Final version of X-Copy + Cyclone

fiath · 26 October 2002, 18:15

Does any body know what the last version of Cyclone was? I have "Cyclone V" v12.10 here... Any advances?

Thanks

jmmijo · 26 October 2002, 18:35

Hey Fiath, do you have that copy board yet for X-Copy + Cyclone?

I guess I should've kept mine for future reference or something but I sold it along with my first A500 so many years ago

fiath · 26 October 2002, 19:33

Copy board? You mean the dongle thing?

Yeah, I do have one, I am just trying to help a friend in Greece backup his Kick Off 2 disk as CAPS is not ready to release the image yet.

Don't worry too much about not having a Cyclone dongle... I forsee that in the future, people will no longer need them.

I am not saying any more.

jmmijo · 26 October 2002, 19:48

OK, I think you may have spilt at least a few beans with that comment, I wait with baited breath for the next CAPS info

Djay · 26 October 2002, 22:09

the version of the Cyclone dongle i owned was just a circuit board with no chips.... back in the day, we made our own back-ups of the cyclone cart.........

jmmijo · 26 October 2002, 22:42

Quote:

Originally posted by Djay
the version of the Cyclone dongle i owned was just a circuit board with no chips.... back in the day, we made our own back-ups of the cyclone cart.........

I seem to recall that this dongle ent between the external floppy drive and the floppy port connector and the circuits/traces just crossed a few of the lines. I was under the impression it had the data lines the same but that the motor control was crossed or something so that the software could send pulses to the external drive to simulate slowing of the external drive and thus write out more data per track.

Djay · 26 October 2002, 22:50

Quote:

seem to recall that this dongle ent between the external floppy drive and the floppy port connector and the circuits/traces just crossed a few of the lines. I was under the impression it had the data lines the same but that the motor control was crossed or something so that the software could send pulses to the external drive to simulate slowing of the external drive and thus write out more data per track.

yeah, totally true...
a simple copy of the circuit board is good enough as there are no chips to hex dump... having a friend that was an electronic engineer at the time helped... he took the board to work and pressed his own circuit boards...

Ash · 27 October 2002, 03:06

Groovy!
Are the schematics online, or gunna be online?
Ppl have done this with Guitar and Bass pedals too

Djay · 27 October 2002, 21:14

someone should have a Cyclone cart somewhere on EAB, have a check on Ebay from time to time aswell

DrBong · 28 October 2002, 19:40

Quote:

Originally posted by Ash
Are the schematics online, or gunna be online?
Ppl have done this with Guitar and Bass pedals too

Schematics for the Cyclone cartridge are available here:

http://www.programmersheaven.com/sea...sp?FileID=3424

Bernd · 10 November 2002, 18:16

I got these subscription disk updates from the manufacturer and Cyclone's latest version is 14.02 - March '95. After March there were no further program updates.

ElectroBlaster · 12 November 2002, 20:26

I have two dongles that were made by one of my old amiga owning m8's years ago and I never got them to work?

The cyclone software kept saying the dongle wasnt plugged in when it was???

Anyone got diagrams to the xcopy and cyclone? the website posted here doesn't work!

BippyM · 12 November 2002, 20:46

I used to have a home made one, and it worked fine.. Dunno where it is now though

I'll dig about

DrBong · 13 November 2002, 02:43

Quote:

Originally posted by ElectroBlaster
Anyone got diagrams to the xcopy and cyclone? the website posted here doesn't work!

Works here. What's the problem exactly?

ElectroBlaster · 13 November 2002, 04:05

Well when i last used it... mustv'e been back in 95 :eek
I had it connected to an a1200 with a standard cumana external disk drive! I used (what i think was) the latest version of the cyclone software and it just wouldnt work? it would keep complaining about the device not being plugged in?

*The site is now working for me peeps!

i will build a new adaptor and post what happens

fiath · 13 November 2002, 09:34

Quote:

Originally posted by Bernd
I got these subscription disk updates from the manufacturer and Cyclone's latest version is 14.02 - March '95. After March there were no further program updates.

Great! Cheers for that!

Hacky · 12 February 2008, 21:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by fiath

Does any body know what the last version of Cyclone was? I have "Cyclone V" v12.10 here... Any advances?

Thanks

Same here I only have Cyclone 12 here including the dongle.

