22 Sep
2014
22 Sep
'14
1:14 a.m.
Chuck Guzis <cclist at sydex.com> writes:
Anyone really interested in a DIY Kyroflux-like
device? I suspect
that given the speed of today's MCUs, one might also handle ST506
interface drives.
Yes, you can:
http://www.pdp8online.com/mfm/mfm.shtml
The BeagleBone Black's AM335x is a particularly nice CPU to use for this
kind of thing because it's got a programmable I/O controller that can
handle the real-time stuff while still running a regular OS, but you can
also do this kind of thing with less capable CPUs:
http://amigadrive.blogspot.it/
--
Adam Sampson <ats at offog.org> <http://offog.org/>