Best Gotek adapter for Amiga 2000?

[PacificState]

I'm rebuilding my Amiga 2000, and trying to figure out how to put a Gotek in there - but I can't decide which adapter to use.

I have a 3D printer - is there a particular bracket someone has used and can recommend? Thanks!

 

[sheepz]

Hi,

I used the standard Gotek case in my A2000 front bay. I only have a photo of it recessed for shipping when I sold it.

Regards

Barry

 

[uniquefreak]

Check out the GoDrive for big box. https://digitalretrobay.co.uk/godrive-2000/

 

[YouKnowWho]

@uniquefreak - I'm not sure that solution solves the "visual distraction" issue. I may have to take on this issue myself and come up with a solution for my 2000...if I ever get around to dealing with it.

 

[deladrevoc]

Amiga A2000 GOTEK 3D Rotary/ FLASH FLOPPY 0.96 OLed DISPLAY BLUE | eBay UK

3D Printed Support bracket. Off White colour. Unit is tested. PC sound speaker Flash Floppy 3.41 / Blue Oled Display Rotary Encoder for selecting ADF images better then buttons 16GB usb stick included 0.96 larger screen Amiga 1500 A2000 A4000 New Gotek model AT32F435 435 Chip ---More CPU power...

www.ebay.co.uk

or in a different colour:

Amiga A2000 GOTEK 3D Printed Bracket / FF 0.96 OLed DISPLAY BLUE | eBay UK

3D Printed Support bracket. Unit is tested. Tan colour. colour matched filiament from USA A PC sound speaker Flash Floppy 3.42 / Blue Oled Display Rotary Encoder for selecting ADF images better then buttons 16GB usb stick included. New Gotek model AT32F435 435 Chip ---More CPU power (288MHz vs...

www.ebay.co.uk

 

[RetroNinja]

Here's some color info...

A2000 face plate color

Hello, Has anyone ever determined the color of the face plate for an A2000? Granted there are numerous shades due to aging conditions. I'm looking for the original color, ideally something in a hex format. If you use a 3D printer and know a close color for your PLA/PETG I'd also be interested...

www.amibay.com

 

[segasonic]

Amiga A2000 GOTEK 3D Rotary/ FLASH FLOPPY 0.96 OLed DISPLAY BLUE | eBay UK

3D Printed Support bracket. Off White colour. Unit is tested. PC sound speaker Flash Floppy 3.41 / Blue Oled Display Rotary Encoder for selecting ADF images better then buttons 16GB usb stick included 0.96 larger screen Amiga 1500 A2000 A4000 New Gotek model AT32F435 435 Chip ---More CPU power...

www.ebay.co.uk

or in a different colour:

Amiga A2000 GOTEK 3D Printed Bracket / FF 0.96 OLed DISPLAY BLUE | eBay UK

3D Printed Support bracket. Unit is tested. Tan colour. colour matched filiament from USA A PC sound speaker Flash Floppy 3.42 / Blue Oled Display Rotary Encoder for selecting ADF images better then buttons 16GB usb stick included. New Gotek model AT32F435 435 Chip ---More CPU power (288MHz vs...

www.ebay.co.uk

Mine's similar to that one, looks good when fitted. Not sure I like the rotary but it's worth having for convenience sake.

 

[YouKnowWho]

It's the dial knobs - none of them look right, all of them stick out like a sore thumb to me. There has got to be a better way.

How about a horizontally positioned mouse scroll wheel instead? For example...

 

[deladrevoc]

 

[segasonic]

It's the dial knobs - none of them look right, all of them stick out like a sore thumb to me. There has got to be a better way.

How about a horizontally positioned mouse scroll wheel instead? For example...

That would be brilliant. It could be styled like a CD-ROM drive's volume control.

 

[PacificState]

Thanks all!

 

[softinn]

Hi @PacificState, not sure if it fits your requirements and/or skills, but have you had a look at FlashFloppy-osd? You can control your gotek with your keyboard and see the flashfloppy menu on your screen.

In summary you can get rid of the knob and the small lcd in one shot...

Otherwise, I remember that the Goex from Centuriontech uses a different approach to control the menus, which seems to be way nicer and less obtrusive than the knob. It's not built specifically for a big box Amiga, but maybe with a 3d printer...

 

[RetroNinja]

Some Gotek opinions...

