Where can I find a Zorro prototype board?

gulliver · 03 July 2013, 22:31

I am currently looking into tinkering and finally develop a simple Zorro card.

The thing is that I wanted to know if there is something like an empty Zorro card with thru holes designed for prototyping.

Something like the below S-100 card, but, of course, designed for Zorro.

pandy71 · 03 July 2013, 22:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by gulliver

I am currently looking into tinkering and finally develop a simple Zorro card.

The thing is that I wanted to know if there is something like an empty Zorro card with thru holes designed for prototyping.

Something like the below S-100 card, but, of course, designed for Zorro.

DIY i think - Zorro was unique for Amiga and it is over 20 years old...

Perhaps more people can be interested especially for Zorro combined with video slot or PC.

tnt23 · 04 July 2013, 06:58

Someone at a1k.org produced a batch of Zorro Lab 2 cards:

http://www.amiga.org.ru/forum/download/file.php?id=952

Cannot find the topic at the moment, but the batch has been sold out.

gulliver · 04 July 2013, 07:39

What a pitty they are sold out.

I was looking for something like that.

tnt23 · 04 July 2013, 09:43

Perhaps another batch will be run this fall. I'd buy a couple of these , too. Or, if the design is open, you could ask the owner for the board files and place the order yourself.

hooverphonique · 04 July 2013, 10:26

I remember sawing strips off old boards, filing them, and then lining them up to form a strip fitting a zorro slot.. then I glued narrow strips of plastic on each side to hold them together.. Not an ideal solution, but it worked :-)

Are the pictures above of a 100 pin board? If so, shouldn't they fit a zorro socket?

tnt23 · 04 July 2013, 11:20

Hehe, I used the same approach - bought an ISA hobby board and then turned it into a ghetto Zorro designer's board

Not all signals are there, but still good for a quick start.

03 July 2013, 22:31	#1
gulliver BoingBagged Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The South of nowhere Age: 46 Posts: 2,358	Where can I find a Zorro prototype board? I am currently looking into tinkering and finally develop a simple Zorro card. The thing is that I wanted to know if there is something like an empty Zorro card with thru holes designed for prototyping. Something like the below S-100 card, but, of course, designed for Zorro.

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tnt23 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Saint-Petersburg / Russia Posts: 324	Hehe, I used the same approach - bought an ISA hobby board and then turned it into a ghetto Zorro designer's board Not all signals are there, but still good for a quick start. Attached Thumbnails

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04 July 2013, 06:58	#3
tnt23 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Saint-Petersburg / Russia Posts: 324	Someone at a1k.org produced a batch of Zorro Lab 2 cards: http://www.amiga.org.ru/forum/download/file.php?id=952 Cannot find the topic at the moment, but the batch has been sold out.

04 July 2013, 07:39	#4
gulliver BoingBagged Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The South of nowhere Age: 46 Posts: 2,358	What a pitty they are sold out. I was looking for something like that.

04 July 2013, 09:43	#5
tnt23 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Saint-Petersburg / Russia Posts: 324	Perhaps another batch will be run this fall. I'd buy a couple of these , too. Or, if the design is open, you could ask the owner for the board files and place the order yourself.

04 July 2013, 10:26	#6
hooverphonique ex. demoscener "Bigmama" Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Fyn / Denmark Posts: 1,624	I remember sawing strips off old boards, filing them, and then lining them up to form a strip fitting a zorro slot.. then I glued narrow strips of plastic on each side to hold them together.. Not an ideal solution, but it worked :-) Are the pictures above of a 100 pin board? If so, shouldn't they fit a zorro socket?

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