Re: Compact Flash card project for Apple II / IIGS

["Tim Haynes" <timhaynes@no.spam.please.alumni.uwaterloo.ca>]

"TheByteBooster" <alex@frankendata.de> wrote in message
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> Hi Apply II community,
>
> I am currently "in the mood" of starting a lttle HW project for the
> Apple II. Many years back I almost finsihed a graphic card based on
> the HD6xxxx processor for the II but never got finsihed.
>
> How about a compact flash card interface for the II ? I know there is
> an full blown IDE adapter available, but what the heck... Why not make
> a little board which has space to plug in the CF directly and use it
> as ProDOS og GS/OS HD ?
>
> What do you think ? Anyone who would be interessted in such a goodie ?
>
> I was wondering in I should design it for the "normal" slots or maybe
> run it of the MemExp. (ROM access) of the IIGS ?
>
> Let me know.
>
> Alex - The ByteBooster

Hi Alex.  The Apple II compact flash card adapter already exists.  It's
called the CFFA and the project page is here:
http://dreher.net/?s=projects/CFforAppleII&c=projects/CFforAppleII/main.php

I recommend continuing with the graphics card.  There are lots of people who
would line up to get either VGA output or clear 80 column text on a regular
NTSC display using an RCA cable.

Cheers!
Tim