StarDrive R2 for Amiga is Reversed Engineered
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- čas přidán 10. 06. 2024
- After over 30 years, the uber-rare Amiga 1000 side expansion - the Microbotics Starboard2 - had an even more uber-rare upgrade module called the StarDrive. The StarDrive "R2" provides SCSI expansion possibilities for the A1K. That module has been reverse-engineered in 2021, including enhanced software drivers. For much more detail, please see:
www.amigalove.com/viewtopic.p...
For an in-depth look at the StarTime clock software and how it was updated:
www.amigalove.com/viewtopic.p...
and
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00:00 - 00:22 Intro Titles
00:23 - 01:04 Starboard2 Introduction
01:05 - 02:40 4 Holes
02:41 - 03:20 Original StarDrive with a Zip Drive
03:21 - 03:43 A New Hope
03:44 - 05:19 StarTime
05:20 - 06:18 StarDrive
06:19 - 07:07 Rejuvenator Caveat
07:08 - 09:32 SCSI2SD Awakening, and new StarDrive drivers
09:33 - 10:46 Period-correct Side Expansion Walk-thru
10:47 - 11:43 Conclusion
11:44 - 12:20 Limited-time ordering info
Starboard RTC Quirks Article
www.amigalove.com/viewtopic.p...
Intro Music by the SUPREMELY talented musician Waveshaper, with permission [Sweden].
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Soundtrack music by the SYNTH LORD Android Automatic, with permission [Detroit, USA].
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Additional music permission by the ULTRA bad ass: Axion, with permission [Canada].
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4K Abstract Tunnel VJ Motion Background
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UPDATES:
Chris Brenner updated his 'R2' so that it DOES work with the Rejuvenator.
He also built a modern 8MB of modern non-autoconfig fast RAM to work with the StarDrive.
SADLY, my dear friend Chris Brenner died on August 8, 2022. The StarDrive actually IS unobtanium again. But more importantly so is my friend. I'm going to miss him terribly.
Very interesting, as always with AmigaLove's video! Thx Eric!
And this StarDrive R2 is really a good news for lucky Starboard owners! Chris is an Amiga Star 😍
Chris is simply incredible. He has SO many more fun things in store for us. I'll have to DM you some of the particulars.
@@AmigaLove i would be happy if I can help Chris & you! (and I need/must solder my SimpleClock too ^^)
Very interesting stuff, AL! I was pretty surprised after watching this to remember I actually OWN a Starboard 2! I'm pondering picking up one of these R2 dealeos.
Very cool! Is your Starboard2 1MB or 2MB?
Wow... Aaron considering parting with his hard earned money! he must be impressed! ;)
Great narrating, nice voice, good craftsmanship, exceptional choice of underlying music. 👍
Wow - thank you so much for the kind words. I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Your comment made my day. =)
Omg this is what you were talking about when I got my stardive working with the scsi2sd! This is amazing!
With a CZcams handle like yours, you gotta help me out and remind me who you are and of our conversation. :) Is this opcode77?
Yea that’s me! I love the icon for the rev2. I’ve got something I’m testing today for the rejuvenator that may solve the agnus issue. I’ll post about it on Amiga love later today.
@@Abrothers100 Chris had the idea of ordering a small batch of edge connectors (like the connector the Starboard2 uses to pop onto the A1K) and create a terminator out of it. That way we could plug it onto the Starboard's pass-through. I think that's what he was pondering.
Revisited this video today. I have had the stardrive R2 and not attempted to run it. Been rolling with the awesome Parceiro. That said something cool about those Microbotics cases on the side and running the zip drive off. I really enjoyed that
Totally agree. I’ve been making my StarDrive and Parceiros unique in terms of what they provide lately. More in that really soon. I’m finally firing up the engines and getting back into things. :)
@@AmigaLove I have a CLtd Model # Scsi-1000. It's mechanically similar to your Microbotics Starboard2. It even uses the same AMD 5380 chip. I also have a Parceiro II. I would like to double my pleasure and use them at the same time. This will require a PCB to bridge the gap. One can be seen in several places during the video. Where can I get one? What are your experiences with this combination? Naturally I'm interested in a uSD solution just like you are. Do you have any thoughts on the Blue SCSI V2?
