Description
BlueSCSI Ultra 3.5″ SCA 80-Pin Solid State SCSI Drive Emulator
Upgrade your vintage workstations, servers, and retro PCs with the BlueSCSI Ultra SCA 80-Pin. Replace noisy, aging, and prone-to-failure mechanical SCSI hard drives with silent, highly reliable solid-state SD card storage.
Powered by the integrated Raspberry Pi RP2350B microcontroller with 16MB internal Flash RAM, the BlueSCSI Ultra brings modern speed, reliability, and expandability to your classic setup.
Key Features & Highlights
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Ultra SCSI Performance: Supports fast Ultra SCSI connections negotiating up to 40MB/sec (actual speeds vary depending on host hardware/bus capability).
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Multi-Device Emulation: Effortlessly emulate up to 7 SCSI devices simultaneously on a single SD card (Hard Drives, CD-ROMs, Tape Drives, Magneto-Optical, Zip drives, and even Network Adapters). Multi-boot several operating systems with ease!
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Broad Compatibility: Built for high-end Workstations, Servers, and PCs with SCA 80-pin SCSI cards. Fully compatible with vintage Amiga, Macintosh, PC (DOS/Windows), Atari, IRIX, and more.
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BlueSCSI Toolbox App: Manage files, swap CD ISOs, and configure Wi-Fi directly on your vintage host computer (supported across Amiga, Mac, Atari, DOS, Windows, and IRIX).
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Modern Hardware Suite:
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Powered by Raspberry Pi RP2350B + 16MB Flash RAM
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Modern USB-C Connectivity
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Enhanced power protection and dynamic voltage switching for superior SD card reliability
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Onboard physical DIP switches for easy control: Debug, Initiator, USC, and Termination
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GPIO expansion ports for future modular upgrades
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Future Expansion Ready
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CD Audio Support: Features an I2S expansion interface for CD Audio output via optional upgrade cards (sold separately).
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Front Panel Support: Designed to work with the upcoming PicoIDE front-panel flex-cable upgrade for external Wi-Fi and status displays (sold separately).
Pro Setup Tips & Recommendations
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Plug & Play Setup: Getting started is easy—simply format your SD card, create properly named disk image files, and insert!
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SD Card Recommendation: A 32GB High-Endurance / Surveillance-grade SD card (e.g., SanDisk High Endurance) is highly recommended for optimal longevity and performance under vintage OS read/write cycles. (SD Card not included).
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Open-Source & Documentation: Fully open-source under GPL firmware. Setup guides, documentation, and firmware releases are available at the official GitHub:
https://github.com/BlueSCSI/BlueSCSI-v2
Quality Assurance & Seller Guarantee
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100% Tested: Every single unit is fully bench-tested before shipping and arrives ready to install.
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Questions? Feel free to reach out anytime via eBay messages—happy to help retro computing enthusiasts get their systems up and running!
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