rickyjar
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User “zaxoniec” presents his hard drive to a 8-bit Atari.
The circuit is attached to Atari by a cartridge connector.
The circuit has its own ROM Am29f040 where is placed continuously developed and best DOS system for 8-bit Atari 8, that is SpartaDos X in the latest version 4.44,. There are also a Real time clock based on the DS1305 circuit and a Compact Flash card connector. The logics of the circuit was made using xilinx xc9572xl. The boards were gilded. Flashrom is programmable at the level of Atari.
Device finished :
Possibilities:
Reading at the level of 71 kilobytes/second
16 partitions with 32 megabytes each 512 kilo per sector
Flashing at the level of Atari
Easy use of CF cards,
It fits in a standard cartridge casing.
A short video showing how the device works:
Link to original thread - Twardy dysk i wiecej do Atari Xe i XL