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This is great! a couple of years back just a few lucky Oricians had disks on their machines, and now nearly all the community has one!

Thanks to the incredible work of all those enthusiasts which developed clone controllers and the cumulus device. Specially thanks to you Silicebit. This is a very nice work.

And now my next game, if I ever manage to create a next game (though I have some ideas already), will definitely run from disk.

All your games run from disk Chema

Thanks indeed to Silicebit for his works on the controllers and amplibuses.

Hialmar wrote:All your games run from disk Chema

Yeah I meant "will require a disk unit". Many people complained about not being able to play Space:1999 and 1337 because they require a disk unit. Anyway this was off topic completely.

I would also like to applaud all the folks who have solved the lack of drives dilemma for the Oric. I can say for sure I wouldn't have been as enthusiastic about investing time in this little platform without disks .. Audio save/load is great and all, but its far, far much nicer to have a disk subsystem to work with the Oric.

I guess the next major challenge will be networking ..

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@freaktmp, You have a PM waiting for you.

Yeah !!!

Thanks a lot, ahead of the work you'll put in making my controller.

Hi,

I'm really new to Oric. I have oric nova 64, its a rebrand of oric atmos. Can I use the controller to connect standard 3.5" floppy disk drive? If so I'm interested in one.

Sorry for the stupid question. I just want to make sure. I prefer real floppy disks instead of emulators.

Yes you can.

I have two in my configuration. In fact you can connect up to four drives, 3", 3.5" or 5 1/4".

And of course you can connect floppy emulators too.

Cheers!

Here you have a demostration video. Enjoy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmLNQBkLeG0

Sorry, in spanish only.

And here the controller working with HxC slim.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrGnk8QKU_w

Cheers!

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@freaktmp, you have a p.m.

I'm next

Thanks again Silicebit

Thanks for late !! I am navice here ! coquegsm

I've just got hold of a micro disc but have no controller for it, are these compatible and will more be available ?

The Microdisc controller discussed in this topic works with almost any type of floppy drive (i.e 3",3.5",5.25").
Else in common there are 2 types of standard Microdiscs:
- master - it has controller and 3" drive;
- slave - it has only drive and can be used only together with master one.
If you have master drive - you don't need controller, but if you have slave drive then, yes, this controller can be used with the slave drive. I'm just no sure if this controller can be fit inside the slave drive box