Check this out at Retroswitch.com . It is a disk drive emulator that works with a server whether your own or a cloud. The gentlemen's name in Brandon and a fellow Commodore Club member.

Snips off the web site. Been looking forward too grabbing one of these! If it only had a option for a case oh well without will have too do

Flyer provides both IEC and IEEE-488 interfaces and supports a wide range of Commodore computers, from the PET to the Commodore 128. Once connected, Flyer provides you with two new peripherals - an internet modem and a disk drive emulator which currently supports D64, D71 and D81 disk images. While no additional software is required to use Flyer, it includes a useful configuration program built in (loaded from the Flyer itself) which allows you to easily configure network settings, cloud server configurations and more.



Flyer allows seamless loading and saving of programs and disks to websites which support Retroswitch's cloud server protocol. It even provides the flexibility to develop your own custom solutions utilizing Flyer's built-in support for HTTP and TCP protocols.



Flyer includes 3.5MB of flash memory for storing disk images locally. You can also create new disk images on the fly, and either discard them when finished or upload them to the cloud to save them for future use. You can easily switch between locally stored disks using the button on the Flyer.

Firmware updates are safe and easy. A simple LOAD command will update your Flyer to the latest firmware release over the internet. If anything should ever go wrong, the Flyer includes a recovery procedure which will reset the device to the exact state it was in when you first received it.

* Dimensions - 4 7/8" x 3" x 7/8" (WxDxH)
* Interfaces - 2 x IEC, 1 x IEEE-488, 1 x Ethernet RJ-45
* 8 x 2 character backlit display (removable).
* Power supply - 2.1mm power jack, center positive. 9VDC 1.5A recommended.
* Front panel button for easy selection of disks and other options.

My
How do they do it for $100 Bargain!

Shane.
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Thanks for Elaborating, I really didn't feel like doing it last night!

so this is almost same thing like http://www.commodoreserver.com/ but it works with all 8 bit commodores?

it's only about storing files online?

looks great anyway.
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I'm a big fan of c64 internet devices. I must say this looks really good. Design is fantastic and price even better.
BUT
It's about storing your files on internet cloud, sort of iCloud for C64.
Do you think your files will be safer on that server than on your disks, hard drives or sd cards?
I know Apple ICloud will be there in 10 years, are you sure commodoreonline will be there too?

For me it would be useful if I could download games let's say from Gamebase or CSDB straight into that device. No PC involved, only Commodore. That would be awesome.
For now I'm out.
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You know we are spoiled for choice here in c64 community. But other 8 bit commie users must be excited to see this device. I like that LCD display a lot.
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I'm really tempted to order one and probably will shortly. My one "nit to pick" is the SDK for setting up my own local server. That would completely rock as I could finally have a shared storage device for all things "commie"!!!
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it would be interesting to know what level of compatibility this device has... is it compareable with sd2iec?

i have to say i like the display too - *every* other device is missing one
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the first thing i'd check is wether it _IS_ running sd2iec - because that is the logical thing to do for such a device
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Ok. After reading manual I want one. I wait for Shane's review when he gets his.
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Seems like downloading d64 from csdb will be possible from c64.
For example downloading d64 of new demo Just Dance I would have to obtain file address from csdb e.g.: http://noname.c64.org/csdb/get...00519/Just Dance 64.d64

Then on c64 I type:
load”http://noname.c64.org/csdb/getinternalfile.php/100519/Just Dance 64.d64,d=Just Dance”,7

and it saves file on flyer as Just Dance.d64

correct?

but many files on csdb and game base are in zipped. I never understood why to zip d64's where they are such a tiny files by todays standards.
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You seems like a decent guy, analogkid.
Welcome to lemon and congrats on a great product.
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The Flyer arrived today. First impressions Nice layout and after looking closely at the finished job, well made!

Connected Ethernet cable, IEC lead, 9vdc and switched on the Flyer, it promptly displayed

<- Flyer - >
1.1.1
then seconds later.
No disks found!

Ok it work's now too read manual and setup the network.

The Flyer comes with a CONFIG program that you use too setup the network it's easily found with load"$1",9 then list, you will see "CONFIG" file in device 9 or whatever the Flyer is currently set too, wait changed too device 10 without reseting the C64 and now it's on 10! " Nice you can change the device number without resetting the C64 "
OK load"1:config",10 and run Brings up a configuration menu on your C64.

(N) etwork (A) liases (C) louds (Q) uit entered N
Then my network setting, That could not have been easier well maybe when DHCP is working but i setup everything with static IPs at home anyway.

Now too load disk images.. more on that later need too read manual.

Shane.
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