Re: Apple //c smartport compact flash adapter

[dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

Robert Justice <rjustice@internode.on.net> wrote:

> Hi All,
> 
> I have been working on building a compact flash adpater that uses the
> smartport interface via the external disk connector on the Apple //c.
> I have hand wired a prototype and have this working so that i can boot
> prodos from it. 
> The firmware in the AVR supports 4 partitions on the CF. I have also
> used the dos.master games image and that works fine also.
> 
> Details are in a quick write up at this link:
> http://www.users.on.net/~rjustice/SmartportCFA/SmartportCFA.htm

Don't have time to read up on it at the moment, but count me impressed.
That's a very useful concept.

The SmartPort interface should also allow it to work on a IIgs (using
the built-in disk port), or on a Liron or Superdrive card.

Of course there are existing slot-based CF cards for those models, which
will be much faster due to not having to push data serially through the
SmartPort bus, or do 7-and-1 data encoding/decoding.

-- 
David Empson
dempson@actrix.gen.nz