First of three new projects released: The #GalDiskII, sponsored by #PCBWay (thanks!)

An #Apple2 Disk II controller clone using a PLD in place of the P6A PROM.

It does away with the transistors used to turn on/off some ICs and introduces a few quality-of-life improvements I wanted (mainly the ability to configure it for the FloppyEmu dual-drive emulation mode).

It was built to help me test my P6A to 22V10 conversion, and is now the controller of choice for my //e clone.

Enjoy, it's free for everyone!
If you want to support me, a few credits on https://ko-fi.com/hkzlab are always appreciated!

https://codeberg.org/hkzlab/GalDiskII

The trio of boards sponsored by #PCBWay arrived! It is now time to start soldering.

I'll begin with the GalDisk II, a Disk II controller using a GAL22V10 in place of the P6A PROM.

Here is what I'll do now regarding the current branch of boards.
I have the GalDisk][, the Tauntingboard and the MiSCUSI to propose #PCBWay for sponsorship. Will send them a mail shortly.

It's not guaranteed that they'll accept all, they might propose to do only some (or one) of them this run, and do the rest next month.

If that happens, I'll run a quick poll here to ask you which board(s) you're most interested in seeing tested first.

I'll wait for the sponsorship to place the mouser order so I don't splurge on components I won't need immediately.

Spent the afternoon planting onions. Came back and finished adding components to the Mouser cart for a second project.

I now miss the components for the MiSCUSI and some extras I need for other things.

Attached: renders of the 3 boards I want to seek #PCBWay sponsorship for. I'll probably submit them tomorrow.

- MiSCUSI: an Apple II SCSI card repacking with SMD components
- Tauntingboard: mockingboard-compatible audio card with a few improvements
- GalDisk II: A Disk II compatible controller to be used as a testbed for my PLD reimplementation of P6

Now need to go feed the cats and then I'll go lay down and read a bit.

Project TODOs for next week:

Finalize both the tauntingboard and the GalDisk II. I will seek out #PCBWay sponsorship for these, as they're likely to end up as released projects

Route one or both of these:
- The Uthernet II clone
- A variant A2DVI board
I will not seekout a sponsorship on these, as they're mostly derivative work and the chance of releasing them is slim (in one case because the original product is still sold, in the second, because it's of dubious utility).

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This apparent typo on the front plates for my #HIDman #USB to #PS/2 converter is sending me. I'm glad it apparently understands consent.

#retro #computing #pcbway

Has anyone used #ParcelUp to ship #Taobao components directly to #JLCPCB using their (JLC's) "consign parts" mechanism? With #PCBWay having their #PayPal meltdown and insisting everyone use #Payoneer instead I'm looking for possible alternatives but there are some parts that are just infeasibly expensive from JLC's parts suppliers, and the Taobao option seems like a decent solution...

#PCBa #PCB

It's been a while ! What's up ?
I have some S.A.O ready ! Wanna get one ? Check my incoming conferences :D
https://www.netrunsecurity.com/#:~:text=Recent%20%26%20Upcoming%20Conferences
#sao #soldering #pcb #pcbway

Used @PCBWay for the print :)