any chance we could develop a hidden drive solution ? I somehow don't want to
temper with the original appearance of the cmi.
as I type this line a few
ideas come to mind.. how .bout making a card witch holds the HxC and fit this
one in one of the empty slots?
or maybe create a faceplate that you can
open like a door hiding the HcX behind it and keeping the classic look of the
cmi intact.....or a external box ofcourse.
any toughts on this .. or does
my fear of losing the original industrial design seems ridiculous : )
?
--- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com,
"Peter K." wrote:
>
> First of all: Thanks
very much Joe for your help. . I read on the HxC forum that problems with image
seem to be solved. (http://torlus.com/floppy/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=118&p=6950#p6950)
>
> Next step would be creating a frontplate, same size as one floppydrive,
holding two HxC "floppydrives" and one switch, so one of the HxC "floppydrives"
can be switched with the remaining, original floppydrive, so 8" discs can be
copied to the HxC "floppydrive".
>
> Perhaps we can do this as a
group in order to keep costs down?
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
> Peter Kersten.
>
> From: Gordon JC Pearce
> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 8:18 PM
> To: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Re: "CMI Plug" 4 Gbyte bootable drive on a
SCSI connector!
>
>
>
> On 12/09/12 18:59, James
Thomson wrote:
> > Hi Joe,
> >
> > Thanks for all of
your hard work in bringing such exciting
> > developments for the CMI
2X. You first gave us the USB mouse and TFT
> > monitor adaptor and now
it looks like we will soon be able to use a
> > modern storage solution
! Please keep us up to date. Thanks !
> >
>
> I reckon
you're all thinking too small and too expensive.
>
> *Everyone* who
uses a sampler with SCSI runs into this bother. The E-mu
> ESI list
(before the moderator stopped approving posts) had a couple of
> people a
month looking for something like this - and that's just one
> make and
model, with the people who knew what they wanted to ask for.
>
>
Pump them out to everyone that uses SCSI samplers, and even old
>
computers with SCSI disks. You'll get your volumes up and your prices
>
down. Everyone wins.
>
> --
> Gordon JC Pearce
MM0YEQ
>
Message
Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Re: HxC and CMI IIx Floppydrive replacement
2012-09-17 by Peter K.
Think about this: If you hide your HxC in an empty
slot, this meens that every time you want to acces it, you have to open the
cagedoor. I personally wouldn't want that......... The door would show wearsigns
very soon.... Not desirable I think.
An external box would be an option indeed. How
about the upgrade from Joe (USB mouse and monitor) combined with the HxC all in
one external box? By the way: there was talk about the option to add a modern
USB numerical keyboard to the mouse/monitor upgrade, is that still in the
planning?. I would realy like to have that upgrade. I don't need it now, because
all works fine at the moment, but it's good to have it when I might need it
in the future.
I think a frontplate in the Fairlight color, with
the HxC situated a few cm's from the top, would be nice. This could
replace the 8" drive including the plate left and right to the
drive. If you want to hide it, it's easy to add a cover to it. I myself wouldn't
hide it, I think. But that opinion may change
By the way, Jeff pointed out to me that one HxC
emulates 2 drives, so it looks like we only need one HxC, not two!!
After mentioning the frontplate idea, Jeff pointed
out that there is already a HxC version that has a frontplate http://torlus.com/floppy/index.php?2012/05/27/31-31-2-form-factor-sd-hxc-floppy-emulator-available.
However I already knew that and what I ment by
frontplate is actually only a plate that surrounds the already existing front of
the HxC. This "frontplate", is actually only a cover and needs no printing or
whatsoever. It's only function is to cover the open spaces surrounding the HxC
and it provides a way to hold the HxC.
Regards,
Peter Kersten.
From: dd_62622
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 9:56 AM
Subject: [Fairlight-CMI] Re: HxC and CMI IIx Floppydrive
replacement