Probably because when you go to the official xum1541 page, it tells you to buy a zoomfloppy. http://www.root.org/~nate/c64/xum1541/ "A commercial version called theZoomFloppy is now available from Jim Brain <http://store.go4retro.com/zoomfloppy/>. It is quite nice and only slightly more expensive than a bare Atmel developer board, so I no longer recommend building your own hardware. The ZoomFloppy has connectors for IEC serial, parallel, IEEE-488, and 40-pin expansion connector. The latter has all signals from the microcontroller, so you can debug or build new devices from it as well." "The ZoomFloppy is a simpler version of the original design, intended for low-cost manufacturing with high-speed performance. It is now available commercially, which should make it the best choice for nearly all users. It is very inexpensive, costing only slightly more than the Atmel USBKEY board, so in almost all cases, you don't need to build it yourself." I bought mine years ago. Today I might buy one of the cheap bare boards and make one myself, although if you charge yourself for the time then it's still no cheaper. On 10/05/2018 09:01, Mia Magnusson wrote: > Btw, why do people buy ZoomFloppy when they don't intend to use the > IEEE 488 port? A XUM1541 does the same job for a smaller amount of > money.Received on 2018-05-10 14:00:03
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