thought this would be of interest?

backtoskooldaze · 11 December 2009, 14:07

Not sure if i have posted in the correct place but thought this would be of interest to amiga fans,This guy is taking orders now for some more pcb's made up for after xmas as he has just sold out!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

I will definately be buying one which is good for not only Amigas but other machines

alexh · 11 December 2009, 14:49

Ouch, £64 and you need a PC as a host.

Still I'm sure many people are hoping Satan Santa will leave one under the tree for them.

seuden · 11 December 2009, 15:13

Nice idea if it was about £10 incl delivery. Otherwise WHDLoad FTW!!

BrooksterMax · 11 December 2009, 15:16

If it did not the need a PC as a host and could work standalone that would be a very interesting piece of kit.

I think its a good concept and if you keep your retro gear near a PC it could be very useful.

MazinKaesar · 12 December 2009, 09:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexh

Ouch, £64 and you need a PC as a host.

Yeah, it does not seem too comfortable...

EDIT: maybe this one will be better, when ready: http://hxc2001.free.fr/floppy_drive_...Floppyemulator

Hungry Horace · 12 December 2009, 10:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrooksterMax

If it did not the need a PC as a host and could work standalone that would be a very interesting piece of kit.

i agree whole-heartedly on this one. I'd love one of these, but not with the connected PC still being required, some of us dont use a PC for anything but work

backtoskooldaze · 16 December 2009, 18:29

Hi mazin kaesra the link you put on your post is very interesting and seems to be a good one but still you would need a pc in order to use it for getting the software on to the sd card were as the floppy emulator your using the pc as a big storage device and loading straight off there oppose to swapping sd cards? I do this with the nintendo wii and the homebrew channel but it can be a pain taking the sd card out of the wii to take to the pc and then back again

There is a good amiga emulator for the wii homebrew channel

what ever you do these days with retro computers and consoles you need a pc!

Eclipse · 18 December 2009, 21:35

I thought there was a stand-alone version?

alexh · 18 December 2009, 23:20

It is complete but not in production. (Yet?)

Hope they take my advice on PCB layout & form factor and make them the same size as a 3.5" FDD then they can be a 100% replacement physically for an FDD.

11 December 2009, 14:07	#1
backtoskooldaze Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: UK Posts: 103	thought this would be of interest? Not sure if i have posted in the correct place but thought this would be of interest to amiga fans,This guy is taking orders now for some more pcb's made up for after xmas as he has just sold out! http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWAX:IT I will definately be buying one which is good for not only Amigas but other machines

16 December 2009, 18:29	#7
backtoskooldaze Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: UK Posts: 103	floppy emulator Hi mazin kaesra the link you put on your post is very interesting and seems to be a good one but still you would need a pc in order to use it for getting the software on to the sd card were as the floppy emulator your using the pc as a big storage device and loading straight off there oppose to swapping sd cards? I do this with the nintendo wii and the homebrew channel but it can be a pain taking the sd card out of the wii to take to the pc and then back again There is a good amiga emulator for the wii homebrew channel what ever you do these days with retro computers and consoles you need a pc!

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alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,342	Ouch, £64 and you need a PC as a host. Still I'm sure many people are hoping Satan Santa will leave one under the tree for them.

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