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#1
Quote from: eto on Today at 08:53Be aware that you need the original floppy drive to power the controller module. The controller gets its 5V from the floppy. Modification is possible but not too simple.
It's not that difficult, it just involves adding a wire to the DDI-1 PCB:
https://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/File:DDI_Modification1.png
Bryce.
#2
If you have a 3D Printer, I made a simple case for it also.
#3
Quote from: salvogendut on Today at 10:54I used Seeed Studio but any PCB house should be able to produce it.Quote from: Rabs on Today at 10:52That looks sexy. Where did you get the pcb produced at, if you don't mind?Quote from: salvogendut on Today at 10:45thank you again!!!And a couple of pics of it working on my setup. Bit hard to see, sorry. I use a splitter power cable and 9 pin d-type extension lead.
#4
Technical Support - General / Re: PCBway and the availabilty...
Last post by salvogendut - Today at 10:54Quote from: Rabs on Today at 10:52That looks sexy. Where did you get the pcb produced at, if you don't mind?Quote from: salvogendut on Today at 10:45thank you again!!!And a couple of pics of it working on my setup. Bit hard to see, sorry. I use a splitter power cable and 9 pin d-type extension lead.
#5
Quote from: salvogendut on Today at 10:45thank you again!!!And a couple of pics of it working on my setup. Bit hard to see, sorry. I use a splitter power cable and 9 pin d-type extension lead.
#6
Technical Support - General / Re: PCBway and the availabilty...
Last post by salvogendut - Today at 10:45thank you again!!! 
#7
Quote from: salvogendut on Yesterday at 22:10I have attached my Gerbers and KiCad project files for you.Quote from: Rabs on Yesterday at 21:24I have also built Bryce's PS2 mouse adapter and can share the gerbers.Thank you so much!
https://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/PS2Mouse
#8
Quote from: Anthony Flack on Today at 09:07Oh yeah, that's the game with the old hillbilly on the cover isn't it? Now we're really going off topic.I would imagine if a guy was working in a female dominated work environment he would also be objectified, but that's never mentioned of course.
There does seem to be a bit of a trend in the retro community towards AI-generated pinup girls at the moment. BastichB's C64 roundup is covered in 'em. I do find it a bit cringey myself, but you could say that's a matter of taste. Never mind they look young enough to be our kids! Maybe these girls are supposed to be FROM the 1980s, I don't know.
I guess you could argue that in a community that is already nearly 100% male you might as well lean into it. Or say that people making things in their own time have the freedom to do things however they please, which is totally true. But you might also reflect that these attitudes may be part of the reason for the community being almost 100% male to begin with.
Angela Collier's video essay about the various ways women are pushed out of STEM is worth watching if you felt like considering a female perspective. Also Kate Beaton's graphic novel Ducks, about how it feels for a woman to work in a male-dominated environment and be constantly objectified, and the mental toll of that. Very good book, and more fun than it sounds?
Otherwise, I don't think I'd trust a bunch of guys in an already male-dominated community to debate what an acceptable level of objectification is.
I think the Vespertino girl looks a little cheap because she appears to have been shoved into an existing composition that has no space for her, creating havoc with perspective, just to get tits on the box. It does offend my eyes a little (she can't be behind the car!) Not a big deal in the grand scheme of things; the game itself looks amazing.
But I also think there's more to this topic than it just being a "people these days, offended at everything" issue. 80s computer scene is overwhelmingly male-dominated; that didn't just happen for no reason. Considering some female perspectives would probably be more enlightening than arguing about it amongst our overwhelmingly male selves.
I picked my wife up one time when she was out drinking with her work colleagues(all female), they were all drunk, dear God never again.
#9
Quote from: eto on Today at 08:53If you want a GOTEK anyway you should consider the DDI5 or DDI6 also made by Piotr. They combine the DDI with GOTEK and 512K RAM (DDI 6 also ROM board) in a single device. The price is a bit high but still cheaper than getting the individual parts and a lot less hassle as you don't have to deal with any modifications.Ideally I'd want something simple with just an external connector for the gotek/disk (and the gotek/disk will be powered by an external power supply). Even though I like the idea of DDI5 and 6 they are expensive and I don't like that they are trying to be everything (ram expansion, FDC emulator and external connector). I'd be happy with something like a DDI with just the external connector. I have a ULIfAC already and I like it the way it is but would love to be able to connect a real disk to a 464
#10
Oh yeah, that's the game with the old hillbilly on the cover isn't it? Now we're really going off topic.
There does seem to be a bit of a trend in the retro community towards AI-generated pinup girls at the moment. BastichB's C64 roundup is covered in 'em. I do find it a bit cringey myself, but you could say that's a matter of taste. Never mind they look young enough to be our kids! Maybe these girls are supposed to be FROM the 1980s, I don't know.
I guess you could argue that in a community that is already nearly 100% male you might as well lean into it. Or say that people making things in their own time have the freedom to do things however they please, which is totally true. But you might also reflect that these attitudes may be part of the reason for the community being almost 100% male to begin with.
Angela Collier's video essay about the various ways women are pushed out of STEM is worth watching if you felt like considering a female perspective. Also Kate Beaton's graphic novel Ducks, about how it feels for a woman to work in a male-dominated environment and be constantly objectified, and the mental toll of that. Very good book, and more fun than it sounds?
Otherwise, I don't think I'd trust a bunch of guys in an already male-dominated community to debate what an acceptable level of objectification is.
I think the Vespertino girl looks a little cheap because she appears to have been shoved into an existing composition that has no space for her, creating havoc with perspective, just to get tits on the box. It does offend my eyes a little (she can't be behind the car!) Not a big deal in the grand scheme of things; the game itself looks amazing.
But I also think there's more to this topic than it just being a "people these days, offended at everything" issue. 80s computer scene is overwhelmingly male-dominated; that didn't just happen for no reason. Considering some female perspectives would probably be more enlightening than arguing about it amongst our overwhelmingly male selves.
There does seem to be a bit of a trend in the retro community towards AI-generated pinup girls at the moment. BastichB's C64 roundup is covered in 'em. I do find it a bit cringey myself, but you could say that's a matter of taste. Never mind they look young enough to be our kids! Maybe these girls are supposed to be FROM the 1980s, I don't know.
I guess you could argue that in a community that is already nearly 100% male you might as well lean into it. Or say that people making things in their own time have the freedom to do things however they please, which is totally true. But you might also reflect that these attitudes may be part of the reason for the community being almost 100% male to begin with.
Angela Collier's video essay about the various ways women are pushed out of STEM is worth watching if you felt like considering a female perspective. Also Kate Beaton's graphic novel Ducks, about how it feels for a woman to work in a male-dominated environment and be constantly objectified, and the mental toll of that. Very good book, and more fun than it sounds?
Otherwise, I don't think I'd trust a bunch of guys in an already male-dominated community to debate what an acceptable level of objectification is.
I think the Vespertino girl looks a little cheap because she appears to have been shoved into an existing composition that has no space for her, creating havoc with perspective, just to get tits on the box. It does offend my eyes a little (she can't be behind the car!) Not a big deal in the grand scheme of things; the game itself looks amazing.
But I also think there's more to this topic than it just being a "people these days, offended at everything" issue. 80s computer scene is overwhelmingly male-dominated; that didn't just happen for no reason. Considering some female perspectives would probably be more enlightening than arguing about it amongst our overwhelmingly male selves.