Gotek

Greaseweazle v4.1 Amiga Amstrad, Spectrum
Greaseweazle V4.1 USB Floppy Adapter Flux Reader Writer

Greaseweazle v4.1 allows versatile floppy drive control over USB. By extracting the raw flux transitions from a drive, any disk format can be captured and analysed - PC, Amiga, Amstrad, PDP-11, musical instruments, industrial equipment, and more. The Greaseweazle also supports writing to floppy disks, from a range of image file formats including those commonly used for online preservation (ADF, IPF, DSK, IMG, HFE)

 

Greaseweazle V4.1 is the latest version, updated for mass production and with the following features:

  • Reads and writes 3", 3.5", 5.25", 8" disks (with suitable drive and cable)
  • Buffered outputs, for communicating with older 5.25" and 8" disk drives
  • Integrated power connector for directly powering most 3.5" disk drives
  • Write-enable jumper can be removed for safer preservation of precious vintage disks
  • Supports flippy-modded 5.25" drives
  • Supports Disk-Change detection as used by Rob Smith's integration into the WinUAE Amiga emulator
  • 3 user-definable outputs (eg. 8" interface REDWC signal)
  • 100% factory tested, and tested again by me before shipping

More information and documentation on the wiki page here:

This listing is for the Greaseweazle V4.1 device only. And does not include which you will require:

 
  • A disk drive (for example a PC 3.5" or 5.25" drive)
  • A floppy ribbon cable (typically you want a standard PC cable with 'twist' on pins 10-16, to communicate with a PC floppy drive)
  • Floppy drive power cable, or power supply
  Built by Zero Flux Development. And yes this is the item mentioned on Tom's Hardware: https://www.tomshardware.com/news/raspberry-pi-emulates-amiga-1200-uses-real-floppy-disks  
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GoDrive1200 Gotek A1200 A500
GoDrive1200 Gotek for Amiga A1200 and A500
GoDrive1200 Gotek for Amiga A1200 and A500 is an upgrade that provides you both the use of your current internal floppy drive in the A1200 and A500 and also have access to a Gotek drive, so have the best of both worlds floppy drive and Gotek drive.   Features:
  • Large 1.3” OLED screen
  • Rotary encoder with switch
  • Activity LED light
  • Drive selector
  • USB socket
  • FlashFloppy Firmware
The unit requires no cutting of the case!!   Notes: Compatible with all Amiga 1200 units however there are exceptions as the A1200 came with different makes of floppy drive so if you have:
  • Mitsumi D357T2,
  • TEAC FD-235HF,
  • Panasonic JU-253-043P
Please ask for a SLIM version, as these drives are too long to fit standard GoDRIvE1200 model. Escom Amiga 1200 If you are owner of ESCOM A1200, GoDRIvE1200 will not work without modifying mainboard and replacing PC-compatible FDD fitted, for Amiga compatible one. There is a wire underneath the floppy connector that is bridging Pin 2 and Pin 34, this simply needs cutting out or de soldered.    
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Amiga 2000 Gotek Drive
Amiga 2000 Gotek Drive, Printed Mount, OLED Display and FlashFloppy
Amiga 2000 Gotek drive is a great replacement for your failing Amiga 2000 floppy drive or you wish to simply replace it with a Gotek drive. These are plug and play and come pre flashed with FlashFloppy in that you simply remove your existing floppy drive and replace it with this unit (you use your existing bracket). 3 new screws will also be supplied to secure the Gotek drive to your Amiga. You will need a USB memory stick (NOT included) with your loaded ADF files but we offer an option for a pre-configured USB stick below.
What are ADF files?
ADF files is the standard Amiga Disk Format for floppy disk images. no different to Sega or Nintendo roms, ADF's are images of Amiga floppy disk games. Not only could you have access to a huge back catalogue of retro Amiga games, but there are still brand new games being released today, for example: Raid over Moscow or Bridge Strike these are all available as ADF files. But you not limited to games or programs, but you have access to tons of Amiga demos (if your into that scene).
What are gotek drives in detail? Read here What is FlashFloppy check out this link Want to know even more about them, checkout retro32.com's review of them here Also checkout one of our favorite youtube streamers TheGebs24 and her views on the Gotek drive!
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Amiga 600/1200 Gotek (FlashFloppy) with Printed Mount, 3 Digit
Amiga 600/1200 Gotek (FlashFloppy) with Printed Mount, 3 Digit
These units are a great replacement for your failing Amiga 1200 or Amiga 600 floppy drive or you wish to simply replace it with a Gotek drive. These are plug and play in that you simply remove your existing Amiga 1200/600 floppy drive and replace it with this unit (you use your existing bracket). 3 new screws will also be supplied to secure it to the Amiga 1200/600. You will need a USB memory stick (NOT included) with your loaded ADF files.  
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ACE2b A500 A2000 2Mb Chip Ram Upgrade
ACE2b Amiga A500 A2000 2Mb Chipram Upgrade

