
| 1996 | AAA0673 | CDR02068 | PC WISE | · | IFPI L123 | 1:1 | All New World of Lemmings | ||
| 1997 | AAA0964 | CDR02314 | PC WISE | IFPI L123 | Deep States - Patrolling The Edge Of Deep House & Techno (Discogs) | ||||
| 1996 | AAA1008 | CDR02353 | PC WISE | :· | IFPI L122 | 1:0 | none | 4 | Magic: The Gathering |
| 1:3 | IFPI 5H02 | 5 | |||||||
| 1996-11-02 | AAA 1197 | CDR02542 | PC WISE | : | IFPI L155 | 1:0 | Wordworth 6 Office | ||
| 1997 | AAA1385 | CDR02728 | PC WISE | IFPI L122 | I : O | IFPI 5H02 | Guitarist CD July 97 ([1]) | ||
| 1997 | AAA1591 | CDR02919 | PC WISE | Half Man Half Biscuit – Voyage To The Bottom Of The Road (Discogs) | |||||
| 1997 | AAA1601 | CDR02924 | PC WISE | Triple J – Follow The Sun (Discogs) | |||||
| 1997-04-24 | AAA1570 | CDR02926 | PC WISE | . | IFPI L122 | 1:3 | X-COM: Apocalypse | ||
| 1997 | AAA1671 | CDR03013 | PC WISE | . | IFPI L122 | Benge – I, Computor (Discogs) | |||
| 1997 | AAA1677 | CDR03021 | PC WISE | IFPI L123 | IFPI 5H06 | A Band – A (Discogs) | |||
| 1997 | AAA1691 | CDR03035 | PC WISE | IFPI L155 | IFPI 5H06 | Crop Circles – Lunar Civilization (Discogs) | |||
| 1997 | AAA1700 | CDR03046 | PC WISE | IFPI L153 | Obo / Various – "A Roll Back" (1995 To 1997) (Discogs) | ||||
| 1997 | AAA1751 | CDR03093 | PC WISE | · | Full Moon Scientist – "Do We Look Like Comedians?" (Discogs) | ||||
| 1997 | AAA1974 | CDR03364 | PC WISE | · | IFPI L123 | I:I | IFPI 5H03 | Omni Trio – Skeleton Keys (Discogs) | |
| 1:2 | IFPI 5H02 | ||||||||
| 1997-09-03 | AAA1954 | CDR03348 | PC WISE | . | IFPI L122 | 1:0 | IFPI 5H02 | 7th Legion | |
| 1997-09-08 | AAA1987 | CDR03378 | PC WISE | · | IFPI L123 | 1:5 | none | 3 | Magic: The Gathering: Spells of the Ancients |
| 1997 | AAA3138 | CDRO3517 | PC WISE | : | IFPI L123 | 1:2 | Enforcers: The Beginning Of The End (Discogs) | ||
| ? | AAA2144 | CDR03523 | PC WISE | IFPI L155 | Floyd (Disc 1) | ||||
| ? | AAA2145 | CDR03524 | PC WISE | IFPI L155 | Floyd (Disc 2) | ||||
| ? | AAA2146 | CDR03525 | PC WISE | IFPI L155 | Floyd (Disc 3) | ||||
| ? | AAA2147 | CDR03526 | PC WISE | IFPI L155 | Floyd (Disc 4) | ||||
| ? | AAA2227 | CDR03650 | PC WISE | Worms 2 | |||||
| 1998 | AAA2369 | CDR03830 | PC WISE | Foxtrot Discogs) | |||||
| 1998 | AAA2421 | CDR03885 | PC WISE | QFX – Voyage - The Album (Discogs) | |||||
| 1998-02-12 | AAA2476 | CDR03944 | PC WISE | · | IFPI L122 | 1:1 | none | 3 | Magic: The Gathering: Manalink |
Third type (Mastered by Plasmon)
Detailed description goes here.
| Date (approx.) | PC Wise serial | PCWISE | Plasmon serial | Mastering SID code | Mould SID code | Disc title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-07-14 | CDR03127 | PCWISE | (97212114) | IFPI L061 | IFPI 5H02 | Formula One Grand Prix |
Other types
Todo: split up and add detailed descriptions.
| Date (approx.) | Disc title | |
|---|---|---|
| 1993-12-13 | PC WISE 0685 350505 SHAOLIN | Chambers of Shaolin |
| 1993-12-14 | PC WISE LTD 0685 350505 JAMBALA | The Seven Gates of Jambala |
| 1994-02-14 | P.C.WISE CDR00020 NICK FALDO'S GOLF CD 32 | Nick Faldos Championship Golf |
| ? | CDR 00076 SYNDICATE EFIS PC WISE | Syndicate Plus |
| 1992-12-21 | CDR00128 PCWISE LTD/CD32 GAMER 2 | Amiga CD32 Gamer Vol. 2 |
| 1994-06-02 | MP190180DOIR PC WISE LTD CDR00144 JUNE 1994 | Impossible Mission 2025: The Special Edition |
| ? | CDR00166 THEME PARK PCWISE | Theme Park |
| 1994-09-17 | MP 133177 DOIR CD 32 PC WISE CDR00278 UFO | UFO: Enemy Unknown |
| 1994-09-23 | CDR00281 PC WISE LTD TEAM 17 - ARCADE POOL CD 32 | Arcade Pool |
| ? | FOG CDR32 CDR00296 PC WISE LTD | Fields of Glory |
| ? | CDR00363 CD32 SPECIAL PC WISE LTD | Lamborghini American Challenge |
| 1994-11-28 | CDR00376 COMBAT CLASSICS 3 EUROPEAN PC WISE | Combat Classics 3 |
| ? | CDR00861 ALIEN BREED 3D PC WISE | Alien Breed 3D |
| 1995-10-17 | CDR00865 WORMS CD32 PC WISE | Worms |
| 1996-01-10 | CDR 01062 SPERIS LEGACY CD32 PC WISE | The Speris Legacy |
| 1997-10-31 | PC WISE CDR03598 IFPI L055 | Lure of the Temptress |
