Our first project released

[exxos]

Hello all,

 

I am please to say we have in production our first Atari hardware project. We started off simple so we have producted a low cost 1.44 floppt upgrade. We plan to make other kits soon also. Please check out my website for more information.

 

www.cps-games.co.uk

 

exxos

[LinkoVitch]

err. the picture you have next to the Floppy Disk entry is a floptical disk

[Gunstar]

Well, Gee, I could start my own "Atari Hardware project" like that too! My idea is to buy up some old PC 1.44meg floppies with a brief manual On how to plug the cable in 180 degrees in the opposite direction and change the jumper to the zero position.

 

Just kidding...that's cool. (I know that my way would only allow 720k formats )

[exxos]

Well I hope that your message wasn't ment to discourage my efforts by saying along the lines that anyone could do such a simple thing.

 

chris

[Gunstar]

Nope. Strictly a joke. No belittling intended or making light of your efforts "seriously." Some here can do a mod like this on their own, but a kit is VERY convenient, even to us who could manage such an upgrade. I'll buy one from you assuming a reasonable price. I do hope you'll have a "kit" without the drive, as I have drives already.

[exxos]

I will sell any part of the upgrade seperate. Some people may just want the PCB so I will sell just that. Though I would rather just sell the compleate kit since it will be tested upon despatch. It would probably save a lot of problems should anyone have problems for whatever reason. Hopefully some people will buy some so I can gain a little extra cash to invest in more projects!

 

Chris

[Inky]

I'm interseted in getting some sort of 1.44 floppy on my ST so I can get some easy to find disks for it.

 

Just don't have the cash. I noticed that the price for your converter with floppy dirve works out to about $80 US

[LinkoVitch]

$80 sounds an AWEFUL lot for such a simple mod.

 

the drive by itself I can buy for around $10 (probs about $15-$17) new! I don't believe the electronics to make the mod actually cost that much, from what I recall of the article in an ST mag it's only a new crystal and some simple logic? (been a LONG time since I read that.. must dig out that mag and see )

[exxos]

I dont know what conversion to $ would be though you might want to try and get the floppy drive yourself. I plan to make a page on how to mod the drive for use with my kits. Since I am in the U.K. Postage of the drive could be a good killer so anyone outside the UK might be best to find the drive themselves. The drives arn't really that heavy though the postage would be a few $ for sure. I have a few sources for drives in the U.S. I will try and track down someone to supply them with the mod already done.

 

chris

[LinkoVitch]

postage shouldn't be too much. I have shipped a HDD to holland and that only cost me £4, £8 with insurance. I'd guess you could do postage for around £5-£9 (probs about $8-$16)

 

just guessing at the prices (and the conversion)

[Inky]

I probably would get the drive locally. I saw in a faq somewhere recently on how to mod the PC floppy for an ST, but I forget where I saw that...

 

I just want to use my ST again. I also need a new mouse, but don't have extra $$$ right now.

[exxos]

I agree that they may seem a lot though half is on parts and half is on time to contruct them , which is why I made it possible for people to but which parts they want. Parts here are very expensive and in qty of less than 100 they are a lot also. I could probably shave $15 off the full kit maybe a bit more if I had a large amount of orders. Then I would buy some parts from Canada since they are half the cost. Though doing this for a few boards is not worth it. You can source the parts yourself and build the kit yourself and it will save you a lot.

 

I hope to get some basic construction steps online soon aswell so people can see whats involved. I have fitting instructions already online if anyone wants to take a look at whats involved.

 

Chris