As our effort to bring more and more Amiga stuff Open Source, we now add another design from 2017 to our collection.
This module can swap an internal DF0: drive with an external DF1: floppy drive in order to boot from an external device, such as a Gotek Floppy Emulator.
First module fits under the MOS 8520 Even CIA.
Second module is inline with the internal DF0: drive.
A small CPU detects two fast consecutive resets (CTRL-A-A twice). This will activate or deactivate the floppy swapping.
A piezo will emit sounds when the swapping is activated or deactivated.
This device will fully support external booting from any 880K disks, while still permitting the use of internal DF0: as DF1: (hardware fix).
This board might be going into production if enough requests are made.
This board can also be seen on our Github. It can also be manufacture at PCBWay.
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