HD floppy hw solution?

[danbeaver]

CatWeasel MK2 is pretty inexpensive, has a bunch of connection options and supports HD FDDs in PC and Amiga formats (with almost any programmable).  To boot from it would require its driver be in firmware though. Booting from a HDD / CF card you could then use it for installing software.

[danbeaver]

That's good to hear, but does the finished product look like what's on the webpage?

http://ianstedman.co.uk/Amiga/designs/Floppy_Adaptor_V2/floppy_adaptor_v2.html

The one's I have from Nathan have a nicer/smaller PCB. I wonder if some can be made using Nathan's PCB?

That solution allows a HD PC FDD to be used as a DD drive just like Ian's (I have several).  The 50 buck Catweasel MK2 uses HD PC floppy drives as Amiga HD drives at full speed. It can use two drives at a time and can drive 5.25" 1.2 Meg floppies too, plus read/write 1541 floppies. It can connect  to several ports in the Amiga. I have one and used it as a second HD FDD in my A4000.

[danbeaver]

Yeah but don't forget that the Floppy attached to the Catweasel can't boot. It's awesome solution for 2nd floppy though.

Yes, I said that earlier.