Date   : Tue, 21 Dec 2010 13:57:48 +1100
From   : station240@... (paul aslin)
Subject: Harddisc fakery using a microcontroller - back

> Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2010 21:07:21 +1100
> From: awilliams@...
> To: bbc-micro@...
> Subject: Re: [BBC-Micro] Harddisc fakery using a microcontroller - back
ontopic - AVR, FPGA, & SD cards
>
>
> John wrote:
> > Do yourself and others a favour and don't make something we already
> > have, like some 'contributors' do.
>
> erm well yes I agree.
>
> I don't think that a emulation of the host adaptor and a Rodime SCSI
> disc as would suite a Filestore is something that we 'already have'.
>
> If I did a IDE interface it would be compatible with the one we do have,
> it may be implemented differently is as much as it may have optional
> termination, 1MHzE bus pass through, 2.5" drive connector etc, but
> essentially it would be the same. I agree that it would not be helpful
> to make a new and incompatible one.

I kind of agree, I have need for sasi/MFM emulator instead, however....

Actually a new 'incompatable' IDE bridge would have a use, as copying from
A Winchester to IDE drive currently requires a 3rd file system in the middle.
That is IDE->1mhz bus->[econet/CPFS/RAMfs/anything]->1mhz bus->SASI->MFM
All because the IDE and original SASI versions of ADFS cannot co exist in
the same machine*.

* in the case of Mark's CF kit there is also the issue of bus termination
and chaining of devices (physical connections). Not all 1mhz bus devices
have pass through connections.