Am 17.01.2011 13:30, schrieb [email protected]:
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
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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
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
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I'm not even sure whether I still have some microdrive tape mislaid
somewhere - So I don't care about a working drive.
Cheers
Tobias
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