Tag: usb

Bidirectionally converts keyboards and mice between Apple's ADB interface and modern USB HID.

The BMOW store showed the Wombat as sold out on 2026-07-14. Check the direct product page for a restock.

• Macintosh SE/30 Bus/interface

Connects a modern Mac to Apple and PC floppy drives for disk imaging, flux capture, analysis, and writing.

The official store marked Applesauce+ sold out on 2026-07-15. The client requires macOS 10.13 or later; Windows and Linux use requires macOS virtualization. Current boards use a 12V adapter, and the power adapter and PC-drive cables are sold separately. Flux imaging with Apple-compatible 5.25-inch drives requires a sync sensor, which is also strongly recommended for Apple 3.5-inch drives; PC drives do not need one.

• Floppy preservation hardware Bus/interface

A DIY USB floppy interface and cross-platform toolkit for reading and writing unusual disk formats with a conventional PC floppy drive.

Building the original interface requires a compatible PSoC 5 development board, a floppy connector, soldering, a conventional PC floppy drive, cabling, and drive power. The project warns that not every listed format has been tested on physical disks; its dinosaur markers identify encoders or decoders based only on captured data. Copy-protection schemes are not a core focus.

• Floppy preservation hardware Bus/interface

Connects a modern computer over USB to a separate floppy drive for reading, analyzing, and writing disks at the raw flux level.

An assembled board still needs a compatible Shugart-interface floppy drive, ribbon cable, USB cable, and suitable drive power. Older 5.25-inch and 3-inch drives often need 12V or a separate supply. Remove the write-enable jumper while preserving originals. Apple II, Macintosh, and Commodore 64 GCR disks can require trial and error with drive choice.

• Floppy preservation hardware Bus/interface

Adds CompactFlash and ATA or ATAPI mass storage plus USB PCLink transfers to a Commodore 64 expansion port.

The official project site is active and identifies V4.2 as the latest revision, but the selected official pages provide neither a current order path nor a complete fabrication package. Check the used market and confirm the hardware revision before buying.

• Commodore 64 Exact model

Provides two switchable 8 MB flash banks that can be programmed over USB without a separate ROM programmer.

• Macintosh SE/30 Exact model

A USB floppy controller and host-software package for forensic-quality flux capture, analysis, image conversion, and disk writing.

The official site offers hardware to private and hobby users through its web store. Host software is free only for private, personal use; commercial and institutional users, including libraries, archives, and museums, need a separate license. The current macOS GUI requires Rosetta 2. Consult the current manual before selecting and powering a drive.

• Floppy preservation hardware Bus/interface

Current multifunction 8-bit ISA card that adds emulated storage, memory, networking, and USB or SD-connected devices to PC/XT-class computers.

• ISA expansion boards Bus/interface
• IBM Personal Computer 5150 Bus/interface
• IBM Personal Computer XT 5160 Bus/interface

Connects a modern computer or serial controller to a 34-pin floppy drive for low-level flux capture, analysis, and disk duplication.

The official page says "Advanced Version Coming Soon!" and does not expose an unambiguous current order path, so availability needs a human check. SuperCard Pro requires a PC-compatible 3.5-inch or 5.25-inch drive, a 34-pin cable, and suitable drive power; Amiga 3.5-inch drives are explicitly incompatible. Floppy-emulator firmware described as planned is not treated as a current feature.

• Floppy preservation hardware Bus/interface

Replaces a Commodore 64 motherboard with an FPGA-based board offering modern video, storage, networking, and emulated peripheral functions.

The official store listed both Ultimate-64-Elite and Ultimate64 Elite-II mainboards as out of stock on 2026-07-15. Check the direct store page for a restock.

• Commodore 64 Exact model

Adds USB-backed disk-image storage, drive emulation, networking, and other emulated peripherals to a Commodore 64.

The official store showed several Ultimate-II+L color variants in stock on 2026-07-15, with some colors on back order.

• Commodore 64 Exact model