ACE2b Amiga Chipram Extender 2MBytes. It is installed in the socket of the Fat Agnus chip of your OCS/ECS Amiga. It is compatible with these Amiga models:

  • A500 up to board rev. 7
  • A1500 and A2000, Rev. 4.1 and higher
  • CDTV
  • A2500 Rev. 4.1 and higher
The unit requires no soldering, but does require the removal of the existing AGNUS chip from the motherboard. The ACE2b then simply slots in to the existing AGNUS socket and the GARY adapter is socketed between the GARY socket and the GARY chip. The ACE2b is jumpeless and does not rely on existing memory to be present so no ram is required in the trapdoor of the A500 as the ACE2b has the full 2Mb Chipram is located on the PCB itself, the chip ram on the main board of your Amiga will not be used any more. ACE2b uses an ECS Agnus 8375 (included) that is switchable between PAL and NTSC video mode by software. It is compatible with Genlock interfaces. ACE2b starts up in NTSC mode. If you own an ACA500 or ACA500plus, you can fix the video mode to your preferred setting.   What's included:
  • ACE2b PCB with Gary Adaptor
  • 8375 2Mb Agnus PLCC
  We do offer an installation service, by all means contact us.    
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Gotek Drive Generic Large Display and Rotary Knob
Gotek Drive Pre-Flashed with FlashFloppy, a 0.96″ Display and Rotary Knob (Generic)
Gotek Drive 0.96" Display pre-flashed with FlashFloppy for and not limited to Acorn, Amstrad, Amiga, Apple, Atari, Spectrum, DOS / IBM XT PC, MSX. This is the latest Gotek floppy emulator for retro computers with 3.5" floppy disk drive bay, or for use externally or in a caddy. This will also work Amstrad / Spectrum or computers with 3" disk drives or old PCs with 5.25" drives and such. You will require the correct floppy IDE or Ribbon connection cables and 3D printed mount. Most computers can use the ones supplied within the machine and you can do a straight swap out for the existing old floppy drive (such as in DOS PCs and Amigas) but some machines may need extra leads/connectors (such as Spectrum +3). Flashed with current latest FlashFloppy firmware  and ready to use. Once installed, just insert a USB memory stick with your disk images/files on. Your computer will then boot from this floppy emulator or can also use it as a second drive. Comes complete with Rotary select knob and large 0.96 OLED display screen   List of compatible devices:   [accordion] [pane title="Computers"] Acorn Archimedes Acorn BBC Micro Amstrad CPC Amstrad PCW Amstrad PPC Atari ST Commodore Amiga DEC Dragon IBM 3174 IBM PC IBM PS/2 Kaypro Memotech MSX NEC PC-98 Sharp Sinclair QL Spectrum Tandy Color Computer TI-99/4A TSC Flex UKNC, DVK [/pane] [pane title="Electronic Synthesizers"] Akai E-mu ESI-32 Ensoniq General Music (GEM) Korg Kurzweil Roland Sequential Circuits Prophet 3000 Yamaha[/pane] [pane title="Embedded & Industrial"] KUKA [/pane] [/accordion]      
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