Re: Apple2 USB Stick interface with Vinculum chip

["RedskullDC" <RDC@oz.org>]

Hi Poly,

"Polymorph" <polymorph69@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
1177639272.877682.120120@s33g2000prh.googlegroups.com">news:1177639272.877682.120120@s33g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
> <snip>
>
> Leslie,
>
> Looks like a very promising project indeed.
>
> I have one question for you - where did you get the nice prototyping
> board from?? As I'm in Aus too (I'm the guy you gave the IIgs to last
> year) I would be keen on sourcing a prototyping board such as that.
> When I made my "bride-of-Frankenstein" IIgs sound card, I used a
> prototyping board from jaycar and screwed it onto an old ISA card. It
> works really well, but man is it *ugly*!!
>
> If you need any beta testers for the new USB card, I'm
> local......   ;-)
>
> cheers,
> -p

Hope you're enjoying the GS.

The protoboard came from:
http://www.futurlec.com/ProtoBoards.shtml
very last one on the page $1.95US (bargain).
The Altera CPLD's are also available from them.
http://www.futurlec.com/ICAltera.shtml

Their Australian only site at www.futurlec.com.au only seems to have a
limited range compared to the international site, even though their
office is on the NSW central coast ??!?!?.

(No affiliation by the way)

I use a 50 way right angle male header at the edge of the board.
The 50way IDC to gold plated edge connector adapter you see in the pics
of the prototype is out of an old Macintosh
SE30 or MACII I think, but don't quote me on that :)

Thanks for the Beta tester offer, may take you up on it....

Cheers,
Leslie