Outstanding video.... well done.. so much to digest there. So glad the 1000 getting some attention! Need updated starboard and case to go along...!
Thanks, Mike! Glad you enjoyed sinking your teeth into it.
Yes, we need an updated StarBoard (3) and case. It should be easier to design than the StarDrive! Could also build both upgrades into it, along with allowing for 8MB FastRAM. Although, an 68881/2 is not that useful with a 68000, so just the StarDrive would be sufficient, and, since that's already been done that would be far easier.
@@RetroDawn I think if you reverse engineer the whole thing, you're still going to miss out on the really gorgeous metal case. Honestly to replace it all, I think you might be better off just grabbing a Parceiro and running with it. That's easily one of my favorite upgrades in years for my Amiga 1000.
excellent vid as usual AmigaLove.
Thank you so much KHS. Hope you're doing well, my man.
hahaha, far out, man. love the little jokes peppered through this.
Hah! Oh man, I just can't help myself. :)
Yes forget to mention the great jokes and “double mint” gum 80s jingle
Wow, very nice!
2058? You'll be 86 and I will probably be worm food by then. LOL
I probably ought to open up my Microbotics RAM Expander and see what is inside of it. I have only hooked it up once to see if it worked! Looks like I may need to order a Stardrive for it, just because!
Do you have a Starboard? If your case has vents it'll be a SB1. If no vents you're in business. Yeah man - crack it open! Let's see how much RAM you have, and if you have any heirlooms in there!
@@AmigaLove Oh man! I dug it out and it is a Comspec! What through me off is I have the mousetime adapter that has the same logo as the Starboard, so I saw that, thought of my Mousetime and stuck it in my head I had one. Just a two meg card for me...
@@10MARC Our friend Christian has the Compsec. He bought it solely because it was made in Canada and he wanted that Maple Leaf logo (even though it is on the bottom of the case). Hah! Well if you ever find a Starboard you can pair it with the Comsec. =)
New subscriber here, mainly because of the Top Secret! reference! 😂😂😂
Hah! That's hilarious! Welcome aboard. :)
@@AmigaLove I just had to hand it to the Germans. They make great cars. :D
Great video , i'm curious wouldn't the ACA500+ do most if not more of the features on the 1000? i don't have an A1000, but i have an A500 with an ACA500+ on it and was thinking it can do all that, obviously it sticks out the side of the case , but to me that's the only downside? wondering what your opinion on it is?
Hey Ohrom! You know, I also have an ACA500+ and I've never attached it to my A1000. I'm sometimes dumb like that, but the aesthetics bug me big time. I've even talked to Jens about it. He told me straight up he had an A1K designed "ACA1000" that would be vertical in design, and forward-facing. For the ACA500+ to work with the A1K you have to essentially install it backwards. On top of that - and I realize I'm a very odd use case here - but it won't play nice with an A1K that has a Rejuvenator. And my Rejuve'd A1K is my Daily Driver. I have a buddy who has the same setup, and after using his ACA500 with it he wound up selling the ACA. 25% of the time it simply wouldn't boot.
Now, if Jens ever made/sold his ACA1000 maybe I'd change my mind. But from what I can tell he thinks the market is too small for it to be worth his while.
I was sorry to hear about Chris passing. I don’t want to sound insensitive, but do you know if his work on the StarDrive and the multifunction module has been preserved? It would, i think, be a nice legacy if his schematics, pcb layout gerber files, source code, etc was open sourced - I’m tinkering with a legacy original hardware stardrive and only discovered Chris’s awesome work yesterday and today while looking for links, or a GitHub, or a download, I instead discovered Chris is no longer with us.
Some of it was preserved, but is in a state of limbo. I've been working with his nephew for the past year to try and transfer his work over to myself so I could indeed preserve it. But life has been challenging for both families in the past year. I have hope it will get done before the end of 2023.
How wide can you get an Amiga 1000 to be?
Am I hearing a Bruce Lee sound effect?
Yes! Haha!! Great memory you have there. =)
sure