FDSStick appreciation thread :)

[Mi5terDNA]

After years of procrastination, I finally ordered a RAM Adapter and fdsstick.
I've been getting a folder together of the whole FDS library, but I have a question about file names.

Does the file browser on the fdsstick scroll individual game titles?  Or is it hard locked to show a certain number of characters?

[loopy]

If you mean scroll horizontally, no. It shows whatever fits on one screen (30 characters or so).

[Mi5terDNA]

Thanks Loopy!  That's exactly what I needed to know, will start shrinking down my filenames a bit.

[boye]

I'm thinking about getting an FDSStick for several reasons, but how do I get an FDSStick working on a Twin Famicom?

[loopy]

The fdsstick site spells it out pretty well, I think? On the bottom half of the page. Is there some part of it you don't understand?

[boye]

Thanks! 

[reedwolf]

Is there any documentation on how to interface with an FDSStick? I'd like to write a client application for Unix systems (mostly Linux).

[P]

I don't think so. You'll have to contact Loopy and ask.

[willys82]

Hi, I'd like to buy an FDSStick for my Famicom Twin. I've checked and my disk board has the 7201 chip, but I don't know if there is a power board modification needed like in the regular FDS accesory to read/write disks. Does anyone know anything about that?

Thanks

[P]

It's needed if you want to overwrite disks even with the FDSStick. It's not needed for playing games or for dumping disk images. The write-protection in the disk drive only prevents it from writing entire disks, not from any kind of reading or from writing to a single file (saving in a game).