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oziphantom
Registered: Oct 2014
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SD2IEC fastloader
Does anybody know of a system that fast loads, or a disassembly of a fast loader that SD2IEC supports? |
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Krill
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 2980 |
SD2IEC complete with 1541-like plastic case goes for about €50 at the time of writing this, Pi1541 hat with 1541-like plastic case for €70, complete package with a RasPi for €150. |
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Oswald
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 5094 |
gideon should make a cost reduced 1541u, he would sell zillions of it. |
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Krill
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 2980 |
I think a fast-enough microprocessor-based solution able to 100% emulate the drive is the better approach compared to FPGA. Cheaper, too. :)
(Not to mention more maintainable/hackable with more people being able to code software rather than hardware logic.) |
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oziphantom
Registered: Oct 2014
Posts: 490 |
uDrive might launch this century... maybe... |
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Krill
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 2980 |
Good joke! :) |
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11386 |
Quote:gideon should make a cost reduced 1541u
it is already reduced to the max. if this would be a regular product (without a person behind it that is basically working for free) it'd certainly cost considerably more. |
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Oswald
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 5094 |
Quote: Quote:gideon should make a cost reduced 1541u
it is already reduced to the max. if this would be a regular product (without a person behind it that is basically working for free) it'd certainly cost considerably more.
I mean, many users are not sceners, and they only need the 1541 functionality. They's pay more for something better than sd2iec, but 1541u is too much for them. |
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11386 |
sure, but you dont really win anything by removing the cartridge/reu stuff. perhaps 10 euro if you kill the IEC connector and some USB. and then you end up with two different products which each sell less than before - driving up the costs again. not worth the trouble.
edit: forgot that unlike with chameleon, the IEC is still required for basic functionality :) |
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oziphantom
Registered: Oct 2014
Posts: 490 |
I think they mean
if you ditch the reu, cart port, dma injection menus, tape port all the other func stuff, now you don't need a FPGA anymore, and make a all new thing that is just some fast enough microcontroller that does "the thing", which would be a solid saving over the 1541UII.. however I do feel this is looking at it the wrong way..
lets not cut down the 1541U11 lets improve the SD2IEC, i.e boost its cpu such that it can do a 1541 drive. This would increase the price a bit of the SD2IEC but makes it a lot more useful. |
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Krill
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 2980 |
Pretty sure current CPUs for the task are no more expensive than the original SD2IEC's CPU at its original release. |
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