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  1. rabbitholecomputing

    Announcing ZuluSCSI - A file-based SCSI device emulator

    Wow, that shouldn't have happened. We'll get it replaced for you if you want, or send you a DB25F to DB25F adapter, your choice. Please reply to your order confirmation e-mail and we'll get things sorted for you.
  2. rabbitholecomputing

    Announcing ZuluSCSI - A file-based SCSI device emulator

    Correct, the standard connector for external SCSI connections is male. Only the direct-attach SCSI2SD-V5.5-style devices have a male pinout, as they're designed to be directly attached to a DB25 SCSI host port, which is always female on Macs, as well as nearly all other scenarios. Essentially...
  3. rabbitholecomputing

    Announcing ZuluSCSI - A file-based SCSI device emulator

    Yes! we implemented a custom bootloader which simply looks for a file on the SD card, at power up. If it's there, it self-updates the firmware, which takes about 1.5 seconds. It then removes this firmware update file (so it doesn't go in to an infinite loop), and resets itself. The silicon...
  4. rabbitholecomputing

    Announcing ZuluSCSI - A file-based SCSI device emulator

    Good question. This is not the answer you're probably hoping for, but as one might expect, "it depends". In some areas, it's slower, and in others, it's faster, particularly when it comes to read performance. When it comes to read performance, on nearly all 68K and PowerPC Macs, AzulSCSI can...
  5. rabbitholecomputing

    Announcing ZuluSCSI - A file-based SCSI device emulator

    SCSI2SD is not a trademarkable term. We tried, and failed. It's a matter of public record in TESS. You say that as if we're not aware of this reality already. Neither does claiming to not be running a commercial operation, when you actually are. There's plenty of hypocracy on the other side...
  6. rabbitholecomputing

    Announcing ZuluSCSI - A file-based SCSI device emulator

    BlueSCSI is _not_ a registered trademark, nor is there a pending registration. Check TESS yourself. Choosing to not answer is not dodging. We considered many other names. If we'd named the product "BluuSCSI", "BlauSCSI", or something else that sounds remotely similar (Azul doesn't), it might be...
  7. rabbitholecomputing

    Announcing ZuluSCSI - A file-based SCSI device emulator

    Correct. Yes, if you purchase it with the DB25 connector installed, you can use either connector, but not both at the same time. The IDC connector is soldered on at the fatory. The DB25 connector is soldered on by us, when someone buys that configuration. The AzulSCSI PCB layout is derived from...
  8. rabbitholecomputing

    Announcing ZuluSCSI - A file-based SCSI device emulator

    Agreed. There's definitely a place for BlueSCSI, but AzulSCSI has been tested to be up to three times faster at reads, assuming you're using it on a machine that doesn't have an 8MHz 68000 CPU. Both SCSI2SD and AzulSCSI can emulate CD-ROM drives with 512 byte sectors. The default with AzulSCSI...
  9. rabbitholecomputing

    Announcing ZuluSCSI - A file-based SCSI device emulator

    Thanks for the backhanded (and inaccurate) compliment, but as you know full well, the primary contribution from the SCSI2SD V6 code-base was the SCSI command handling code. The rest is (now) almost entirely original code, but it didn't start that way. Claiming there's _no relation_ is not only...
  10. rabbitholecomputing

    Announcing ZuluSCSI - A file-based SCSI device emulator

    Update 2022-05-08: This product has been re-named ZuluSCSI After months of development and extensive testing, It's finally time to pull back the curtains on our new SCSI emulation product, AzulSCSI. Brought to you by the ongoing global electronics component shortages, which have made it...
  11. rabbitholecomputing

    Introducing SCSI2SD V5.2 - Now assembled in Canada

    And now it exists! We just received the first 18 fully-assembled SCSI2SD V5.0c's. Another 150+ of them will ship soon. These are the first SCSI2SD's we've assembled in the US. We just put them through their paces, and if anyone else is interested in them, SCSI2SD V5.0c runs unmodified V4/V5...
  12. rabbitholecomputing

    SCSI2SD V5.0c - Assembled in the US

    Yesterday, we received the initial qualification batch of our follow-on SCSI2SD V5.0 design, the V5.0c. The board dimensions are 90mm by 60mm, or 3.54 inches by 2.4 inches. The height is 12mm. This differs from the previous version 5.0, being slightly more narrow (the same width as V5.1/V5.2/V6)...
  13. rabbitholecomputing

    Introducing SCSI2SD V5.2 - Now assembled in Canada

    Our original response to this seems to have been lost during the Great Forum Database Implosion(tm) of 2021, so we'll re-state here. The module we designed for is the "Mini ENC28J60", which is a ten-pin module, not 12-pin.
  14. rabbitholecomputing

    Introducing SCSI2SD V5.2 - Now assembled in Canada

    SCSI2SD V5 firmware is very mature at this point, having been iterated and improved upon since ~2014. Around ten thousand V5.x boards are in use in the wild, and V5.2 uses that same firmware, so to somehow twist that in to "it's not ready yet, I should wait" is a bit laughable. V5.2 can do...
  15. rabbitholecomputing

    Introducing SCSI2SD V5.2 - Now assembled in Canada

    It's soldered to the bottom of the board. That makes it one piece in my book, and to most rational people, I'd imagine.
  16. rabbitholecomputing

    Introducing SCSI2SD V5.2 - Now assembled in Canada

    It definitely reduces versatility, but that versatility had unintended consequences when it came to noise immunity. V5.5 is way, way more portable, and most people are happy to use that.
  17. rabbitholecomputing

    Introducing SCSI2SD V5.2 - Now assembled in Canada

    The number one requested feature, when V5.1 was designed by Michael McMaster, was a full sized SD card. LOTS of people hate hate hate microSD with a passion. We don't have anything against the form factor, personally, and find it a lot more environmentally friendly, given that more than half of...
  18. rabbitholecomputing

    Introducing SCSI2SD V5.2 - Now assembled in Canada

    We are actually working on securing a Canadian distributor. While we can't do anything about the cost of shipping from the US, this is how we can improve the experience for Canadian customers. More to follow.
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