I personnaly don't wonder about keeping an original microdrive functional or not. However, i would prefer the device could be mounted on original QL and not only with SGC. Any reasonnable speed (> floppy disk) will be good for me.
Regards, Alain HAOUI ----- Mail Original ----- De: "Peter" <[email protected]> À: [email protected] Envoyé: Lundi 17 Janvier 2011 10h53:32 GMT +01:00 Amsterdam / Berlin / Berne / Rome / Stockholm / Vienne Objet: Re: [Ql-Users] QL SD/MMC-Card interface survey paul wrote: > A) External interface, plugs into parallel port of SuperGoldCard > B) External interface, plugs into QL ROM port > C) Internal interface, plugs into CPU socket > D) Internal interface, replacing a microdrive(!) > Personally, the option of tucking the adapter/interface inside the > standard QL case has a lot of appeal. would be cool, even compairable > to using the cartidge slot in the Timex 2068 in the 'Good Ol Days' > if there is enough internal physical space for the unit to reside in > the outer of the 2 cavities, that would be just peachy keen! If I go for option D, I don't think space will be a problem. The device should fit both microdrive locations. To those who prefer option D: * How important would it be to keep an original microdrive functional? * How important would be speed? (To reach maximum speed, it is impossible to use the microdrive connectors for an SD-card device. A second board would be required, attached at a place where some of the 68008 bus is available. Higher costs, and might work for GoldCard/SuperGoldCard only.) All the best Peter _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
