@sidecartridge have you done any testing with #SidecarTridge and #ACSI2STM plugged into an #AtariST simultaneously?
Are there any pitfalls or incompatibilities that I ought to look out for? For example, it seems weird to have two real-time clocks available to the system.
I'll drop a post and some snaps later today outlining my #beltandbraces methods for recovering data on old #AtariST #floppydisks using a #USB #floppydrive, #GNU #ddrescue, #Hatari and the #SidecarTridge hard disk emulation.
The original #floppydrive in my #AtariST is irredeemably broken; the drive head ribbon cable had disintegrated.
The replacement I bought works beautifully so far. I've tested it with known clean floppies, and it's able to format them successfully, and I can copy programs and config from my #sidecartridge C: drive to A: and run from A:. So looking good overall.
Along with the Atari, I received about forty floppy disks. The disk surfaces look clean - no mould or any other dirt - but the cases seem to have evidence of gnawing.
Before subjecting my newly installed floppy drive to these disks, I sampled ten promising-looking disks in order to attempt to ddrescue their data. Only one was successfully recoverable. The rest are entirely unreadable. 😢
Delighted to see @sidecartridge has joined the Fediverse! Welcome! You'll probably find a gang of us here who avoid #Discord but would otherwise love to interact.
What's SidecarTridge?
...a series of coprocessor boards that introduce modern features to your classic machines.
Emulate both 64Kbyte and 128Kbyte ROMs by simply loading the binary files from a microSD card or via a Wi-Fi connection.
Interact with the cartridge bus in real-time for data reading and writing, which allows for seamless emulation of devices such as floppy disks, hard disks, real-time clocks, keyboards, mouse devices, and more.
Throw some solder at it, slap on a PI Pico W, and then I'll just have to decide which Atari ST to try this SidecarTridge on first :)
#SidecarTridge #Atari #AtariST #AtariMega #AtariFalcon #VintageComputing #RetroComputers #RetroGaming #WallOfRetro #NerdsOfVintage #HappyNerding #TheVintNerd
Is anyone using both #FujiNet on an #Atari8bit and #SidecarTridge on an #AtariST?
I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on the two solutions.
Who would have thought?! I've buried the old #Amiga vs. #Atari hatchet and brought new life to the ugly 1040ST FM duckling I rescued from the electronic scrap with a
#sidecartridge
... 🕹️ #retrogaming
