From: Daniel Kahlin (tlr_at_stacken.kth.se)
Date: 2005-03-27 14:22:05
On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 r.lagendijk@hccnet.nl wrote:
> It's a bit strange to ad a reset to a Oceanic drive but it's for a
> special project.
What's strange about it? Every drive needs a reset button. :)
You don't want to reset your computer every time you crash some software
in the drive, do you? I have a reset button and a 8/9 switch on the
front of my 1541 drive in use.
> If you want to see my special project look here:
>
> http://home.wanadoo.nl/richard.lagendijk/Html%20pagina/COMP-C-one-build.html
Cool... never saw one of those boards. What refresh rates can the
monitor do BTW?
/Daniel
>>> On Wed, Mar 23, 2005 at 08:43:23PM +0100, r.lagendijk@hccnet.nl wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>>
>>> Does anybody knows if it is possible to ad a reset switch to an Oceanic
>>> OC118N diskdrive (1541 clone). If yes where do I connect the switch.
>>>
>>
>> My first electronics project (some 18 years ago) was a reset switch built
>> inside a serial bus DIN connector. I removed the flexible jacket from
>> the end of the connector and mounted a push-button there. When pressed,
>> the button should connect pins 2 and 6, if I remember correctly.
>>
>> Older C64s will be reset when you attach the button-connector to the free
>> connector of the drive and push the button. Newer C64s won't reset, so
>> there it'll only be a drive-reset.
>>
>> Of course, you can also build the switch inside the drive. But where are
>> you going to mount the switch? The OC-118N has a very compact case, and
>> it is pretty crowded inside.
>>
>> Marko
>>
>>
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