einSDein now available

[sirmorris]

November 2019

I have 2 boards ready to go. £45 each including first class shipping to UK address.

The manual is online here, in case you're wondering what this is all about. For the tl;dr generation - it's basically instant CHUCKIE EGG. And more, obviously.

* 2 virtual disk drives allowing unprotected .dsk images to be mounted and used as if they were physical disks
* DOS integration, run programs direct from SD card

TC-01 only. The '256 does not have any usable external expansion.

Contact me via PM or email, you can find address in my user info.
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[vanpeebles]

Me please!! I don’t suppose you could make some scart leads too please?

[sirmorris]

Both boards are now sold but I have PCBs and can make new einSDein to order.

C

[vanpeebles]

Would you be able to build 256 power/scart cables? RGB scart and a female molex for power? Retroshack no longer supplies them, and there is a spanish site that sells one, but it's just composite audio/video.

[jltursan]

One for me when available, please!

I suppose the VAMP has not the needed signals,... an absolutely pity as I'm really interested in getting some life from my 256. Can't remember the exact differences between the TC-01 interface and the VAMP; but can an internally plugged device get all the needed signals from a socket (the Z80 for example)?

[sirmorris]

VAMP (Video And Mouse Port) exposes signals from the VDP. Nothing usable there. I've considered many approaches to get einSDein working with the 256 but I'm not looking any more. There's a number of issues;

1> no z80 signals available externally.
2> no utility/extension ROM support.
3> no disassembly of '256 dos.

Just one of these alone would present significant problems. All three are a complete blocker

[vanpeebles]

I've been reading through old magazines to gleam information, and saw that there was a 256 version of speculator that plugged into the z80 port.

[jltursan]

Both boards are now sold but I have PCBs and can make new einSDein to order.

C

Any update on this?

[sirmorris]

Check PMs

[jltursan]

Yep, done!