Shipping won't be a problem, since post office shipping with tracking is quite cheap from Turkey to all around Europe.
And yes, I'll probably put a couple more boards out there for testing and demoing before actual sales. We'll see.
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- Sat Aug 06, 2011 7:49 am
- Forum: Hardware hacks and extensions
- Topic: Microdisc replacement project
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- Sat Aug 06, 2011 6:22 am
- Forum: Hardware hacks and extensions
- Topic: Microdisc replacement project
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Actually, I am thinking that I might do the manufacturing myself... It looks like the Turkish customs policies are going to be relaxed again so I can import the parts (possibly with a surcharge). If I do it myself, it's going to be slow, but it's certainly going to be cheaper than getting it manufac...
- Mon Apr 25, 2011 9:24 pm
- Forum: Hardware hacks and extensions
- Topic: Microdisc replacement project
- Replies: 183
- Views: 197297
Dbug contacted me personally, and asked if I could give some details about the customs problems. Instead of replying just to him, I thought it would be better to post about the situation here. It will be long, beware :) ... Well, it's like this. The Turkish Customs has a rule that says, if you buy s...
- Fri Nov 26, 2010 1:21 pm
- Forum: Hardware hacks and extensions
- Topic: Microdisc replacement project
- Replies: 183
- Views: 197297
The board does not use any separate RAM chips, but uses the internal RAM of the PIC to read data from SD Card. Sectors are first transferred to RAM, and then transferred to the Oric. I could have also implemented it in a completely simultaneous way, that is, data could be streamed directly to Oric w...
- Fri Nov 26, 2010 12:27 pm
- Forum: Hardware hacks and extensions
- Topic: Microdisc replacement project
- Replies: 183
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Actually, that idea you had (card writing directly into video memory) is quite good. There are complications of course, and it would be of definite interest if one could actually use it together with the keyboard. Another possibility is to provide an additional specialized interface (let's say a new...
- Fri Nov 26, 2010 10:03 am
- Forum: Hardware hacks and extensions
- Topic: Microdisc replacement project
- Replies: 183
- Views: 197297
OK. Here is a quick cost analysis: PIC18F46K20: 3.2$ each @Digikey. XC95144XL: $5.8 each @Digikey. 28C256 EEPROM costs about $8 each (Digikey), but ebay prices seem to go even as low as $3-4. Not sure, but I think 28C64 could also be an alternative here. LCD (Nokia 6610) costs around $6-7 on ebay. P...
- Fri Nov 26, 2010 7:12 am
- Forum: Hardware hacks and extensions
- Topic: Microdisc replacement project
- Replies: 183
- Views: 197297
Hi everyone! As you may already have seen on my blog, I've had some very good first results with my SD Card Microdisc replacement project (Cumulus) :). And just like Torlus, I was quite surprised to find out that we both had the same idea to work on something like this right at the same time. Anyway...