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SYMBiFACE II

79 bytes added, 17:06, 14 October 2008
Update, FutureOS IDE ROM is downloadable at FutureOS Yahoo Group.
After working successfully, [[Dr.Zed]] and [[Prodatron]] made plans for a second version, which includes a lot of more extensions. So the '''SYMBiFACE II''' is not only an IDE interface anymore. It merges the CPC with current PC technology.
== Features ==
[[Image:Symbiface2.gif|400px|thumb|400px|SYMBiFACE II with description]]
CPC SYMBiFACE II contains the optimal solution for connecting a CPC with an IDE harddisc. It provides the maximum - both for the performance and for the simpleness in accessing the harddisc.
''IDE Features''
* Supports IDE-Harddiscs with up to 128GB * Bigger HDDs or CD/DVD drives support possible with drivers* Simultaneous operation of two harddiscs (master and slave):for a total of up to 256GB on your CPC! * Transfer speed of 162KByte/s: That's as fast as copying memory inside the CPC with LDIR. In practice (loading FAT16/32 files) the speed is still about 130KB/s ([[SymbOS|SymbOS]]-FAT-driver), or 162 KB per second ([[FutureOS|FutureOS]] FAT32 support).* External power supply required: no extra load for the CPC's internal PSU* No timing problems: Interrupts don't need to be disabled during the data transfer with the harddisc. The harddisc can operate while you play sound or doing other things with your CPC (multitasking etc.). * Traffic activity display via a LED on the board
'' Additional Features''
* 512KB RAM extension, which is fully compatible with the CPC [[6128|6128]] and the [[Dk'tronics|dk'tronics]] ram extension * 512KB rewriteable ROM. You can upload up to 32 ROMs, which are persistant. You can also use the ROM space as an additional RAM extension. ROMs can be switched on or off via switches or via software. * PS/2 mouse connector. This makes it possible to connect wireless and optical mouses to your CPC.* Realtime clock, which is fully PC compatible and provides additional 128 byte persistant RAM, which can be used to store config data.
== Rom-Manager ==
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