Loading... Please wait...Hold the entire collection of Commodore games and utilities in the palm of your hand! No more lugging a CBM disk drive around, worrying about disk “rot”, swapping disks, and being without your favorite software. Transfer files to the Commodore simply by dragging files to the solid state SD/SDHC card on your PC/Mac. Need more storage? Visit the local big box store or online e-tailer for gigabytes of solid state storage.
The “Micro” IEC offers that and more, supporting Secure Digital (SD) and SDHC solid state storage up to 32GB in size, emulating the CBM DOS functionality (including select CMD HD DOS operations), and supporting the JiffyDOS drive transfer protocol. The unit is small enough to embed, but large enough to satisfy even the most discerning retro-computer enthusiast.
The device even offers the ability to better itself after purchase. As new firmware updates are released, simply copy the new firmware to the SD card, reset the device, and watch it upgrade itself.
Think about it, this addition to your Commodore collection is new and costs less than the going eBay-rate for a 1581. But the Storage capacity is Far beyond a 1581! Switching out SD Cards (which are cheap) is a snap - each SD Card is like adding another free 1581 drive or any other 1571 or 1541 drive. And FAST, the uIEC is faster than any mechanical drive without wearing out parts!
All of this in 2.25 square inches of silicon and circuitry. Grab one or more today!
Posted by Unknown on 21st Feb 2010
I got this unit over a year ago and adapted it to run from external power supply in a small hammond project case. It really is an excellent device. It can handle both D64 images used by emulators and normal commodore files directly so you can connect this directly to most commodore 8bits with little effort and start using it. Works with most if not all SD or SDHC cards. One note: if you decide to use an external power supply as I did you must ensure that it is regulated to ensure no more than +5Volts reaches the uIEC. You can contact Jim Brain about that directly.