ti99iuc Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 I found this auction in ebay: Someone of you had some experience to use it on TI-99/4A ? it seems to work like an HxC ? This is the main Website: http://www.thesvd.com/index.php Here where explain how use it on the TI-99/4A just i am curious because never seen it before 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vectrexroli Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 225 USD? Wow! Quite expensive compared to the HxC. Can it do anything more or better? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ti99iuc Posted March 3, 2016 Author Share Posted March 3, 2016 (edited) Yes, i am curious for the same reason... Edited March 3, 2016 by ti99iuc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Schmitzi Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 . puh, very expensive. I don´t think that it "does more" than the Lotharek´s HxC-drive, because this depends on your floppy-controller, not on your floppy-drive maybe you can check what this means: downloading individual files - downloading individual BASIC programs or command files maybe you SHOULD check if this is OK now: double sided - this will be supported with the SVD II to be release late 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Schmitzi Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 one more question to get clear: Does the SVD in the auction support Double-Sided disks ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 I think someone here has an SVD connected to the TI, but based on the hardware, it cannot support Double-sided yet (not enough memory, as it supports DD, and the available memory is reserved for that purpose). It doesn't look like he ever finished the updated device, although as he did post as recently as 2014 on his site, it might make sense to contact him and try to jumpstart that effort if we want to get the DSDD version made. Looking at the board/parts he uses now, this has one advantage over the HxC--it is a very easy build. I do think we'll probably get something much more suitable to use on the TI once ckoba finishes the design on his card though, as that would do all of the same things this does while being compatible with all of the existing TI disk images. We'd have that a lot faster too. . . 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 One other note, the one on eBay is being sold for about double the original list price, so it is definitely on the expensive side. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 I found this auction in ebay: 2016-03-03_104752.png Seems rather ugly and clunky compared to an HxC, but then again that appears to be an older device, I don't think the first models of the HxC were all that pretty either.. 225 USD? Wow! Quite expensive compared to the HxC. Can it do anything more or better? Yeah, no kidding! Caveat emptor. From what I've read it does not do anything more or better, in fact that thing does less. The HxC will emulate up to two DSDD/80 track drives at once the TI (depending on your FDC) for up to 1.4 meg available at one time. Looking at the board/parts he uses now, this has one advantage over the HxC--it is a very easy build. I do think we'll probably get something much more suitable to use on the TI once ckoba finishes the design on his card though, as that would do all of the same things this does while being compatible with all of the existing TI disk images. We'd have that a lot faster too. . . It may be easier to build, but the HxC comes pre-built and ready to Plug-N-Play. Yep, I'm keeping my eyes open to see what he comes up with, he's got his work cut out for him. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Schmitzi Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Ha, I am sure the price is for the ID34-to-CE34-adapters, and the drive is for free 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Ha, I am sure the price is for the ID34-to-CE34-adapters, and the drive is for free adapter.JPG I'm not sure the TI needs another floppy emulator to choose from. As storage devices go, I think the real ticket would be a SSHD! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oracle_jedi Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 I have one of these which I bought for my TI. As Ksarul states, the device only has 256K of RAM, so can support 2x90K or 1x180K disks, but not DS/DD 360K disks. The device can be set up to respond to DSK1, DSK2 or DSK3. It uses a RS232 interface, over which an GUI allows you to download disk images. From memory it supports v9t9 and TIDisk format files as well as various formats for TRS80, Apple II and others. I used this with my CorComp 9900 some years back to transfer files from a PC to the TI, copying files from the virtual disk to a real 3.5 floppy. But it was a slow process, and the SVD has a tendandcy to lock up periodically. I don't own an HxC, but it sounds like a much simpler device to use. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Schmitzi Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 . yes, Lotharek´s HxC is a great device (I say that, not knowing the SVD, but I never ever would change ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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