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This has got me wondering if almost the exact same thing could be done for the (seldom used) Atari ST cartridge slot: https://allpinouts.org/pinouts/connectors
by cmrdporcupine 3y ago
This has got me wondering if almost the exact same thing could be done for the (seldom used) Atari ST cartridge slot:
https://allpinouts.org/pinouts/connectors/cartridges_expansions/atari-cartridge-port/ https://allpinouts.org/pinouts/connectors/cartridges_expansi...
Has 2 chip select lines. Hm.
- rasz 3y agoI had exact same association when reading about this hack on hackaday :) https://hackaday.com/2024/01/13/wiring-an-sd-card-to-a-handspring-pdas-68k-bus-with-only-three-sot23s/#comment-6718693 https://hackaday.com/2024/01/13/wiring-an-sd-card-to-a-hands... I immediately remembered Atari ST read only cartridge port abused into talking to Realtek ethernet chip https://sites.google.com/site/probehouse/how-to-network-an-atari-st/atari-ethernec-network https://sites.google.com/site/probehouse/how-to-network-an-a...
- cmrdporcupine 3y agoOh yeaaah, I forgot about that.
- dmitrygr 3y agoYes. Easily.
- cmrdporcupine 3y agoBiggest problem I think is that I believe the cartridge port connectors are un-obtanium from parts suppliers these days.
- dmitrygr 3y agoHad the same problem here. I suspect the ones I bought may be the last in the world
- cmrdporcupine 3y agoWhen I look at these card edge connectors, they don't seem like there's all that much to them, you'd think somebody would be able to make them to spec :-(