Replacement floppy for Atari Falcon 030

keropi · 06 March 2008, 14:25

LOL
I got a Falcon030 cheap without a floppy, but fully operational... do these take normal floppy drives? 1,44MB? Does anyone know?

Shoonay · 06 March 2008, 14:27

Define "normal"

alexh · 06 March 2008, 14:50

Yes they take standard PC floppy drives.

That's not to say you'll get any the right size to go inside the case and take the eject button.

Define cheap? I've wanted a falcon for ages, but €150 is my absolute ceiling so I've been missing out.

keropi · 06 March 2008, 15:12

@ 5h00n4y : normal is pc-standar...
@ alexh :100eur +mouse +disks +vga cable
I will test some FDD's then when I get it thanks!

musashi5150 · 06 March 2008, 15:39

Awesome!! A Falcon for that price is a steal

...I'll have to make do with my STE

keropi · 06 March 2008, 16:10

alexh, do u know if the atari-scandoubler that was discussed in amiga.org will work with the falcon too? this one, the CoCo VGA: http://www.miba51.com/CoCo_VGA_Adpater.html

alexh · 06 March 2008, 16:17

I know very little about Falcon's.

I know the Atari Falcon has 31KHz VGA out mode similar Amiga's dblPAL/dblNTSC and so it will work (to some extent) without a scandoubler.

Not sure if it also suffers from the same problems as Amiga (i.e. games and demo's dont run in VGA mode).

The CoCo scandoubler will work with anything, but it's 16-bit.

Paul_s · 06 March 2008, 16:38

Keropi in atari shocker crossover

alexh · 06 March 2008, 17:12

He owns every Amiga model and has to expand.

I've got a MegaSTe (for demo's)

coze · 06 March 2008, 17:16

Great find

... Falcons are not common even in ebay I guess. Did you buy it locally ?

keropi · 06 March 2008, 23:01

yep locally, and I also grabbed a CT-63 accelerator for the falcon from eBay!
191 eur final price, 68060 up to 100mhz with SDRAM!

now I only need a latest rev 060... the ct-63 came without one (seller had this brand new for backup reasons)

Zetr0 · 06 March 2008, 23:16

@Keropi-san

would you have a picture of the CT-63 ?

i am curious

Zetr0 · 06 March 2008, 23:36

Ooooo lookie what i have found

http://www.czuba-tech.com/CT60/english/welcome.htm

now... anyone got the pinout on this little beastie....

yes.... i know.... i cannot help myself.....

but check these spec's

Code:

CPU  	                                MIPS  	FACTOR

68060 @ 100 MHz (CT63 with Mask 1E41J) 	147 	25,5
68060 @ 75 MHz (Motorola specs 2001) 	110 	19.1
68060 @ 66 MHz (CT63) 	                96.8 	16.8
68060 @ 59 MHz (HADES60) 	        86.5 	15.0
68040 @ 40 MHz (AB40 / Motorola 2001) 	 44 	7.6
68040 @ 32 MHz (HADES40 & AB40) 	35.2 	6.1
68040 @ 25 MHz (MILAN40) 	        27.5 	4.8
68030 @ 50 MHz (CT2) 	                 18 	3.1
68030 @ 32 MHz (TT030) 	                 11.5 	2.0
68030 @ 16 MHz (Falcon / Motorola 2001) 5.76 	1.0

Interesting... indeed

Keropi...

I know its not what you are after but i do have 1 spare 060LC@75mhz i could sell you m8y

keropi · 06 March 2008, 23:42

LOL Z!
u can buld the network/usb addons

Zetr0 · 06 March 2008, 23:47

LOL

if you have a pin out

it can be done!

keropi · 06 March 2008, 23:57

they have the full schematics freely on the site u found ...

DJBase · 07 March 2008, 01:40

If you need a network/usb card for your falcon, you can just buy one of these:

http://hardware.atari.org/netusbee/netus.htm
http://nature.atari.org/ethernat.html

keropi · 07 March 2008, 07:44

@DJBASE: none is available...

DJBase · 07 March 2008, 12:18

Well, as the design of the Netus-Bee is open, you could send the files to some pcb makers.

06 March 2008, 14:25	#1
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	Replacement floppy for Atari Falcon 030 LOL I got a Falcon030 cheap without a floppy, but fully operational... do these take normal floppy drives? 1,44MB? Does anyone know?

