Bryan Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 I was just thinking today that since the Happy upgrade was basically just more RAM and the ability to upload code, an Indus GT with a RAMcharger could have been awesome if the right software had been developed. It could have done everything except long tracks which require slowing the drive or speeding up the controller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 But it is still awesome, because it does CP/M P:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WizWor Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Could have been had there not been a 1050. All Hail the Almighty 1050 Disk Drive -- the Ultimate Coipier! PS the first computer I ever copied an atari disk on was running MS-DOS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bf2k+ Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 My ultimate copier back in the day (80's) was 2 Happy 1050's - they'd scream thru SSSD disks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wood_jl Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 My ultimate copier back in the day (80's) was 2 Happy 1050's - they'd scream thru SSSD disks. I remember going to the Atari Computer Club meetings shortly after the 130XE came out, and 2 Happy 1050s with the "128K all-in-one-pass" sector copier came in really handy! I think there was a way (???) to read from 1 Happy drive and write to 3, simultaneously?? I could be wrong - as that was a long time ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillC Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 I remember going to the Atari Computer Club meetings shortly after the 130XE came out, and 2 Happy 1050s with the "128K all-in-one-pass" sector copier came in really handy! I think there was a way (???) to read from 1 Happy drive and write to 3, simultaneously?? I could be wrong - as that was a long time ago. If there is more than 1 Happy drive present the Multi-Drive-Program option of the Happy Warp Speed Software can be used, this allows reading from the lowest numbered drive and writing to up to 3 others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemiel Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 There is extension to Indus GT like that - TOMS Multi Drive - but it was not using RAMCharger. Oh and anothers: Toms Turbo Drive, Tygrys Turbo, Flash Turbo, but they had only new OS ROM (not sure about Flash) without track buffering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drac030 Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 Not really anything to the topic, but here's something for Indus GT owners: http://drac030.krap.pl/xb.zip Instructions: 1) have an Indus GT, or LDW 2000 Super, or CA-2001 drive as D1 2) rename xb.zip to xb.com (it is not zipped) 3) run from DOS prompt on Atari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wood_jl Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 Not really anything to the topic, but here's something for Indus GT owners: http://drac030.krap.pl/xb.zip What is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 What is it? It's a rift in the space-time continuum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndusGT Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 (edited) Anyone try this: http://www.best-elec....com/8-bit_.htm from the best electronics website: Indus Atari 8 bit GT Disk Drive Upgrade ROM. This plug in Unreleased Indus OS Rom will give you a Faster Sector Mode 50 - 75 faster, Increased Stepper Rate of 50% faster and Shortened Motor Timeout from 9 seconds to 2.5 seconds. Requires you dissemble your Indus Disk Drive, unplug the old OS chip and insert the upgrade OS chip. Includes the New Indus OS chip and 1 page written instructions. CB103141 $15.95 Edited November 17, 2012 by IndusGT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drac030 Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 What is it? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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