What do i have here?

IvanEBC · 01 March 2021, 07:43

Hi Everyone
WARNING: Likely oversized very detailed images included.

I found this recently in a box at the back of other Amiga related items.
Quite simply, i have NO idea what it is. I took the casing off but still can't work it out.

Any ideas?

Thank you.

JoeJoe · 01 March 2021, 07:56

Maybe a X-Copy & Co. dongle?

IvanEBC · 01 March 2021, 08:35

That would be a commerical product?
This feels hand made.

There's some type of on/off switch on one side, and one of those "pot tuners like sound samplers use" on the other side... I don't even know which end to connect to an Amiga haha

lesta_smsc · 01 March 2021, 09:14

You have this:

http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=45307

The clue was on the markings on your dongle!

IvanEBC · 03 March 2021, 06:42

Thanks Man - still not quite sure what it is, but at least i can look it up now.

Thank you so much,

eXeler0 · 10 March 2021, 19:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by IvanEBC

Thanks Man - still not quite sure what it is, but at least i can look it up now.

Thank you so much,

Howdy, by now you've probably had a chance to look it up, but it was done by Jim Drew, the same guy that made the Fusion Mac emulator for Amiga..
He's actually active in this forum so maybe he can tell you personally ;-)

Meanwhile, you can read an interview with Jim here, he talks about the Sybil-project as well:

https://emaculation.com/jim1.shtml

zipper · 10 March 2021, 20:05

So it's a sophisticated floppy disk copier, the best one? Re Jim:
Which was a disk copier/imager commonly used with EMPLANT, my Mac emulation). SYBIL's software was fully completed, and it can write back Amiga, Mac, Amax, IBM, and Atari ST disks (protected or not).
It requires a hardware copier in order to duplicate long tracks and exact length tracks.

lesta_smsc · 10 March 2021, 20:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by eXeler0

Howdy, by now you've probably had a chance to look it up, but it was done by Jim Drew, the same guy that made the Fusion Mac emulator for Amiga..

He's actually active in this forum so maybe he can tell you personally ;-)

Meanwhile, you can read an interview with Jim here, he talks about the Sybil-project as well:

https://emaculation.com/jim1.shtml

Isn't Jim also responsible for the SuperCard Pro?

eXeler0 · 10 March 2021, 22:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by lesta_smsc

Isn't Jim also responsible for the SuperCard Pro?

He is, yes.

zipper · 10 March 2021, 22:18

Yes, mentioned somewhere, bumped to it today.

01 March 2021, 07:43	#1
IvanEBC Registered User Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Adelaide / Australia Posts: 565	What do i have here? Hi Everyone WARNING: Likely oversized very detailed images included. I found this recently in a box at the back of other Amiga related items. Quite simply, i have NO idea what it is. I took the casing off but still can't work it out. Any ideas? Thank you.

10 March 2021, 20:05	#7
zipper Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: finland Posts: 1,837	So it's a sophisticated floppy disk copier, the best one? Re Jim: Which was a disk copier/imager commonly used with EMPLANT, my Mac emulation). SYBIL's software was fully completed, and it can write back Amiga, Mac, Amax, IBM, and Atari ST disks (protected or not). It requires a hardware copier in order to duplicate long tracks and exact length tracks. Last edited by zipper; 10 March 2021 at 20:12.

01 March 2021, 07:56	#2
JoeJoe Registered User Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: Germany Posts: 177	Maybe a X-Copy & Co. dongle?

01 March 2021, 08:35	#3
IvanEBC Registered User Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Adelaide / Australia Posts: 565	That would be a commerical product? This feels hand made. There's some type of on/off switch on one side, and one of those "pot tuners like sound samplers use" on the other side... I don't even know which end to connect to an Amiga haha

01 March 2021, 09:14	#4
lesta_smsc Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 3,173	You have this: http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=45307 The clue was on the markings on your dongle!

03 March 2021, 06:42	#5
IvanEBC Registered User Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Adelaide / Australia Posts: 565	Thanks Man - still not quite sure what it is, but at least i can look it up now. Thank you so much,

10 March 2021, 22:18	#10
zipper Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: finland Posts: 1,837	Yes, mentioned somewhere, bumped to it today.

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