On 06/18/2012 12:05 PM, Zane H. Healy wrote:
I'd think there has to be something on the web
about hacking a powersupply
together.
I did wonder if there might be!
I suppose just for testing I can use a PC PSU for the +5V and see if I can
get hold of a 9V AC supply (local thrift stores are awash with discarded
wall-warts, printers supplies etc.). A quick google seemed to suggest that
the 9V side needed to be quite meaty, but perhaps that's only for a system
with cassette and a heavy load on the user port...
10-15 years ago it was pretty easy to hack a cable
together that would let
your PC talk to a 1541 drive. Not sure about now, there are USB versions,
but I think they take a lot more effort.
I do have a couple of PCs here with RS232 and parallel, assuming one or the
other was needed - just a case of whether the PC-side software is still
available, I suppose.
cheers
Jules