This project is on my radar as soon as my 1541 disk drive gives up the ghost. I recently got a VIC-II Kawari mini replacement for my NTSC VIC chip, allowing me to enter the world of both NTSC and PAL content at the flip of a software switch, finally allowing me to load all those great European scene demos. Unfortunately, a lot of them rely on the stock 1541 routines and timings, so I can't just load them up with modern storage solutions such as the BackBit cartridge or even the SD2IEC - you have to rely on the 1541 drive, but they are very cleverly written to load ultra fast despite those forced timings.
Sounds like a pretty good use case for one! Thanks for watching/commenting! I'm interested to see if that 25 second load time with jiffy is just based on emulating the real drive and it would never match the speed of the sd2iec. I suppose throwing a more powerful pi under the hat would tell pretty quickly.
Oh yeah for sure. I couldn't quite remember when I first heard about the pi1541 but I definitely remember you getting that one back a few years ago! Thanks for watching!
@@JamiesHackShack they sell a PiZero 1541 on a cartridge with the Epyx fastloader. I’ve used that with great success for awhile. Honestly, the zero clocks a bit higher than the original Pi. 🤷♂️
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This project is on my radar as soon as my 1541 disk drive gives up the ghost. I recently got a VIC-II Kawari mini replacement for my NTSC VIC chip, allowing me to enter the world of both NTSC and PAL content at the flip of a software switch, finally allowing me to load all those great European scene demos. Unfortunately, a lot of them rely on the stock 1541 routines and timings, so I can't just load them up with modern storage solutions such as the BackBit cartridge or even the SD2IEC - you have to rely on the 1541 drive, but they are very cleverly written to load ultra fast despite those forced timings.
Sounds like a pretty good use case for one! Thanks for watching/commenting! I'm interested to see if that 25 second load time with jiffy is just based on emulating the real drive and it would never match the speed of the sd2iec. I suppose throwing a more powerful pi under the hat would tell pretty quickly.
Thanks! I just built one up with a Zero 2 W and it works with piezo sound fine. I’m definitely supporting Steve now; as this is an awesome project!
That is awesome. I'd really like to snag a Zero 2 and see if it benches any better. Thanks for supporting his project!
Very cool project! Thanks for sharing
Thanks for checking it out!
Hey, I got a shout out! Thanks much, friend. Watching now and digging it so far. Sure I'll learn a few things I can apply to my own pi1541.
Oh yeah for sure. I couldn't quite remember when I first heard about the pi1541 but I definitely remember you getting that one back a few years ago! Thanks for watching!
I have a ton of old first gen Pi B’s, and just as many old full size SD cards for them. I need to make some of these and put those old things to use.
I have a few of those it would be interesting to see if they work ok. This zero seems to be chuffing a bit. 😄
@@JamiesHackShack they sell a PiZero 1541 on a cartridge with the Epyx fastloader. I’ve used that with great success for awhile. Honestly, the zero clocks a bit higher than the original Pi. 🤷♂️
@@RetroAnachronist Right thats why I'm worried about the original. It has a pi1541 kernel though so might as well give it a shot :-)
Hello!! great video!
I works with Raspberry Pi Zero W?
Hey thanks for watching! Yes should be good to go with a Zero W. Zero 2 W would be even better with a little more horsepower.