I have found a Famiclone with floppy drive and keyboard on Ebay: http://www.ebay.de/itm/Famicom-Comp...695?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item338d78ddf7 No, it's not a Dr PC Jr. However I wonder if it does load games from floppy disc. Does anyone own such a unit?
I have played a little with such devices when I was in the teenage years (However it's not the same unit you pictured) , if it's any similar, the floppy drive is for the "Windows" like game it has. And does not seem to support FDS or Famicom games. So is your basically playing FDS / NES roms thru the floppy drive? Chances are more often than not it doesn't.
I've already saw dozens of these type of famiclones, but not one with a floppy drive. I have a DVD player that can play NES games by a CD with a built-in emulator...
These are common in China. This is one of the latest Famiclones from Subor. It runs a version of Subor Windows/Dos software. Here are the specs: CPU - UM6561 (8-bit) RAM - 512 KB ROM - 512 KB Mouse - RS232 Keyboard - AT Floppy Drive 3.5 inch Famicom cartridge slot (compatible with most 8-bit game cartridges, 60 pin) 2 Joysticks (15 pin) Power adapter 220 V (In), 9V 800mhA (Out) RF Lead DB25 Port (parallel print port) 9 pin COM port (serial port) Comes with usually 2 Programming Manuals (F-basic etc) and 4 Floppy Disks with said software. Here are some images shamelessly taken from Chinese websites: There is also another famous console asside from the PC.Jr and Subor from BBG (BBK). This one is notable since you can add a 2nd floppy drive. Again, shamelessly taken from some random Chinese websites (^_^); This one is probably the most powerfull, since you can upgrade the memory up to 8-MB using 30-pin SIMM All kind of interesting systems, but ultimately kind of 'meh'. No one uses floppy drives anymore and there are way better alternatives for a mini-pc. The cost for these is pretty darn cheap though. You can get them for about $24USD on Chinese websites like Taobao and such. I never bothered selling these because the shipping cost is so high. But for anyone who cares to go through the trouble, here's a link: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=18887573039
Thanks for the information. I've found more information about these clones here: http://helloacm.com/set-up-8-bit-ul...y-drive-usb-floppy-emulator-nes-game-console/ According to this source a tool is available to convert the *.nes roms to *.gam files (NES2GAM). Unfortunately I cannot find this tool on the internet. Would be great if someone could post a download link. I'd love to get my hands on this clone.
Woah an actual OS with file system, an actual diskette drive, plus upgradeable memory? Holy. Never knew they were so advanced! Thanks for the link to Taobao.
