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Re: Tetroid interfaces hardware info
Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2017 2:09 pm
by Silvester
RWAP wrote:It is indeed interesting - I must admit that when I had a QubIDE I no longer booted from microdrive so would not have noticed this behaviour.
I do however, seem to recall the Miracle HD disk chained properly with the Trump Card - ie win1_boot, flp1_boot, mdv1_boot, but then I might be mistaken - it was many years ago!
Both MHD and Trump card use the trick of initially naming their drivers 'MDV' and then change to 'WIN' or 'FLP' after (failed) Boot.
Re: Tetroid interfaces hardware info
Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2017 7:44 pm
by RWAP
So, who is going to add this boot up information to the QL Wiki?
Whilst you're at it, you could add some details about the Tetroid Disk Interface
Re: Tetroid interfaces hardware info
Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2017 11:21 am
by Outsoft
I've seen on Sell My Retro the new GC clone, WOW!!!
Absolutely OUTSTANDING!!!
Are you able to do a GC + QUBIDE card too in the future? It will be my favourite all time interface at all
Best regards.
Re: Tetroid interfaces hardware info
Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2017 10:19 pm
by tetroid
Outsoft wrote:I've seen on Sell My Retro the new GC clone, WOW!!!
Absolutely OUTSTANDING!!!
Are you able to do a GC + QUBIDE card too in the future? It will be my favourite all time interface at all
Best regards.
Thank you, Simon.
Yes, I think about a GC + QUBIDE card, plan to make in the future, but not in 2017.
Re: Tetroid interfaces hardware info
Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2017 8:39 am
by Outsoft
tetroid wrote:Outsoft wrote:I've seen on Sell My Retro the new GC clone, WOW!!!
Absolutely OUTSTANDING!!!
Are you able to do a GC + QUBIDE card too in the future? It will be my favourite all time interface at all
Best regards.
Thank you, Simon.
Yes, I think about a GC + QUBIDE card, plan to make in the future, but not in 2017.
I will be your first buyer and tester, when you want, I dump QL stuff every week
Re: Tetroid interfaces hardware info
Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2017 10:01 am
by afx
Another proposal for Tetroid, a standalone "slimm" QubIDE version (only QubIDE, no passthrough, no RAM or floppy expansion, it should be very thin and low consumption).
That QubIDE version, with David's MiniPlane, would be a perfect expansion for the QL with GoldCard or SuperGoldCard.
Re: Tetroid interfaces hardware info
Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2017 1:43 pm
by tetroid
afx wrote:Another proposal for Tetroid, a standalone "slimm" QubIDE version (only QubIDE, no passthrough, no RAM or floppy expansion, it should be very thin and low consumption).
That QubIDE version, with David's MiniPlane, would be a perfect expansion for the QL with GoldCard or SuperGoldCard.
Minimal height - 9mm ( QL system connector + PCB ).
But i think S(GC) and other card is impossible to fit to standard QL hole.
Standard QL hole height - 19mm, GC ( SGC ) heigth - 17mm
Re: Tetroid interfaces hardware info
Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2017 2:06 pm
by tetroid
I have the working propotype of external bus expansion ( buffered ) , but main problem is suitable case for this ( plastic or metallic ).
I use vertical version, but more useful is horisontal version.
Re: Tetroid interfaces hardware info
Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2017 4:14 pm
by afx
tetroid wrote:I have the working propotype of external bus expansion ( buffered ) , but main problem is suitable case for this ( plastic or metallic ).I use vertical version, but more useful is horisontal version.
Great!!
That's another interesting option!
Re: Tetroid interfaces hardware info
Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2017 5:05 pm
by Dave
Tetroid, what would happen if you to make the backplane and buffer card a single PCB? The elimination of 2 DIN connectors would cut costs, and signal quality would be improved. It would also be more mechanically stable.