Dk'tronics mouse interface clone [Available]

[angelcaio]

Wow! I want one!!   
Shiping charges to Spain?

[dodogildo]

Payment sent. Waiting to receive my item

[Cpcmaniaco]

Payment sent too.


Thanks.

[hsimpson]

I want to buy one for me. Send me PayPal address. Thanks

[talrek]

Well i'm happy of this success, i thought this little piece of hardware was to specific to be of any interest for most people.

Well only three pieces remains.

[dodogildo]

@talrek mon ami, is this compatible with your adapter now? Atari 520 1040 Computer St STFM Ste Mega Falcon TT Speed Mouse Brand New | eBay

[talrek]

@talrek mon ami, is this compatible with your adapter now? Atari 520 1040 Computer St STFM Ste Mega Falcon TT Speed Mouse Brand New | eBay

Never tested this specific mouse. i tested with the original ( https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Atari_st_mouse.jpg/220px-Atari_st_mouse.jpg)  and the Genius mouse which works on the Atari ST too.
So my guess is every working mouse on Atari ST should work on an Amstrad CPC with dk'Tronics interface.

[angelcaio]

I already pay. Thanks!! 

[hsimpson]

Payment sent, Thanks!!

[dodogildo]

and the Genius mouse which works on the Atari ST too.
So my guess is every working mouse on Atari ST should work on an Amstrad CPC with dk'Tronics interface.

Allright mate, just got myself this beauty


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Hope this and yours, they arrive swiftly, at the same time!

[talrek]

Allright mate, just got myself this beauty


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Hope this and yours, they arrive swiftly, at the same time!

[OCT]

Mouse and interface it 70 Euros, that's more than half an SF2.

That's assuming the latter is available (not indication of how on http://www.symbos.de/sf2.htm AFAICS, though Prodatron briefly offered a few in 2012).
Is it, or even its successor? (With progress reports from Hardwareentwicklung | Dr. Zed's evil Lab ending in 2008 and then reported complete hardware-wise in What has/will become of the Symbiface3 ? 2011 thanks to your efforts).

[TFM]

Ask @Prodatron 

[OCT]

Ask @Prodatron 

Who had 0 "SymbiFace 2" for each of us last (long ago) time around? 
Well, there are threads such as above where he'll hopefully offer whatever comes up (if/whenever it does)...

[TFM]

Who had 0 "SymbiFace 2" for each of us last (long ago) time around? 
Well, there are threads such as above where he'll hopefully offer whatever comes up (if/whenever it does)...

Well, they seem to have ended up here for a ridiculous price...
http://www.spielquader.de/navi.php?a=761&lang=eng

Therefore I suppose an X-MEM, X-MASS, 'AtariST-Mouse with adapter' solution. Reason it's proportional, works as well as the SF2 mouse. And that's cheap.


Sorry for derailing the thread here a bit, the Genius mouse is joy-compatible, BUT the video is really awesome!!! I would take it if I would have more cash. 

[dodogildo]

Therefore I suppose an X-MEM, X-MASS, 'AtariST-Mouse with adapter' solution. Reason it's proportional, works as well as the SF2 mouse. And that's cheap.

Only that solution is not compatible with The Advanced OCP Art Studio, as far as I understood. All I wanna do is to be able to draw directly on CPC.

[TFM]

Only that solution is not compatible with The Advanced OCP Art Studio, as far as I understood. All I wanna do is to be able to draw directly on CPC.

Use G-Paint, better than OCP. 

[dodogildo]

Well, they seem to have ended up here for a ridiculous price...

Indeed, how come they've got 3 pieces of SF2 while everybody else is craving for it. Look http://www.spielquader.de/navi.php?a=853&lang=eng

This is sick

[gerald]

Indeed, how come they've got 3 pieces of SF2 while everybody else is craving for it. Look http://www.spielquader.de/navi.php?a=853&lang=eng

Bough when available, stock  then sell years later. Thats called speculation.

This is sick

What is really sick is the 'recommended retail price' of 349 euro that try to convince you that 299 euro is a bargain (120 euro was the price for the 2nd batch)
Maketing bullshit in all its glory 

[Bryce]

As far as I know, the owners of that site know Dr Zed personally, they probably got some of the last unused PCBs directly from him later.

Bryce.

[dodogildo]

Is cloning the SF2 possible, ethical, and of course feasible?

[talrek]

Is cloning the SF2 possible, ethical, and of course feasible?

My thoughts about this :
- Possible : yes
- Ethical : not without , conceptor authorization 

That makes me wonder why if Dr Zed has no time to make new batch, does he not ask someone else to build this interface ? This way there is no more speculation (by keeping selling those devices the right price....)

[talrek]

Only that solution is not compatible with The Advanced OCP Art Studio, as far as I understood. All I wanna do is to be able to draw directly on CPC.

Well as you can see on the video, i may have not taken 2 days to draw something, but it is really not enough accurate for me to draw... Best may is a proportional mouse...

[Munchausen]

My thoughts about this :
- Possible : yes
- Ethical : not without , conceptor authorization 

That makes me wonder why if Dr Zed has no time to make new batch, does he not ask someone else to build this interface ? This way there is no more speculation (by keeping selling those devices the right price....)

Reversing those CPLDs is going to be a massive pain though.

Maybe Dr Zed didn't know anyone else is willing. You could ask him?

[Bryce]

I asked Dr. Zed for the CPLD files a while back (2013 I think). He never answered the e-mail.

Bryce.