How usable are internal Goteck drives?

liquidsmoke · 10 October 2019, 09:21

im thinking of getting one but from a few pictures ive seen the buttons and display look like theyre basically still inside the case.

just easy is it to press those buttons and see the lcd/oled screen?

i dont want to do any case mods of my a1200. havent got the tools nor skill tbh.

Jope · 10 October 2019, 09:43

They are not very usable for more than casual use. How about doing the OSD modification, then you don't have to peek around to see the display.

solarmon · 10 October 2019, 10:30

You can get 3D printed enclosures to put the OLED displays on top of the A1200, and some extend the buttons and rotary encoder to. Just search Thingiverse or eBay.

Or, I found a way to mount the OLED screen directly on top of the A1200, and added a Blackberry Trackball instead of a rotary encoder:

The Gotek is mounted inside the A1200 as per https://www.ikod.se/amiga-1200-gotek/ so that the internal floppy drive is still useable (and DF0 is switched between them with a switch).

Gordon · 10 October 2019, 11:06

I got this one.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Amiga-A12...wAAOSwNIddgoYu

This is a straight swap for your floppy drive, everthing included. Buttons are accessable and you can see the screen, just need to put your head round to see it.

10 October 2019, 09:21	#1
liquidsmoke Registered User Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: UK Posts: 107	How usable are internal Goteck drives? im thinking of getting one but from a few pictures ive seen the buttons and display look like theyre basically still inside the case. just easy is it to press those buttons and see the lcd/oled screen? i dont want to do any case mods of my a1200. havent got the tools nor skill tbh.

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10 October 2019, 09:43	#2
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,861	They are not very usable for more than casual use. How about doing the OSD modification, then you don't have to peek around to see the display.

10 October 2019, 10:30	#3
solarmon Registered User Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: UK Posts: 1,715	You can get 3D printed enclosures to put the OLED displays on top of the A1200, and some extend the buttons and rotary encoder to. Just search Thingiverse or eBay. Or, I found a way to mount the OLED screen directly on top of the A1200, and added a Blackberry Trackball instead of a rotary encoder: The Gotek is mounted inside the A1200 as per https://www.ikod.se/amiga-1200-gotek/ so that the internal floppy drive is still useable (and DF0 is switched between them with a switch).

10 October 2019, 11:06	#4
Gordon Settler Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Serf City Posts: 1,760	I got this one. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Amiga-A12...wAAOSwNIddgoYu This is a straight swap for your floppy drive, everthing included. Buttons are accessable and you can see the screen, just need to put your head round to see it.

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