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# I've got one of those coming, as well,
but no they're not cheaper. And not a substitute for a hard drive.

That one there was about £55 from Amazon. You can get cheaper than that though, you can get CF card interfaces with a 4Gb CF card for about £25. The Floppy drive emulator is £69. Generic PC ones are no good because it's a different interface.

(I helped save b3ta! Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Tue 11 Dec 2012, 15:42, archived)
# AHHHHHHHhhhhhhh
I had no idea SSDs had got so cheap...
I wouldnt mind one just for windows to live on.
(I helped save b3ta! tim1701 I have no board signature!!!!!, Tue 11 Dec 2012, 15:46, archived)
# It's only 4Gb,
which is more than I'll ever need. You can spend a lot on one for a PC, the price goes up exponentially with size. But you can get 128Gb for under £100 these days.

A 44 pin IDE one is obviously a bit more specialist, but it's industrial grade and SLC so it ought to last.
(I helped save b3ta! Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Tue 11 Dec 2012, 15:49, archived)
# I may have to dig my 1200 out of my mothers loft.
(I helped save b3ta! tim1701 I have no board signature!!!!!, Tue 11 Dec 2012, 16:10, archived)
# I've only got a Spectrum 128k +2A in my parents loft :(
I don't think I'll be able to do the same with it
(I helped save b3ta! boris the spider, Tue 11 Dec 2012, 16:12, archived)
# Last time I revved up my +3 the disk drive just made funny clunking noises :(
(I helped save b3ta! tim1701 I have no board signature!!!!!, Tue 11 Dec 2012, 16:20, archived)
# :(
The spring on my tape deck died a long time ago but I think that's basically fine. It's the video output is shafted. I actually have a +2 up there too where I think the tape deck's fucked but the video output is fine. Maybe I should take the two apart and play around with them when I'm staying with my parents over Christmas.
(I helped save b3ta! boris the spider, Tue 11 Dec 2012, 16:49, archived)
# Sounds like the rubber band broke
No, really. Common failing on the Amstrad drives is the drive belt perishing. Used to be able to get replacement ones on fleabay, if you're interested in fixing it.
(An eejit passing by in a purple satin skirt with sparkly bits, Tue 11 Dec 2012, 19:14, archived)
# Yeah...
I remember reading something about that...
Ahh primitive 80's elastic band technology.
(I helped save b3ta! tim1701 I have no board signature!!!!!, Tue 11 Dec 2012, 20:02, archived)
# Yes you can!
E.g. using this.
(I helped save b3ta! Happosai _,,,,_(O ; o)_,,,, Tue 11 Dec 2012, 20:45, archived)
# Have you people never heard of emulators?
(I helped save b3ta! Ham o' Shatner -.-- --- ..- .-. / .- .-.. .-.. / --. .- -.--, Tue 11 Dec 2012, 16:13, archived)
# yes but it's like dressing a dog up like a rabbit,
instead of just getting a rabbit.

(I helped save b3ta! Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Tue 11 Dec 2012, 16:16, archived)
# I have both
My rabbit is still in the loft gathering dust
(I helped save b3ta! Ham o' Shatner -.-- --- ..- .-. / .- .-.. .-.. / --. .- -.--, Tue 11 Dec 2012, 16:23, archived)
# Well no, it's like getting a simulated rabbit,
instead of getting a rabbit, deciding you don't like it the way it is, pulling its guts out and replacing them and several of its limbs with those of a greyhound in order to make it run faster.
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Tue 11 Dec 2012, 16:23, archived)
# now we're talking real pets.
(I helped save b3ta! Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Tue 11 Dec 2012, 16:25, archived)
# I don't see the point of emulators,
as I always have the loading on realtime.
(I helped save b3ta! tim1701 I have no board signature!!!!!, Tue 11 Dec 2012, 16:21, archived)
# they're not the same,
and I actually prefer my Amiga to my PC. I'd emulate my PC on my Amiga rather than the other way round, if that were possible.
(I helped save b3ta! Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Tue 11 Dec 2012, 16:28, archived)
# PC gone mad
(I helped save b3ta! Ham o' Shatner -.-- --- ..- .-. / .- .-.. .-.. / --. .- -.--, Tue 11 Dec 2012, 16:31, archived)
# Ooh - would that work on an ST or just the Miggy?
(I helped save b3ta! joefish It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks, Tue 11 Dec 2012, 16:16, archived)
# the floppy drive emulator I'm getting
is actually made by an ST enthusiast, so yes it definitely works for that.

I don't know what STs have hard-drive wise but there's a lot going on in the ST scene these days I believe.
(I helped save b3ta! Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Tue 11 Dec 2012, 16:19, archived)
# I've seen those.
I assumed you'd replaced the floppy with an SSD, but maybe not.

The ST has some weird non-standard stuff going on with external floppies or hard drives. I don't know which would make more sense to hack, but I'd rather leave the floppy drive itself alone. I gather things can be done with the cartridge port, but I think you still need a boot disk to enable whatever it is it can do.

I already use a CF adaptor for my Speccies.
(I helped save b3ta! joefish It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks, Tue 11 Dec 2012, 16:56, archived)
# The A1200 and A600 were designed
to take standard 44-pin IDE laptop hard disks. This flash module is designed as a drop-in replacement for exactly that kind of hard disk, so it's quite easy. Although I did have to file a little bit off the edge of the RF modulator for it to physically fit.

The older Amiga 500s had external hard drives, I have no idea what was inside of them.
(I helped save b3ta! Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Tue 11 Dec 2012, 17:05, archived)