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this is great! So many great projects to follow... :D

Very nice. I wish I had a 3d printer myself, to try and adapt the same design to this other LCD HDMI 10.1" as @wottle was mentioning I think I like this better: https://it.aliexpress.com/item/1005008286371680.html and it surely fits better the IIc width... it's also white!

Someone was selling good replicas on Etsy (IIRC) sometime ago. I bought one and it was ok.

Honestly I am not sure I ever used 720K disk images, but anyway I had to try a lot of DOS images before finding some actually working on the Gotek. I have this zip file in my archive, that should be the MSDOSVOL I have on the USB stick plugged to the xDrive inside my IIGS. Let me know if it...

I knew it! Direct video-out signal seems to never fail. Reading through the first posts, you will discover that under proDOS the card memory can be used as a RAM disk - in this case, testing it will erase any file saved there. Your issue anyway seems to be with the ColorSwitch... which seems...

You are right @sgilson99 , I forgot I tested the VGA-out adapter with a color LCD and System 7, but only got B/W. I am sure (and @Trash80toHP_Mini post kinda confirms it) there is a big need for Portable internal LCD solutions and replacements. You confirmed my concern about the power supply...

Bought the same chips with the same intent of replacing them on a (seemingly) non-working ColorSwitch... but then never found the time to do it :D - let us all know if something changes! Anyway I guess the new ColorSwitch pcb project could be a place to look at, for finding some answers, even...

@Compgeke did you manage to solve this? in my thread about setting up the PCT in my IIGS, I wrote this: Maybe plugging the cables could do the trick?

Thanks to @superjer2000 who shared a great resource; this GitHub repo: https://github.com/patdie421/pct-connectors-rebuild has pinout infos for every cable to be connected to the PCT, and most importantly: (new) PCB designs to recreate the ColorSwitch card! Super interesting, I will try to test...

@superjer2000 thanks a lot for the GitHub repo link: finally some clear hints to recreate the ColorSwitch! I knew someone would develop something similar sooner or later. I will add it to my general thread about setting up the PCT...

this is very interesting indeed @sgilson99 - and if In understand correctly, it will give backlit screens to 5120 too, am I right? And what about color? If the signal is plain RGB, it could transform a Portable in a Portable-C :D Now it's only a matter of finding a (more) suitable LCD for a...

Great video! (and great job on the keyboard!)

Hey sure why not! @ironborn65 where in Italy are you based? I'm in Milan area. DM me and we'll arrange something.

Nice work. After that, someone should create a replica plastic case too :D I guess this would be my only chance to finally have an Apple /// at a reasonable price :D

thanks man, with everything already in the cart... in the end I couldn't help but doing it :D BTW is this really everything needed, or should I check the BOM anyway and find which missing parts I would still need? In case other people would be interested, notice that some of the listed...

Now after solving the challenge with the TransDrive I can start dreaming of other possible developments :D The first coming to my mind is networking... @Arbee care to share how is your work of reverse-engineering proceeding? Now I am dreaming of an all-star collaboration between you two and...

...aaaand done! Night brings council as they say - I realised I was plugging the TransDrive unit in the IIGS SmartPort, but instead I should have plugged it into the DB19 port provided with the card, which then plugs into the card directly and it is meant exactly for plugging PC drives. After...

Now I can see why! considered it is a cross platform desktop, it looks amazingly good, and surely much better than Win 3.0 . I have already started growing your same obsession and collecting GEM software :D discovering a version of Ventura Publisher for GEM (I knew it from the PC days) and...

After some more testing and fiddling with DOS disk images and repositories, this is long due to @cheesestraws : Finally I found a working disk images set for installing GEM 3.01! Of course it is on WinWorldPc : https://winworldpc.com/product/gem/3x There are other versions too, in case...

Adapter arrived but TransDrive not working... maybe the unit is defective, I will check it more thoroughly and maybe try it with a simple 3.5" drive and not a gotek (which is confirmed working with the TransDrive card presented above). Meanwhile, an interesting update found hanging online on...