Mark, I like your idea of a MicroTPDD!! I think the name will be less eyebrow raising than "MicroNADS" would be, too.;-)
Whichever way your gumption ends up going in relation to NADSBox production runs or lack thereof, there's nothing wrong with competing products. Yours would have an advantage of being slightly less cumbersome, while the NADSBox would still have the edge on battery life. Heck, I know I'd buy one no matter what. On Sat, Jul 29, 2017 at 2:19 PM, Mark J. Blair <n...@nf6x.net> wrote: > This is a concept drawing that I made for a NADSbox-inspired drive > emulator, which I coined "MicroTPDD": > > https://twitter.com/nf6x/status/891403495978356736 > https://twitter.com/nf6x/status/891403756843053057 > > It would be powered by a single AA cell (not sure about battery life). I > normally prefer full-sized SD cards over MicroSD ones, but this is the sort > of thing that's naturally smaller enough to justify the risk of > accidentally inhaling the storage device. > > Rear panel stuff, from left to right: > > 1) Micro USB connector > 2) 3-position mode/power switch > 3) MicroSD socket > 4) red/green status LED > 4) Firmware update button > > The three modes would be: > > 1) USB to serial interface; battery power off > 2) DOS bootstrap; battery power on > 3) TPDD emulation; battery power on > > Now, this idea has been rattling around in my head for a while, and I > don't know if I'll ever actually get around to the non-trivial task of > implementing it. My gumption is limited somewhat since I already have a > nice NADSbox to use with my own Model T machines. Another NADSbox > production run would be likely to reduce my gumption still further, while > lack of a new NADSbox production run coupled with enough people saying > "shut up and take my money" might just increase my gumption. :) > > > > -- > Mark J. Blair, NF6X <n...@nf6x.net> > http://www.nf6x.net/ > >
