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DivIDE Plus

SwevicusSwevicus
edited February 2013 in Wanted
Would like a DivIDE Plus interface (with CF card if possible, providing the card works). Why? I'm sick of loading games for my Speccy from tapes (in actuality, FLAC audio files from my phone) with a limited chance of success. Anyone out there, please PM me and I will consider your offer.
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  • zerohourzerohour
    edited February 2013
    Rich Mellor is probably your best bet ... calling RWAP ;)
  • SwevicusSwevicus
    edited February 2013
    Looked at the site, went to his Sell My Retro page... nothing - the firmware selector, an external AY chip board, a Joystick Interface amongst other things... but no Divide Plus per se. This is harder then my hunt for a Plus D.
  • rwaprwap
    edited February 2013
    Yes unfortunately, Zaxon has gone completely to ground again - he was the last person making the DivIDE Plus.
    Supporting Sinclairs since 1986 !

    www.rwapsoftware.co.uk
    www.sellmyretro.com
  • fogfog
    edited February 2013
    rwap wrote: »
    Yes unfortunately, Zaxon has gone completely to ground again - he was the last person making the DivIDE Plus.

    yep and the sod didn't even twitch the curtains when I went around last time...

    or reply to messages on various places

    it's a real pity as he knows what he's doing.. but me and a few more sadly find him very unreliable..

    and it seems he only wants to know me when he's in need of a few ?...
  • SwevicusSwevicus
    edited February 2013
    Smeg. Oh, well... may as well shell out the money for a Plus D, KryoFlux FDD controller and a few 3.5" floppies.
  • Mad FritzMad Fritz
    edited February 2013
    KryoFlux is available for sale... but:
    Of what kind of help for the Spectrum you think the KryoFlux would be?
    Just curious as I have one but don't use it for Sinclair related things at all.
  • SwevicusSwevicus
    edited February 2013
    If I were to get a Plus D (since I cannot get the DivIDE Plus) and an FDD with some 3.5" floppy diskettes (whether I get HD or DD ones, I am starting to not give two short smegs), then I could use the KryoFlux to write back the image files to the floppy diskettes and use them on the FDD with the Plus D attached - and finally kick the audio cassette's bucket on my Speccy.
  • rwaprwap
    edited February 2013
    The other option is to get a standard DivIDE and install esxDOS on it - you can then read and write to compact flash cards

    Alas - is anyone making standard DivIDEs at the moment?
    Supporting Sinclairs since 1986 !

    www.rwapsoftware.co.uk
    www.sellmyretro.com
  • fogfog
    edited February 2013
    rwap wrote: »
    Alas - is anyone making standard DivIDEs at the moment?

    china's on holiday.. give it a few weeks ;-)
  • djgarfdjgarf
    edited February 2013
    lotharek is selling divide 2k11 interfaces still on ebay
  • SwevicusSwevicus
    edited February 2013
    If anyone has a Plus D (original or clone) available (providing it has a case), then can anyone let me know? I might be after one.
  • gasmangasman
    edited February 2013
    rwap wrote: »
    Alas - is anyone making standard DivIDEs at the moment?

    The divide.cz shop has them in stock, as it has done pretty much constantly for the last five years or so. It puzzles me why people still need to keep asking this, to be honest... (see, it's in the FAQ and everything :-) )
  • fogfog
    edited February 2013
    gasman , some people don't like buying from abroad from someone unknown to them.. and the fact of how up to date is the website / even if they have got stock.. look at it that way.

    Interestingly, I've noticed the prices have got lower compared to the other day. hmm
  • Mad FritzMad Fritz
    edited February 2013
    Swevicus wrote: »
    .... then I could use the KryoFlux to write back the image files to the floppy diskettes...

    Was never able to write back *.img/*.dsk to disk so far (I use SAMDisk or Spectaculator with a real - non USB - FDD at the PC).

    /Edit: I think only C64/Amiga "native" write back to disk is supported ATM. Will test.../

    Have to give it a new try next weekend... or better not?

    /Edit 2:KryoFlux write support
  • SwevicusSwevicus
    edited February 2013
    Good luck. Your experience will be the make-or-break decision for me. I'm counting on you. :)
  • BloodBazBloodBaz
    edited February 2013
    gasman wrote: »
    The divide.cz shop has them in stock, as it has done pretty much constantly for the last five years or so. It puzzles me why people still need to keep asking this, to be honest... (see, it's in the FAQ and everything :-) )
    fog wrote: »
    gasman , some people don't like buying from abroad from someone unknown to them.. and the fact of how up to date is the website / even if they have got stock.. look at it that way.

    Interestingly, I've noticed the prices have got lower compared to the other day. hmm

    I bought my divIDE 57c from divide.cz shop about 18 months ago. It's been very reliable. Make sure you include the CF card adaptor. I also recommend getting a Compact Flash card with esxdos preinstalled. It has lots of sofware preloaded to get you started.
    Product: "divIDE57c complete with ESXDOS" ?48
  • rwaprwap
    edited February 2013
    fog wrote: »
    yep and the sod didn't even twitch the curtains when I went around last time...

    or reply to messages on various places

    it's a real pity as he knows what he's doing.. but me and a few more sadly find him very unreliable..

    and it seems he only wants to know me when he's in need of a few ?...

    Actually, I managed to talk to Zaxon last night (via FB) - I knew that he had been picking up electrical contracting work in France and apparently, his post has now been made permanent - he had given up the flat in London and put everything into storage.

    He reckons he will be back over to the UK at the end of this month, and pick up the DivIDE Plus stuff and take it back to France and start making some.

    Fingers crossed he will stick to his promise this time!
    Supporting Sinclairs since 1986 !

    www.rwapsoftware.co.uk
    www.sellmyretro.com
  • fogfog
    edited February 2013
    thanks Baz, I'm not after one.. I have a normal one and a +

    who knows I might get a few more :)

    rwap wrote: »
    Fingers crossed he will stick to his promise this time!

    I'm not a betting man :lol:
  • Mad FritzMad Fritz
    edited February 2013
    Swevicus wrote: »
    Good luck. Your experience will be the make-or-break decision for me. I'm counting on you. :)

    The results of my extensive tests (details available upon request) may explain why I was so doubtful about the statement in your post mentioning the KryoFlux ;)

    Straight said: Don't buy it. It wont give you what you're looking for.
    KryoFlux is primarily designed for preservation reading, not writing.

    I bought it mainly to preserve my old East-German CP/M-Disks before they fade away completely and, as a side affect, for a C64-back-to-disk-backup (which is supported).
    Would I buy it again? Probably not.
    Buying a vintage GDR-Computer able to read my disks later turned to be out a far much cheaper solution, unfortunately too late for me now.

    So, the best recommendation I can give for writing disk images back to real ones are SAMDisk or Spectaculator. For both you'll need a PC with a real, non-USB floppy drive though.
  • SwevicusSwevicus
    edited February 2013
    OK, an external non-USB FDD shouldn't be too hard to find. I'm still looking for the DivIDE Plus interface.
  • gasmangasman
    edited February 2013
    Out of curiosity: what features do you want from the DivIDE Plus that the ordinary DivIDE doesn't have? If you're just looking for a faster way to load games, then the original DivIDE will do the job perfectly well.
  • SwevicusSwevicus
    edited February 2013
    Write support, ResiDOS, a nice-looking case and a few other things. Actually, I'm not sure what to think because I've heard that flash memory has write limits... so I don't know if I'd like a DivIDE. God, I hate deciding :(
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