> On 18 Jul 2018, at 03:22, Fred Cisin via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > Could the Gotek firmware, and some drivers on PC's with "HD" or "ED" > controllers, be kludged together to get faster data transfers?
Good question. I’ll ask since that could be implemented with a line in the config file. Keir is constantly updating the firmware to add extra features so it might be there already. > 3" and 3.25" were also almost completely compatible with the "standard" 34 > pin interface. Although I remember one drive that had 5V and 12V swapped in > its 4 pin power connector! And my 8" drives did not standardize power > connector and requirements. Early Amigas had +5 and +12 swapped . I didn’t realise this and the first time I hooked up a Gotek to my A500 it cooked the USB stick but thankfully didn’t kill the logic on the board. -- adrian/witchy Owner of Binary Dinosaurs, the UK's biggest home computer collection? t: @binarydinosaurs f: facebook.com/binarydinosaurs w: www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk
