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"Mageco" disk controler. [infos, Docs wanted]

Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 6:33 pm
by XavSnap
Hi all !

Do you ever heared something about the MAGECO 3'5 disk controler ?
Any docs, infos or advertising ?
Thanks in advance.

Re: "Mageco" disk controler. [infos, Docs wanted]

Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2019 8:28 pm
by Kai
I had this interesting interface 10 years ago here for repair.
It was from somebody in France, (Bordeaux ?) but I don't remember the name.
I made a copy of the PCB, it was working so far and I can read the discs, but it doesn't write correctly.

Re: "Mageco" disk controler. [infos, Docs wanted]

Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2019 10:08 pm
by mrtinb

Re: "Mageco" disk controler. [infos, Docs wanted]

Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2019 10:36 pm
by GCHarder
The request was posted 10 years ago, maybe he found the info. and posted it to his web site.

Regards;

Greg

Re: "Mageco" disk controler. [infos, Docs wanted]

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2019 8:19 am
by Kai
The schematic on XavSnap was drawn by me.
Now I have the name: Didier Pous from Bordeaux. Anybody know him?

Re: "Mageco" disk controler. [infos, Docs wanted]

Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2019 8:21 pm
by RWAP
Kai wrote: Wed Jan 23, 2019 8:19 am The schematic on XavSnap was drawn by me.
Now I have the name: Didier Pous from Bordeaux. Anybody know him?
I have an email address for him - send me a PM with what you want and I will send him an email

Re: "Mageco" disk controler. [infos, Docs wanted]

Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2019 6:59 pm
by Kai
Email address for Didier? I have. But he is not with electronics.
If somebody could help me to get the IF running. I would send my PCBs for further testing. Also have the designs in Eagle here.

Re: "Mageco" disk controler. [infos, Docs wanted]

Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2019 8:46 pm
by RWAP
Have you thought of reaching out to Cyber-PAPY on

https://translate.googleusercontent.com ... m5WuhWf5WQ

or

https://translate.googleusercontent.com ... QJImsuFWDQ

He worked for Mageco

Re: "Mageco" disk controler. [infos, Docs wanted]

Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2019 3:44 pm
by didier
hello kai , hello rwap ...

mageco's floppy disk interface is still working very well .. thanks kai for repairing this interface ..

I can save and load programs and the interface works with zxpand or zxpand + (compatible).

to launch the menu, you have to type RAND USR 9123 ...

logically you can record 120 KB of program on a floppy disk ...

excuse me for my English ...

bye

didier

Re: "Mageco" disk controler. [infos, Docs wanted]

Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2019 9:53 pm
by 1024MAK
didier wrote: Sat Jan 26, 2019 3:44 pm excuse me for my English ...
Hi didier

Your English is fine, so don’t worry ;)

Mark