Thank you for Greaseweazle — I made a v4.1 compatible board in Japan

[shachi-lab]

Hi,

I just wanted to say thank you for the great Greaseweazle project.

I am a hardware/software hobbyist in Japan, and I made a small batch of Greaseweazle v4.1 compatible boards here.

The board is based on the v4.1 design and uses the original Greaseweazle firmware without modification.

I added only a few small changes for local use:

• Jumpers for some PC-9801 FDD related signals
• 12V power input for 5.25-inch FDDs
• IDC 34-pin to 5.25-inch edge connector adapter board

I made this mainly because it seems a little difficult for users in Japan to obtain Greaseweazle boards and related 5.25-inch FDD cables locally.

This is not an official Greaseweazle product.
I simply wanted to let you know that your project is also being used and appreciated in Japan.

Thank you again for the wonderful project.

Japanese support page for my board:
https://blog.shachi-lab.com/gw-support/

[keirf]

What a great project. Thank you for showing it here! Perhaps these will get wider distribution since there is (some) interest in Japanese systems worldwide.

[shachi-lab]

Thank you for your kind words!

Yes, there is still interest in retro PCs in Japan as well.

In particular, the PC-9801 series developed in its own unique way in Japan, so there is still some demand for working with PC-9801 floppy disks and drives.

I hope this board can help a few people try Greaseweazle with those Japanese systems more easily.

Thank you again for the wonderful project.

[shachi-lab]

Just a quick update: I have now started manufacturing and selling my own Greaseweazle-compatible board in Japan under the Shachi-lab name. This is an unofficial board based on the open-source Greaseweazle project.

There has been strong interest from users in Japan, and each small batch tends to sell out quickly. I intend to continue producing and restocking it regularly.

Shop page:
https://shachi-lab.booth.pm/

Thank you again for developing and maintaining Greaseweazle!