Is there anybody out who can upload the latest cyclone V14.xx/Xcopy disk, please.

Hacky · 15 February 2008, 18:01

I got Cyclone V14.02 wich is working on AGA based systems.

The parameter file is including only games from letter A to G.

If anybody has some more/extra parameters or parameter files please let me know.

I thing it would be great to build a parameter collection for Cyclone.

Slayer · 16 February 2008, 01:20

lol

well, cd someone upload this last greatest version to the zone at some stage?

appreciated!

trackah123 · 23 February 2008, 07:31

Just out of curiousity? I know what X-Copy is because i used to program alot in the past, but what does Cyclone do?

I remember in the past i had a disk full of Cachet utilities. I only always used X-Copy.

Would love to know what all these other Cachet apps do

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26 October 2002, 18:35	#2
jmmijo Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: PDX Age: 62 Posts: 2,395	Hey Fiath, do you have that copy board yet for X-Copy + Cyclone? I guess I should've kept mine for future reference or something but I sold it along with my first A500 so many years ago

26 October 2002, 19:33	#3
fiath Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: South East / UK Age: 46 Posts: 1,930	Copy board? You mean the dongle thing? Yeah, I do have one, I am just trying to help a friend in Greece backup his Kick Off 2 disk as CAPS is not ready to release the image yet. Don't worry too much about not having a Cyclone dongle... I forsee that in the future, people will no longer need them. I am not saying any more.

26 October 2002, 19:48	#4
jmmijo Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: PDX Age: 62 Posts: 2,395	OK, I think you may have spilt at least a few beans with that comment, I wait with baited breath for the next CAPS info

26 October 2002, 22:09	#5
Djay 95th User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Brighton/UK Age: 48 Posts: 3,120	the version of the Cyclone dongle i owned was just a circuit board with no chips.... back in the day, we made our own back-ups of the cyclone cart.........

27 October 2002, 03:06	#8
Ash Zone Friend Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Aus Posts: 175	Groovy! Are the schematics online, or gunna be online? Ppl have done this with Guitar and Bass pedals too

27 October 2002, 21:14	#9
Djay 95th User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Brighton/UK Age: 48 Posts: 3,120	someone should have a Cyclone cart somewhere on EAB, have a check on Ebay from time to time aswell

10 November 2002, 18:16	#11
Bernd Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 164	I got these subscription disk updates from the manufacturer and Cyclone's latest version is 14.02 - March '95. After March there were no further program updates.

12 November 2002, 20:26	#12
ElectroBlaster Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Exeter, Devon, UK Age: 49 Posts: 1,705	I have two dongles that were made by one of my old amiga owning m8's years ago and I never got them to work? The cyclone software kept saying the dongle wasnt plugged in when it was??? Anyone got diagrams to the xcopy and cyclone? the website posted here doesn't work!

12 November 2002, 20:46	#13
BippyM Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 48 Posts: 9,355	I used to have a home made one, and it worked fine.. Dunno where it is now though I'll dig about

13 November 2002, 04:05	#15
ElectroBlaster Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Exeter, Devon, UK Age: 49 Posts: 1,705	Well when i last used it... mustv'e been back in 95 :eek I had it connected to an a1200 with a standard cumana external disk drive! I used (what i think was) the latest version of the cyclone software and it just wouldnt work? it would keep complaining about the device not being plugged in? *The site is now working for me peeps! i will build a new adaptor and post what happens

15 February 2008, 18:01	#18
Hacky Zone Friend Join Date: May 2006 Location: Berlin Age: 53 Posts: 89	I got Cyclone V14.02 wich is working on AGA based systems. The parameter file is including only games from letter A to G. If anybody has some more/extra parameters or parameter files please let me know. I thing it would be great to build a parameter collection for Cyclone.

16 February 2008, 01:20	#19
Slayer Amiga Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: New Zealand Age: 56 Posts: 695	lol well, cd someone upload this last greatest version to the zone at some stage? appreciated!

23 February 2008, 07:31	#20
trackah123 Amiga User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Delft / The Netherlands Posts: 327	Just out of curiousity? I know what X-Copy is because i used to program alot in the past, but what does Cyclone do? I remember in the past i had a disk full of Cachet utilities. I only always used X-Copy. Would love to know what all these other Cachet apps do

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