Re: A5000 - diving in at the deep end!
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2022 12:10 pm
Seriously though, how is that working out for you?
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Seriously though, how is that working out for you?
OK, PM me an e-mail address to use. Nobody saw or heard anything about passing around software, right?rubber_jonnie wrote: ↑Thu Jun 23, 2022 10:14 am I do have a Gotek I could use, even if only temporarily to get stuff onto the hard drive, I'd be very interested in any ADFs you might have please.
As long as it's on a grippy surface, it's OK. The addition of a bit of silicone tube on the rollers does make the ball grip really well to those.
I PM'd you my address, though why I don't knowstephen_usher wrote: ↑Thu Jun 23, 2022 12:31 pmOK, PM me an e-mail address to use. Nobody saw or heard anything about passing around software, right?rubber_jonnie wrote: ↑Thu Jun 23, 2022 10:14 am I do have a Gotek I could use, even if only temporarily to get stuff onto the hard drive, I'd be very interested in any ADFs you might have please.
I've just gone back and tested my Transcend 128MB Flash module and it formats and works just fine, so I expect that the others didn't work as the geometry or something else didn't play nice with the A5000.
rubber_jonnie wrote: ↑Thu Jun 23, 2022 1:07 pmI PM'd you my address, though why I don't knowstephen_usher wrote: ↑Thu Jun 23, 2022 12:31 pm
OK, PM me an e-mail address to use. Nobody saw or heard anything about passing around software, right?
I neither saw, nor heard anything
Probably too large. The A5000 doesn't do LBA for a start. The ROM IDE stuff is incredibly limited and only truly supports the exact drives Acorn shipped in the machines.rubber_jonnie wrote: ↑Thu Jun 23, 2022 1:30 pmI've just gone back and tested my Transcend 128MB Flash module and it formats and works just fine, so I expect that the others didn't work as the geometry or something else didn't play nice with the A5000.
I did try with the Wizzo ROM softloaded, but even then it wasn't happy. I'm just glad IDE is workingstephen_usher wrote: ↑Thu Jun 23, 2022 1:44 pmProbably too large. The A5000 doesn't do LBA for a start. The ROM IDE stuff is incredibly limited and only truly supports the exact drives Acorn shipped in the machines.rubber_jonnie wrote: ↑Thu Jun 23, 2022 1:30 pm
I've just gone back and tested my Transcend 128MB Flash module and it formats and works just fine, so I expect that the others didn't work as the geometry or something else didn't play nice with the A5000.
Haha! It worked perfectly tbh! I will continue to go that way with other mice if the balls disolve. The key was using heat shrink on the rollers -it give them traction vs smooth nylon, and it feels a bit better due to weight. That said, the surface is then important too - a mat is essential with a metal ball.mrbombermillzy wrote: ↑Thu May 26, 2022 1:59 pmJust watched the vid and one of those mice balls look similarly opaque glazed like a gobstopper too. I wonder how they get like this?
As for the steel ball...wow, I bet thats very torquey. You might not be able to stop the thing once youve got it travelling!