Re: Apple2 USB Stick interface with Vinculum chip

["William Garber" <willy46pa@garberstreet.com>]

"RedskullDC" <RDC@oz.org> wrote in message news:GqnYh.30433$M.29988@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
: Hi Glenn, Sean,
:
: "Glenn Jones" <glenn.jones@a2central.com.remove-71r-this> wrote in message
: 4631153C.6530.usenet_csa2@a2central.com">news:4631153C.6530.usenet_csa2@a2central.com...
: >  To: Sean Fahey
:
: >> My only sugestion would be the orientation of the interface. If someone
: >> was
: >> planning to leave a USB drive in the card all the time, it wouldn't fit.
: >>
: >> Are you expecting to use an extension cable with it, so that it can be
: >> used
: >> externally?
: >>
: >> .s
: >
: > I would expect it just a prototype and the current orientation is to allow
: > the ease of insertion and removal for testing.
: >
: > For a production run there are a few issues to consider when it comes to
: > the type and oriention of the USB conenctor. Same type of issues I had to
: > think through for Uthernet.
:
: Orientation was more for convenience with the prototype.
:
: Once the circuit/firmware is complete, there is no need for the VDIP module.
: The Vinculum chip is available seperately, and could be incorporated onto
: the
: interface card itself.
:
: It will be completely open source, so anyone who wants to build one is
: welcome to.
:
: Perhaps Henry Courbis (GSE Reactive) or Bill Garber (garberstreet) may be
: interested in making some PCB's up?? (hint hint).

Sure, I'd love to produce them for you. You may need to supply the
ROM and CPLD chips pre-programmed, which I would pay you for.

William Garber
Email Address - willy46pa@garberstreet.com
Alt. Email - willy46pa@comcast.net
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