Fairlight-CMI

Hallo JB,

Thanks for the very intresting link.,I am getting more confident that in time there will be a complete datastorage/transfer solution for the series II/X

thanks again.

--- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, Jean-Bernard EMOND <jbemond@...> wrote:
>
> If you want use serial port's on CMI II and IIx look here :
> <http://www.jsigle.com/prog/cmi/>
> 
> JB
> 
> Le 5 mars 10 à 23:13, Greg Holmes a écrit :
> 
> >
> > On my Series II, I don't recall any parallel ports, but there was a
> > serial printer port. I even had a small board that went into the Epson
> > FX80+ dot matrix printer that added a serial interface to the printer,
> > so I could print to the Epson from the CMI.
> >
> > I wrote a bit of software for the CMI and used the CMI serial port to
> > transfer files from the Fairlight to a PC. I transferred a couple  
> > of VC
> > files that way - essentially exact "digital" file copies - and then
> > extracted the waveforms to WAV files (8bits resolution and 16KB in
> > length). I could have developed it further to transfer entire disks
> > (thus archiving everything), but I ran out of time/money.
> >
> > This was in the mid 1990s or so. I still have the CMI, printer,  
> > cables,
> > etc., but I doubt I'll work on it again. I'd sell it all if the right
> > person comes along.
> >
> > However (after giving this many years of thought), I believe that the
> > best approach would be to build a floppy drive emulator/interface  
> > which
> > would intercept all floppy disk data (bidirectionally) and send it  
> > to a
> > USB connection. The device would be inserted in the CMI's floppy  
> > ribbon
> > cable(s), and be completely invisible to the CMI - thus, no CMI  
> > software
> > changes, and it would work on all CMI models. I think that I have
> > detailed this before in this group.
> >
> > On 2010-03-05 10:22, dd_62622 wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I wonder .,did anybody tried to communicate with the IIx using  
> > the parallel port on the Q133 card.
> > >
> > > When reading the cmi mainframe service manual (page 22)
> > > I read about 2 general purpose parallel ports.(PIA)
> > >
> > > this is the part after the (ACIA's) on page 21.
> > >
> > > Is there a possability for IIx users to construct a connection  
> > between the cmi and a ibm or mac ?
> > >
> > > cheers,
> > > David
> >
> > -- 
> > Greg Holmes
> > GH Services, Ontario, Canada
> > http://www.ghservices.com/
> > http://www.gregholmes.com/
> >
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