06 March 2008, 14:50	#3
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,337	Yes they take standard PC floppy drives. That's not to say you'll get any the right size to go inside the case and take the eject button. Define cheap? I've wanted a falcon for ages, but €150 is my absolute ceiling so I've been missing out. Last edited by alexh; 06 March 2008 at 15:00.

06 March 2008, 23:01	#11
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	yep locally, and I also grabbed a CT-63 accelerator for the falcon from eBay! 191 eur final price, 68060 up to 100mhz with SDRAM! now I only need a latest rev 060... the ct-63 came without one (seller had this brand new for backup reasons) Last edited by keropi; 06 March 2008 at 23:11.

06 March 2008, 23:36	#13
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	Ooooo lookie what i have found http://www.czuba-tech.com/CT60/english/welcome.htm now... anyone got the pinout on this little beastie.... yes.... i know.... i cannot help myself..... but check these spec's Code: CPU MIPS FACTOR 68060 @ 100 MHz (CT63 with Mask 1E41J) 147 25,5 68060 @ 75 MHz (Motorola specs 2001) 110 19.1 68060 @ 66 MHz (CT63) 96.8 16.8 68060 @ 59 MHz (HADES60) 86.5 15.0 68040 @ 40 MHz (AB40 / Motorola 2001) 44 7.6 68040 @ 32 MHz (HADES40 & AB40) 35.2 6.1 68040 @ 25 MHz (MILAN40) 27.5 4.8 68030 @ 50 MHz (CT2) 18 3.1 68030 @ 32 MHz (TT030) 11.5 2.0 68030 @ 16 MHz (Falcon / Motorola 2001) 5.76 1.0 Interesting... indeed Keropi... I know its not what you are after but i do have 1 spare 060LC@75mhz i could sell you m8y Last edited by Zetr0; 06 March 2008 at 23:46.

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06 March 2008, 14:27	#2
Shoonay Global Caturator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Porando Age: 43 Posts: 6,105	Define "normal"

06 March 2008, 15:12	#4
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	@ 5h00n4y : normal is pc-standar... @ alexh :100eur +mouse +disks +vga cable I will test some FDD's then when I get it thanks!

06 March 2008, 15:39	#5
musashi5150 move.w #$4489,$dff07e Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Norfolk, UK Age: 42 Posts: 2,351	Awesome!! A Falcon for that price is a steal ...I'll have to make do with my STE

06 March 2008, 16:10	#6
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	alexh, do u know if the atari-scandoubler that was discussed in amiga.org will work with the falcon too? this one, the CoCo VGA: http://www.miba51.com/CoCo_VGA_Adpater.html

06 March 2008, 16:17	#7
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,337	I know very little about Falcon's. I know the Atari Falcon has 31KHz VGA out mode similar Amiga's dblPAL/dblNTSC and so it will work (to some extent) without a scandoubler. Not sure if it also suffers from the same problems as Amiga (i.e. games and demo's dont run in VGA mode). The CoCo scandoubler will work with anything, but it's 16-bit.

06 March 2008, 16:38	#8
Paul_s Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Amigaville Age: 46 Posts: 3,334	Keropi in atari shocker crossover

06 March 2008, 17:12	#9
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,337	He owns every Amiga model and has to expand. I've got a MegaSTe (for demo's)

06 March 2008, 17:16	#10
coze hastala vista winny vista Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: mt fuji Age: 46 Posts: 1,335	Great find ... Falcons are not common even in ebay I guess. Did you buy it locally ?

06 March 2008, 23:16	#12
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	@Keropi-san would you have a picture of the CT-63 ? i am curious

06 March 2008, 23:42	#14
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	LOL Z! u can buld the network/usb addons

06 March 2008, 23:47	#15
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	LOL if you have a pin out it can be done!

06 March 2008, 23:57	#16
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	they have the full schematics freely on the site u found ...

07 March 2008, 01:40	#17
DJBase Amiga is my Religion Join Date: May 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 578	If you need a network/usb card for your falcon, you can just buy one of these: http://hardware.atari.org/netusbee/netus.htm http://nature.atari.org/ethernat.html

07 March 2008, 07:44	#18
keropi . Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ioannina/Greece Posts: 5,040	@DJBASE: none is available...

07 March 2008, 12:18	#19
DJBase Amiga is my Religion Join Date: May 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 578	Well, as the design of the Netus-Bee is open, you could send the files to some pcb makers.

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