If you like Gotek drives and A500s I think you'll be interested in this.

[hansel75]

A successful business can only be achieved by satisfying the customers needs!

Just sayin...

[Paul_s]

Mr. Mounty,

Feedback: I think the device spoils the lines of the A500 and would be better developed in the style of a C64c SD2IEC perhaps? It looks a bit daft sat on top of the casing like that It almost reminds me of a burglar alarm attached to the front of a house!

[Neil79]

What about an external device that clamps onto the back of the Amiga 1200 using the IDE port, that would be awesome

As it is now, I don't know... Kinda looks like the Amiga has a giant growth

[Vot]

Originally Posted by Paul_s

Mr. Mounty,

Feedback: I think the device spoils the lines of the A500 and would be better developed in the style of a C64c SD2IEC perhaps? It looks a bit daft sat on top of the casing like that It almost reminds me of a burglar alarm attached to the front of a house!

Paul his design must sit ontop of the a500, it uses a thin cable to feed through the grill in the case.

[ADz]

Originally Posted by Vot

Paul his design must sit ontop of the a500, it uses a thin cable to feed through the grill in the case.

Which is a great idea and I personally would purchase one if it could be reduced in height. At the moment though it just looks too bulky.

It's a shame Monty couldn't just take feedback on board instead of taking it personally and acting childish.

[Paul_s]

Originally Posted by Vot

Paul his design must sit ontop of the a500, it uses a thin cable to feed through the grill in the case.

I was thinking perhaps he could use the external FDD connector on the back - there are modifications possible to have the external drive acting as DFO:....? It'd certainly be nicer and keep the aesthetics of the Amiga instead of having something stuck to the top of the case or in worst case scenario cutting the case! Plus the internal drive can be left alone...

[Vot]

Originally Posted by Paul_s

I was thinking perhaps he could use the external FDD connector on the back - there are modifications possible to have the external drive acting as DFO:....? It'd certainly be nicer and keep the aesthetics of the Amiga instead of having something stuck to the top of the case or in worst case scenario cutting the case! Plus the internal drive can be left alone...

Yea that is possible.. And a good solution..

[Neil79]

That's what I just said :/

Guess I'll talk to myself then

[Paul_s]

Originally Posted by Neil79

That's what I just said :/

Guess I'll talk to myself then

haha, but you said 'IDE' port (I did wonder what you meant).

[Neil79]

Meh close enough

[ADz]

Originally Posted by Total Eclipse

My 2p's worth - Mounty, as you say, not many people will use the internal drive if they have a Gotek installed (though I did consider the idea on an earlier posting).

What I'd be looking for, and I suspect many others, would be a replacement shell for the PCB to install it inside the Amiga and replace the internal drive completely, without having to cut the Amiga case. Any external housing could be small enough to hold the track LED and disk change buttons, but a replacement shell would mean that the USB port is accessible from the centre of the floppy drive, and everything else is blanked off. As an alternative, the disk eject button could be replaced by the two buttons on the Gotek, similar to some of the solutions suggested for the Raspberry Pi floppy emulator.

This would be an ideal solution imo. A case that would fit neatly (in my case it would be A1200) inside the system but gives a better access via floppy drives like extended switches/display.

Possibly sits partially outside of casing

[Mounty]

Originally Posted by Paul_s

It almost reminds me of a burglar alarm attached to the front of a house!

Of which hundreds of millions have been sold...

Originally Posted by ADz

It's a shame Monty couldn't just take feedback on board instead of taking it personally and acting childish.

And it's a shame people still can't get my name right..

I'm a good actor..

Originally Posted by TCD

Well, you just got two weeks off for all those fun real life activities. Next time just don't create a thread here if you don't want to hear what people have to say. It's that simple.

Did I get banned?

That really WAS fun. I didn't even know about it!

Originally Posted by Vot

Yea that is possible.. And a good solution..

I already did that, and have been selling them for quite a while now.

Not to worry - old Mounty's got his thinking cap on again, I have a much better idea in the pipeline, watch this space....

[Lord Aga]

You go Mounty I love your designs. And the very fact that you keep bringing us new stuff

[Mounty]

Originally Posted by Lord Aga

You go Mounty I love your designs. And the very fact that you keep bringing us new stuff

Thanks mate. Much appreciated!

[Mrs Beanbag]

Originally Posted by hansel75

A successful business can only be achieved by satisfying the customers needs!

Just sayin...

Dunno about that, Apple seems to do alright just by making needs up.

[ADz]

Originally Posted by Mrs Beanbag

Dunno about that, Apple seems to do alright just by making needs up.

And also convincing naive sheep that their product is premium.

[Mrs Beanbag]

Brand loyalty. If Coca Cola were new today nobody would think it was special.

Also marketing.

DRINK IRN BRU

[Arnie]

Originally Posted by Mrs Beanbag

DRINK IRN BRU

+1

[Mounty]

Originally Posted by hansel75

A successful business can only be achieved by satisfying the customers needs!

Just sayin...

That used to be true, before the recession.

Now you have to replace "satisfying" with "exceeding".

[Paul_s]

Originally Posted by Mounty

Of which hundreds of millions have been sold...

I would think the Amiga market is much smaller than it once was 24 years ago. But let us know when you make your first million

Originally Posted by ADz

And also convincing naive sheep that their product is premium.

Apple are king where it comes to marketing/b$