Catweasel MK4 Question

[InTheSand]

Hi,

If you regularly transfer stuff to/from Amiga disks, it's invaluable and saves a lot of time and hassle.

However, the supplied (Windows-based) software is a bit on the basic side and integration with WinUAE isn't as good as I'd hoped for.

 - Ali

[InTheSand]

Hi,

The Catweasel's floppy drive is accessible using the CAT: device from within WinUAE (one you've installed the multidisk drivers in your emulated Amiga environment).

However, I've never had any luck with reading/writing/formatting disks via the CAT: device, with all disks being shown as unrecognisable and unformattable...

Using the supplied software to make an ADF of the disk is fine, but not quite the same as just using Amiga floppies directly.

With either approach, protected disks do not work.

 - Ali

[InTheSand]

Yeah, you've just about hit the nail on the head there! Unless you have a need for the SID or Amiga keyboard/mouse features it provides.

As for the cost, it depends on how often you transfer stuff to and from Amiga floppies. For me, despite the limited software, I consider it a worthwhile purchase as I've been able to archive a ton of Amiga stuff on to my PC without relying on the elderly floppy drives of my Amigas. I've also used mine quite a bit for writing stuff back to real disks.

 - Ali