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New Dragon 64 clone [message #10002] Tue, 05 July 2022 12:53 Go to next message
danwerner is currently offline  danwerner
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This is not quite ready for prime time yet . . . but . . .

For the past few months I have been working on PCB for a Dragon 64 clone. At this point I have the basic system up and running along with an integrated DragonDOS floppy controller. I am still working out a few details with the power supply and the case. Today all I have is my "draft" quality print, but I have ordered a resin print from JLC to finish out the build.

The goal is to have the entire system ready to show at VCF Midwest in September.

All of the Gerbers and STLs, along with the keycap art are in this repo, and all of the specialized chips are still pretty easy to find on e-bay.

https://github.com/danwerner21/Dragon64

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Dan Werner
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Re: New Dragon 64 clone [message #10003 is a reply to message #10002] Tue, 05 July 2022 18:09 Go to previous messageGo to next message
cheshirenoir is currently offline  cheshirenoir
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That. is. AWESOME!

Seriously! Huge props for a) making this and b) releasing it out into the wild.

Cheers!

Chesh

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Re: New Dragon 64 clone [message #10005 is a reply to message #10003] Wed, 06 July 2022 03:39 Go to previous messageGo to next message
etchedpixels is currently offline  etchedpixels
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Very nice.

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Re: New Dragon 64 clone [message #10006 is a reply to message #10005] Wed, 06 July 2022 06:39 Go to previous messageGo to next message
stevemoody is currently offline  stevemoody
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Very interesting project, reminds me that I still have a Dragon 32 that's in need of restoring.

Have you thought of modifying the case design so it's easier to connect power to the ATX connector?

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Re: New Dragon 64 clone [message #10007 is a reply to message #10006] Wed, 06 July 2022 10:47 Go to previous messageGo to next message
danwerner is currently offline  danwerner
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The ATX connector is removed from the current version of the board. The connector did not work well, ATX was overkill for the voltages needed and I found that many of the Pico ATX supplies provided power that was too noisy to work with the board. The 1.0 version of the board has screw terminals for +5, +12 and GND.

Dan

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Re: New Dragon 64 clone [message #10008 is a reply to message #10002] Sat, 09 July 2022 03:18 Go to previous message
bifo is currently offline  bifo
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Fantastic project, look forward to watching the progress!

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