Catweasel MK4 Wanted

Hi, I'm trying to find out where I can buy something called a Catweasel MK4.

I'd like to be able to read and write disks form the Amiga, C64, Apple II etc.

I have many disks here from when I used to work for CBM and I'd like to try to archive these to CD / DVD before they are all lost / unreadable.

I think a modern PC using thie Catweasel is my best option?

If anyone else has any idea's I'd love to hear from them please.

I'd also like to be able to make some boot disks to test old machine's I have here.

A1000, DSE CAT (Apple II clone) and so on.

I am also available for chat using IM or VoIP.

TNX,
Ken - vk4akp

ICQ: 57282091
MSN: vk4akp@hotmail.com
SIP: 854257@voxalot.com

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@vk4akp
Hi

Welcome to Amigans.net

I would have said www.amigakit.com however, their catweasel link on the front page links to product not found.

Drop Matthew a line at AmigaKit he is very helpful and will probably let you know if the product is still in production or when he's getting stock. He has close ties with the designer / manufacturer.

Vesalia.de are also out of stock.

MKIII (Flipper) and MKIV do come up on ebay now and again also.

@Jurassicc

I've considered getting one of these for a while now - are there any OS4 drivers ? I have a spare 880K DD drive somewhere...

@agafaster

Yes I wrote one it?s on OS4Depot, any way I might consider selling my MK4, but then who will continue on the drivers?

@LiveForIt

Why are you comsidering to sell??

We have the last few left of the Catweasel MK4 in stock now:

http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/c ... _info.php?products_id=206

There isn't going to be another production run until Q1 2008.

@amigakit

Hi, Thanks for the info.

I tried the link you sent but it only says `Out of Stock - Contact us'.

No details or price etc :(

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@amigakit

The URL is showing as:-

Quote:

Is one to assume its now out of stock.

@amigakit

Quite off topic, but do you have an interface for turning an a4k keybord into an usb one? Bit like the Keyrah but for a4k keyboards.

@Antique

Well after recovering most of my DD formated disk. I don't use it that often.

@vk4akp

HUmm. AU$140+post for the Catweasel MK4 PCI when available. Wow.

How come so expensive?

I mean, gee you can get like a multi port Sata card for under $25 these days.

Also any comments on usability with Emerge and Sabayon?

And Apple II & TRS-80 disk support. ?

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@vk4akp

Simple economies of scale....

SATA cards are made in quantities of many many thousands. How many people need a Catweasel Mk IV? Hence production costs are much higher.

AU $140 is actually a very good price given the work that's gone into it and how few are in each production run.

@Spirantho

HUmm, OK. Maybe so. (I could see that answer comming. :) )

But unfortunatly it's a big bite out of someone's income.

Even a sub AU$100 price would have been more realistic.

Oh well, it's not like there are a lot of other options. LOL.

I guess this is the only choice one has to be able to bridge the gap between the old tech and the new.

I see no other way to be able to archive, or create new disks for old retro gear with out one of these cards.

I really hope they go somewhere with the driver software.

Not just the Amiga and C64.

I really hope they support all the old computers like the Apple II, TRS-80, Atari, Spectrum, hell even being able to read the old CPM disks or 8" disks would be great.

Too much is lost to history. I'd really like to be able to do my bit and start injecting image files of all the old disks I find for retro gear into the internet for generations to come to enjoy.

The next trick will be to find a source of NOS stock for 5.25" & 8" suitable drives.

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@vk4akp

OK. Looking to buy again.

Any new stock yet?

Also where to shop for the best prices??

USA gives the best exchange rate currently for the Australian dollar.

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@vk4akp

Small amount of new stock is about one week away. Will be on our webstore shortly. We are the only dealer with stock arriving.

@vk4akp

I have an MK3 to sell with a SIDCHIP if you are interested..

Hi, I think I'd rather get the new one. But I appreciate your offer.

Out of interest, how much are you selling your MK3 for?

And what has your experience been like with them?

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@vk4akp

A small *limited* amount of CATWEASEL MK4 PCI stock has arrived and is now available here:

http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/c ... _info.php?products_id=206

Further to today's annoucement from Individual Computers, we can confirm that the new batch of Catweasel MK4 PCI can now be purchased from us. We are now taking pre-orders on our webstore here:

http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/c ... _info.php?products_id=206

Our Prices:

USD $124.12 ( http://usa.amigakit.com )
GBP ?74.99 ( http://uk.amigakit.com )
EUR 95.21 ( http://europe.amigakit.com )
CAD $126.83 ( http://canada.amigakit.com )

@amigakit

Hi, I tried the USA and Canada sites and tried to order a Catweasel MK4 and also a X-SURF 3CC NETWORK CARD.

The sites said that there was no stock and the next run of catweasels would be some time in August 08?

So is there actual stock of these two items currently?

On another note I finally got around to pulling my A3000 down to remove the clock battery. I was warned some 10 years ago. And I am so mad I didn't do it sooner.

And yes there has been some leakage mainly around the single pin side.

I've cleaned it up with some co2 contact cleaner and sealed the area's with PCB laqure so hopefully it will stop or slow down the spread of the acid damage.

I know the m/boards are quad layer sandwitch style.

Anyone had any experience in this area?

Oh, Also I bought a A2300 Genlock board but have found out that it's a NTSC version. The one for Pal is A2301. I read somewhere that you can convert the A2300 to NTSC quiet easily but it didn't say how. Anyone know? Is it just a xtal change or something maybe?

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