8 bit SBC with floppy controller for disk archiving [was: Xerox 820 system disks in Teledisk format?]

[e.stiebler]

Andrew Lynch wrote:
> Hi!  I sent this message earlier but it seems to have gotten drowned in all
> the unpleasantness.  

Sometimes, this list is weird.

> Hopefully we can move on to something more
> constructive.  If anyone would like to discuss disk archiving legacy formats
> with an existing low cost home brew Z80 CP/M SBC and Disk IO board I think
> the N8VEM project would make a great starting point.  

I was wondering about it too, and waiting for you to come up ;-)

Anyway, I hope you don't mind if I post the links to two pictures which 
hopefully show how it could work:

a.) the cpu board http://n8vem-sbc.pbworks.com/f/IMG_5762.jpg
b.) the fdc http://n8vem-sbc.pbworks.com/f/IMG_8632.JPG

So, if you use a right angled power-connector on the cpu, you could 
probably just stack those two board on top of each other, without the 
need of the bus backplane.

My thoughts to all of this:

1.) I don't care about the sd-flash, Not sure if it really helps. After 
all, we still talk about floppies, so a decent V24 should be good enough 
to send /receive data from a floppy.

2.) The board is missing the 8" floppy connector, which is bad. Would 
make it easier to get the people playing with it. I know, you can wire 
it up easily, but you probably like to get the software people on board 
too ?
;-)

Cheers

STANDARD DISCLAIMER : (SORRY, I'M NOT INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT AT ALL, 
BUT I'M WATCHING IT FOR A WHILE. LIKED TO PLAY WITH CP/M AND Z80 BEFORE)