Re: ZoomFloppy - formatting a disk in a 2031 disk drive

From: smf <smf_at_null.net>
Date: Thu, 10 May 2018 11:48:10 +0000
Message-ID: <fc63fcbc-9897-ca56-08ab-91da24353f3f@null.net>
Probably because when you go to the official xum1541 page, it tells you 
to buy a zoomfloppy.

http://www.root.org/~nate/c64/xum1541/

"A commercial version called theZoomFloppy is now available from Jim 
Brain <http://store.go4retro.com/zoomfloppy/>. It is quite nice and only 
slightly more expensive than a bare Atmel developer board, so I no 
longer recommend building your own hardware. The ZoomFloppy has 
connectors for IEC serial, parallel, IEEE-488, and 40-pin expansion 
connector. The latter has all signals from the microcontroller, so you 
can debug or build new devices from it as well."

"The ZoomFloppy is a simpler version of the original design, intended 
for low-cost manufacturing with high-speed performance. It is now 
available commercially, which should make it the best choice for nearly 
all users. It is very inexpensive, costing only slightly more than the 
Atmel USBKEY board, so in almost all cases, you don't need to build it 
yourself."

I bought mine years ago. Today I might buy one of the cheap bare boards 
and make one myself, although if you charge yourself for the time then 
it's still no cheaper.

On 10/05/2018 09:01, Mia Magnusson wrote:
> Btw, why do people buy ZoomFloppy when they don't intend to use the
> IEEE 488 port? A XUM1541 does the same job for a smaller amount of
> money.
Received on 2018-05-10 14:00:03

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