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The "Not Quite Amiga but still computer related category" => Amiga Emulation => Topic started by: trekiej on June 08, 2011, 11:19:01 PM

Title: Catweasel Questions
Post by: trekiej on June 08, 2011, 11:19:01 PM

How many people here use a Catweasel and how much do you like it?
I re-installed Amikit 1.5 and would like to use it someday.

Title: Re: Catweasel Questions
Post by: DLH on June 09, 2011, 01:47:43 AM

Don't waste your money on a Cat-Weasel.
 
You will want to smash it with a hammer by the time you ge tit installed, if you do.  Then getting it to work consistantly is another story.
 
Pick up a Kryoflux.
 
DLH

Title: Re: Catweasel Questions
Post by: klx300r on June 09, 2011, 02:34:54 AM

I've got a CWMK4+ and I love it! not sure how it would work under Amikit as I only used it under AmigaOS4.1u2 but it read my original Amiga floppies fine and also the majority of my old 64 disks too.  
Also cool to put two original SID chips in it to get great 'real' stereo SID sounds..I have a 6581 and 8580 in mine

Title: Re: Catweasel Questions
Post by: shaf on June 09, 2011, 03:12:25 AM

The Catweasel Mark IV is a good piece of Hardware as long as you are running Win XP. It's useless on newer Windows, there is no driver support for Vista or Seven.

A while ago I emailed Jens about it and he didn't want to write updated drivers.

Title: Re: Catweasel Questions
Post by: CaptainN on June 09, 2011, 03:25:03 AM

I use the Catweasel MKIV on my XP machine and love it.. I did not have any problems getting it to work.

I have found myself purchasing a few of Jens hardware over the last few years and all of it works real well for me.

Amiga 600 Accelerator
Amiga 600 Expansion
Indivision for the 600
Catweasel III
Catweasel IV
Amiga CD32/Amiga PC Keyboard adaptor (to use a PC keyboard on an amiga with a keyboard port)
Keyrah

All of the hardware I have gotten works really good and I am very very happy with it.

I do wish Jens would update the drivers, but I have not had problems up to this point.

Title: Re: Catweasel Questions
Post by: Darrin on June 09, 2011, 03:38:52 AM

Quote from: shaf;643689

The Catweasel Mark IV is a good piece of Hardware as long as you are running Win XP. It's useless on newer Windows, there is no driver support for Vista or Seven.

A while ago I emailed Jens about it and he didn't want to write updated drivers.

This.

Got one and I have to keep it on a WinXP machine, which is why I'm probably going to move it into my A4000.

Title: Re: Catweasel Questions
Post by: runequester on June 09, 2011, 03:44:49 AM

Anyone know what the linux driver situation is?
Im not actually interested in the floppy part as much as being able to use miggy joystick and keyboards

Title: Re: Catweasel Questions
Post by: trekiej on June 09, 2011, 04:18:00 AM

Kryoflux looks to be a good buy. It keeps that pci slot free.