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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Marketplace => Topic started by: amigakit on October 05, 2008, 08:01:34 PM

Title: Catweasel MK4 plus **NEW**
Post by: amigakit on October 05, 2008, 08:01:34 PM: We are pleased to announce the immediate availabilty of the Catweasel MK4 plus (http://). This is the latest version of the popular multi-disk controller card.

All existing customer pre-orders will be upgraded to the new version at no extra charge.

Direct Product Link
USA Store (http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/USD.php?url=product_info.php?products_id=842)
UK (http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/GBP.php?url=product_info.php?products_id=842)
Europe Store (http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/EUR.php?url=product_info.php?products_id=842)
Canada Store (http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/CAD.php?url=product_info.php?products_id=842)
Title: Re: Catweasel MK4 plus **NEW**
Post by: adolescent on October 05, 2008, 08:03:27 PM: What's the "plus" for?
Title: Re: Catweasel MK4 plus **NEW**
Post by: CLS2086 on October 05, 2008, 08:09:50 PM: I clicked on Europe store and got a nice :

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Title: Re: Catweasel MK4 plus **NEW**
Post by: amigakit on October 05, 2008, 08:19:16 PM: Please try the store again (temporary server glitch)

Plus version:
"The main changes are cosmetic, and we have followed customer feedback in some places. The one easily visible change is that the new card is no longer low-profile PCI compliant. This feature of the old Catweasel MK4 was rarely used by our customers, so we decided to use the increased space for a better arrangement of the two SID sockets. These are more easily accessible now. Additional filters in the audio part are geared towards filtering noise from high-performance graphics cards and low-quality power supplies. Another novelty is the external audio jack and an angled internal audio connector for better accessibility"
Title: Re: Catweasel MK4 plus **NEW**
Post by: orange on October 05, 2008, 09:18:29 PM: 75GBP for keyboard/floppy.. reader?
why don't you make new real stuff like turbo cards, that are much needed?
Title: Re: Catweasel MK4 plus **NEW**
Post by: krakonos on October 05, 2008, 09:21:31 PM: Hm, I preordered one when you first announced that you are taking preorders and got an old version :-(
Title: Re: Catweasel MK4 plus **NEW**
Post by: Tripitaka on October 06, 2008, 12:26:34 AM: Quote

orange wrote:
75GBP for keyboard/floppy.. reader?
why don't you make new real stuff like turbo cards, that are much needed?

That Siberian cold getting into your brain buddy?
Amigakit don't make the stuff. They are a retailer. If you need to {bleep} at someone for not making the hardware you desire you have your choices:

1) Tell the people who make the hardware.
2) Buy the hardware that is out there, either on ebay or new stuff like the SAM440 (Available from Amigakit).
3) Make it yourself!
4) Help other people who are making stuff, like the Natami.

Either way, negative comment to retailers about what manufacturers are doing is pointless and unfair.
Title: Re: Catweasel MK4 plus **NEW**
Post by: kolla on October 06, 2008, 08:09:18 AM: And it is not just a "keybord/floppy.. reader", it's a keyboard/joystick and floppy controller, and double SID soundcard. Oh, and Siberia? I think it was Serbia. :-)
Title: Re: Catweasel MK4 plus **NEW**
Post by: Tripitaka on October 06, 2008, 03:17:53 PM: :lol: Yes, Serbia indeed, so it was - but my point still stands.
Title: Re: Catweasel MK4 plus **NEW**
Post by: orange on October 06, 2008, 04:15:50 PM: a PCI card.. isn't that like um.. PC hardware? why is it in Amiga marketplace forum?

I know there are busboards for Amiga, but using this (POS) in real Amiga seems silly.
Title: Re: Catweasel MK4 plus **NEW**
Post by: jj on October 06, 2008, 04:50:00 PM: @ Orange

Nice piece of trolling there. if you cant work out why its posted here than you a bit of a muppett
Title: Re: Catweasel MK4 plus **NEW**
Post by: amigakit on October 10, 2008, 08:47:27 PM: The Catweasel MK4 Plus (http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=842) is now in stock and available here:

http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=842
Title: Re: Catweasel MK4 plus **NEW**
Post by: Kin-Hell on October 12, 2008, 09:48:44 PM: oh..."The Irony".....

LOL JJ :-D
Title: Re: Catweasel MK4 plus **NEW**
Post by: kolla on October 12, 2008, 11:13:42 PM: Quote

orange wrote:
a PCI card.. isn't that like um.. PC hardware? why is it in Amiga marketplace forum?

No, it is not "PC hardware", there is PCI for just about all ("modern") architectures - not just x86 PCs. You want to shun off hardware for being "PC", try IDE, PCMCIA and anything else related to the ISA bus.

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I know there are busboards for Amiga, but using this (POS) in real Amiga seems silly.

No it isnt. Since the kylwalda is no longer available and _working_ amiga floppy drives are far between, the catweasel is a nice card to have around, no matter what computer you stuff it in.
Title: Re: Catweasel MK4 plus **NEW**
Post by: Christian Johansson on October 12, 2008, 11:23:22 PM: @orange: it's a very advanced floppy controller. There are versions for the Amiga as well.