Anyone interested in a run of an SD card based version of the floppy emulator?

[Everblue]

You cut a part of the case to reveal the screen below

OK ok, i have to revise this.

[Popstar]

I would be interested as well. Depending on the price I might be interested in more than one.

[Gavilan]

@Astral: count me in as well. At least 2 units (Of course i would prefer the SD standalone version).

Thanks
Sebastian

PD: wait a minute!!! What is this? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HCX-Floppy-emulator-for-Amiga-Atari-ST-ZX-3-CPC-PC_W0QQitemZ180431721171QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_VintageComputing_RL?hash=item2a029192d3  . So...53.99 pounds or best offer...what do you people consider would be the "best offer? 50 pounds? 45? 40?
I know, this is the "usb to pc version" but... http://hxc2001.free.fr/floppy_drive_emulator/index.html#SDCARDFloppyemulator

I guess it will be for sale, according to both url´s i marked above...this is indeed a very cool project!!!!

It even mentions this: SDCard HxC Floppy Emulator

So definitely, im IN!!!! :banana::banana:

[KimmoK]

I'm interested.
For 50€/piece I might get 4 of them (SD based version, that does not need x86 PC at all).

Can it simulate 4 floppy drives at the same time?
Is it possible to do hard disk imitation/emulation with it? (productivity use, replacement for A590etc...)



btw... here's another (so far not noticed a link to this here) http://www.sensi.org/~tnt23/megadrive/

[DyLucke]

It would be great if the SD version could have exatly the same sice than a floppy drive, and have the holes for the screws in the proper place, so we could just shift our old floppy drives for this device. Inserting the SD's thru the case floppy slot.

[Vulture]

I'd be interested in 1 or 2 units depending on the price.

[selco]

I am very interested in the standalone floppy emulator as it would make life for classic Amiga users much easier.
If I had a free wish I would like it to be open source/hardware and well documented

best regards
http://selco.da.ru

[TheGoose]

okay, Okay, OKAY! Add me to the list for 1.

I think I understand it now.

[Hessu]

I would like to buy one too, i have the USB version, but like being said here before, i'd prefer to PC free version too, PC for PC stuff and Amiga for it's own retro purposes. No complains about the USB version(i have one), since it's workin fine, though not without the PC

[x56h34]

How about designing the adapter to connect to the external floppy port (ideally making it ultra-compact, accompanied with a nice case to make it matchy, matchy with the Amiga 500 case)? The only trouble that I can see is that the adapter would have to assume DF1: ownership this way, unless the Amiga is opened and the on-board floppy drive disconnected from the motherboard, or jumpered to be DF1: leaving DF0: available to the adapter. Just brainstorming ideas. :-)

[TheGoose]

@x56h34

Yeah, that might be the smart thing, I don't want to hack up my G1200 anymore. And I could just velcro it to the top or something. Also, you could move it to other machines if needed.

About DF0: - I use a terminator on mine, that lets me use DF1 to boot from if needed.

[x56h34]

@x56h34

Yeah, that might be the smart thing, I don't want to hack up my G1200 anymore. And I could just velcro it to the top or something. Also, you could move it to other machines if needed.

About DF0: - I use a terminator on mine, that lets me use DF1 to boot from if needed.

If the entire adapter would simply be "the plug" that goes into the ext. floppy connector, you wouldn't even need to velcro, or anything like that. Make it look and sized for instance like an external SCSI terminator, with an integrated LCD in it and a hole for an SD card.

My concern with DF1: vs DF0: that I brought up is merely to be able to force the adapter to assume DF0: role, as a lot of games will not boot unless they detect that they are dealing with a DF0: drive. :-( ...so in essence, DF0: role needs to be there for broader/full compatibility with games.

[TheGoose]

Oh diggity - you're right about games and DF0: They love that DF0:

Velcro has never been sexy, believe me I tried for years....:laugh1:

[skilgannon]

I would want one of these

[joetee]

To clarify: I would be intrested in buying at least two of the "stand alone" SD-Card versions, with no USB, and the SD-Card just contains ADF files.

 Furthermore: I'd like a DeLuxe ver$ion (W/more SRAM) having Qty:4 pair of hex switches (or binary jumpers!) to select which decimal number ADF was to appear in each of the DF0,1,2,3: position.  That would allow a pretty awesome solid state WB Ver 0.99 system, without any HD!

[TheGoose]

Umm, I want to ask some especially dumb questions (I read over the pages http://torlus.com/floppy/index.php?About).

What is the relation to the SD card and a floppy image? Or I guess I am asking, can I store a bunch of .ADF images on an SD card, like some super floppy drive? Does this get rid of floppy swappy?

And could it emulate more than one physical device? DF0: and DF1: ? I guess if works as hoped there would be no need for that.