• currently there are AT415 and AT435 base
• AT415 are
  • cheaper
  • 32KB of usable space; this is not ADF or disk space
• AT435 are
  • almost double the price
  • better for future updates
  • 384KB of usable space (somebody verify this?); this is not ADF or disk space
• install a speaker, it's one of the things I surprising use the most
• an OLED is a very nice add-on
• I don't care about the rotary knob, I have some with and some without
• there is talk of having FlashFloppy work like (2) floppy drives
• I don't see anything happening with FlashFloppy in the future, it works very well, it has excellent support on the existing gotek hardware, people get bored with incremental upgrades and want a newer/better challenge, and just to be clear I'm talking about people in general and NOT talking smack about the author

I name my ADF files with a number then the disk name. Then auto-sorting makes it super easy to use the up/down button. As in

• 01-os21-install.ADF
• 02-os21-wb.ADF
• 03-os21-extras.ADF

I group tools

• 40-atk.ADF
• 41-sysinfo.ADF

same with games

• 60-lemmings.ADF
• 61-QIX.ADF
• 62-frogger.ADF

I load up all OS files in their own folder (os13, os21, os31). To use them, I COPY all of the os files into the main root folder of the USB. Don't MOVE them, COPY them - that way you can nuke the os files there when you plug into a new system without remembering the need to move them back.

Goteks support high density 'disks'. When bored I'll make a sigle installer out of multiple disks. For example, my Octamed v6 is (2) disks, I re-write the installer script (again bored) to take into account the new paths, then I put them into a single HD ADF, and save it like that. Now I only need to track one Octamed ADF file. My naming scheme is to add a .0.1 so I know it's mine, so Octamed v6.0.1

By default, all ADF are R/W. I'll update my 02-os21-wb.ADF to not have a backdrop (a personal pevee), then snapshot/save that cfg. Some of my game disks support RW (QIX) and some don't (the new open source Frogger game?). If you're gaming, you gotta write your name in the High Score area!

 

[YouKnowWho]

Anyone try doing something with one of these in a 2000?

 

[Cosmic Space Artist]

I just Bought this but it has a fault and not happy with the amount of gap in the front case, what do you guys rekon ? Im not so thrilled about the size of dial Knob as you can get smaller but i was gonna put up with it, but the Gap? maybe im the only fussy one?

 

[RetroNinja]

For reference, here are few of my gotek faces. While I add the 1mm on each vertical side before printing, they still look best when they are in the right bay.

The knob is knob. All of them are too big visually but their size is handy.

I leave a block of space on the right side of the gotek face for knobs, nothing, quad ROM selector switches, etc.

Tan is the filament color, also shown is my attempt at painting one to match.

These are all SFRKC30.AT2 boards. I think your board is one of the mini boards? Please report your use after a month> does it work with every file you load? I am suspicious of the mini boards > am I right? wrong?

 

[sheepz]

I just think a normal Gotek case fits a lot better than any of the 3D printed items. An they can be easily painted to match whatever beige hue you computer is!

If I was to do it again, I would just stick to the buttons without the knob and align the gaps better when I am next in the A4000!

 

[YouKnowWho]

I think the main issue is that giant knob. The one I posted above, which granted I have not yet deployed in a project myself (but am about to do something cool with) has an on-screen control component, which I understand GoTek is going to have too, perhaps making that giant knob obsolete. I guess I'm not the only who wasn't a fan of it.

FYI: http://hxc2001.free.fr/floppy_drive_emulator/index.html

 

[Cosmic Space Artist]

For reference, here are few of my gotek faces. While I add the 1mm on each vertical side before printing, they still look best when they are in the right bay.

The knob is knob. All of them are too big visually but their size is handy.

I leave a block of space on the right side of the gotek face for knobs, nothing, quad ROM selector switches, etc.

Tan is the filament color, also shown is my attempt at painting one to match.

These are all SFRKC30.AT2 boards. I think your board is one of the mini boards? Please report your use after a month> does it work with every file you load? I am suspicious of the mini boards > am I right? wrong?

Hi, this board is an SFRKC30.at4.35 Thanks for the info and pics.

 

[Cosmic Space Artist]

I just think a normal Gotek case fits a lot better than any of the 3D printed items. An they can be easily painted to match whatever beige hue you computer is!

If I was to do it again, I would just stick to the buttons without the knob and align the gaps better when I am next in the A4000!

Hi, I have a decent external gotek like the one fitted in yiur A4000 but on the 2000 the front bezel of the standard 3.5" floppy drive is a few mm taller. So it means you need one specially made for the 2000, i bought one all ready done here in the uk.