There are a number of steps you go through when installing a Gotek/Flashfloppy drive. Physical installation : Most systems require a Shugart interface (default) and the select line 0 signal (jumper on S0). These systems work out of the box with a standard Gotek configured with FlashFloppy firmware. Only a…
Installation of a Amiga Boot Selector in your A500 / A2000. Great, you’ve seen part 1 of the Amiga Boot Selector story, and are you are now perhaps wondering what it takes to build in a Boot Selector into your Amiga 500 / 2000. Note 1: this description is based on…
Connect a Gotek External to the Atari ST : I regularly get the question what the possibilities are by connecting a Gotek External to the Atari ST (Atari ST applies to the whole family from that Atari line) The gotek will be connected to the Atari as Drive B by…
Different types of Gotek Floppydrive Emulators , The Compatibles : FlashFloppy is compatible with all models of Gotek drives with a 34-pin connector, these all use the SFR encoding in the type designation (eg SFR1M44-U100K, SFRM72-U100. Not every seller clearly states which model drive they offer for sale, but the…
Firmware : Flashfloppy – Officially Supported Systems Computers: Acorn Archimedes Acorn BBC Micro Amstrad CPC Amstrad PCW Amstrad PPC Atari ST Commodore Amiga DEC Dragon IBM 3174 IBM PC Memotech MSX NEC PC-98 Sinclair QL Spectrum Tandy Color Computer TI-99/4A UKNC, DVK Electronic synthesizers: Akai E-mu ESI-32 Ensoniq General Music…
PS/2 Mouse Adapter for your Amiga / Atari Both for the Commodore Amiga and the Atari ST Family it is increasingly difficult to find a working mouse (After this I only mention Amiga, but where I write Amiga you can just read Atari ST family). There are many mice that have…
In the heyday of the Commodore Amiga, many games were released for that platform. Many of the better games for the amiga came as 2-3-4 disk versions. That meant if you had 1 drive, you often had to play disk jockey while playing the game. In the current era with…
Amiga Error Colours, Blinks and Guru Codes Here is some info that is gathered from the web concerning your Amigas boot sequence, and the error codes which your computer will provide to help pinpoint damage and issues. Do let me know if this info is correct or wrong! Boot Error…
This article is based on the Commodore Amiga, but for the Atari ST and other systems it works almost the same, only the actual tooling to copy disks will be different. Converting a Physical Disk to an ADF Image to be used on a Gotek Floppydrive I am regularly asked…
Installing A Gotek For Dummies is intended for those people who have absolutely no or very little experience with installing a Gotek Floppy drive emulator or with (Computer) Hardware in general. So you’re thinking about purchasing a Gotek drive (or maybe you already have one) and you want to try…