Fairlight-CMI

I just uploaded a ton of floppy images (for the IIx and III) to
nonmaskable.com.

Please take a look.  If you have other floppies that you would like
imaged, but you don't have the right setup to do so, please let me
know.  I would be happy to image them for you.

Joe

Thanks very much Joe. Great job.

Cheers,

Peter Kersten.

--- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, "tama_rat" <britt@...> wrote:

>
> I just uploaded a ton of floppy images (for the IIx and III) to
> nonmaskable.com.
> 
> Please take a look.  If you have other floppies that you would like
> imaged, but you don't have the right setup to do so, please let me
> know.  I would be happy to image them for you.
> 
> Joe
>

--- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, "WT" <waveterm@...> wrote:
>
> What is the setup needed to restore these images to 8" discs ?

Take a look at the ImageDisk link below the link to the floppy images.
 Dave explains how to connect an 8" drive to a PC.  Older PCs tend to
work better (I used a Pentium I machine).

Joe

> WT
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "tama_rat" <britt@...>
> To: <Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 7:38 AM
> Subject: [Fairlight-CMI] Disk images uploaded
> 
> 
> I just uploaded a ton of floppy images (for the IIx and III) to
> nonmaskable.com.
> 
> Please take a look.  If you have other floppies that you would like
> imaged, but you don't have the right setup to do so, please let me
> know.  I would be happy to image them for you.
> 
> Joe
>

What is the setup needed to restore these images to 8" discs ?

WT

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "tama_rat" <britt@danger.com>
To: <Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 7:38 AM
Subject: [Fairlight-CMI] Disk images uploaded


I just uploaded a ton of floppy images (for the IIx and III) to
nonmaskable.com.

Please take a look.  If you have other floppies that you would like
imaged, but you don't have the right setup to do so, please let me
know.  I would be happy to image them for you.

Joe

Thanks !

WT

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "tama_rat" <britt@danger.com>
To: <Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 10:13 AM
Subject: [Fairlight-CMI] Re: Disk images uploaded


--- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, "WT" <waveterm@...> wrote:
>
> What is the setup needed to restore these images to 8" discs ?

Take a look at the ImageDisk link below the link to the floppy images.
 Dave explains how to connect an 8" drive to a PC.  Older PCs tend to
work better (I used a Pentium I machine).

Joe

> WT
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "tama_rat" <britt@...>
> To: <Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 7:38 AM
> Subject: [Fairlight-CMI] Disk images uploaded
> 
> 
> I just uploaded a ton of floppy images (for the IIx and III) to
> nonmaskable.com.
> 
> Please take a look.  If you have other floppies that you would like
> imaged, but you don't have the right setup to do so, please let me
> know.  I would be happy to image them for you.
> 
> Joe
>

Thanks again.

,Think I'm gonna try to do this...you just proved it can be done.

cheers,
David



-- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, "tama_rat" <britt@...> wrote:

>
> I just uploaded a ton of floppy images (for the IIx and III) to
> nonmaskable.com.
> 
> Please take a look.  If you have other floppies that you would like
> imaged, but you don't have the right setup to do so, please let me
> know.  I would be happy to image them for you.
> 
> Joe
>

Yes it's possible and there was a German company that used to install
3'5" floppies in a Fairlight CMI IIx for aprox 700 Dm (350 Euro) back
in the 90's.

Cheers,

Peter Kersten.


--- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, Alexander Guelfenburg
<vmebay@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Joe,
> 
> stupid question: If the PC can read 8" disks with 
> a modified adapter, it should be possible to 
> install a 3,5" PC drive to a CMI with a modified adapter, shouldn´t
it?!?
>

Hi Alexander,

Unfortunately I have no further info about it, other than that I know
it was available and that it was a German company. I didn't buy it at
that time, cause I thought I could get it later.
I just wrote a mail to my friend and asked if he happens to have more
info on the subject. (I had a musicgear shop in the past, specialized
in vintage and analogue gear). This friend was a German partner of
mine. When I get more info, I'll let you know......

With any luck there will be a solution for all CMI's by the end of
this year. I can't go into details yet, but it is looking good I
think..... If this upgrade comes, there is no need for this 3,5"
floppy replacement...


Cheers,

Peter Kersten.

--- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, Alexander Guelfenburg
<vmebay@...> wrote:

>
> Hi Peter,
> 
> do you have any information about this? The 
> company? The solution? Any experience with that?
> 
> Cheers,
> Alexander
> 
> 
> 
> >Yes it's possible and there was a German company that used to install
> >3'5" floppies in a Fairlight CMI IIx for aprox 700 Dm (350 Euro) back
> >in the 90's.
> >
> >Cheers,
> >
> >Peter Kersten.
> >
> >--- In 
> ><mailto:Fairlight-CMI%40yahoogroups.com>Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, 
> >Alexander Guelfenburg
> ><vmebay@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Joe,
> > >
> > > stupid question: If the PC can read 8" disks with
> > > a modified adapter, it should be possible to
> > > install a 3,5" PC drive to a CMI with a modified adapter, shouldn´t
> >it?!?
> > >
> >
> >
>

Hi Joe,

stupid question: If the PC can read 8" disks with 
a modified adapter, it should be possible to 
install a 3,5" PC drive to a CMI with a modified adapter, shouldn´t it?!?

--- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, Alexander Guelfenburg
<vmebay@...> wrote:
> 
> stupid question: If the PC can read 8" disks with 
> a modified adapter, it should be possible to 
> install a 3,5" PC drive to a CMI with a modified adapter, shouldn´t
it?!?

This does work with the Series III, I built an adapter for mine a
while back (and I sent one to KMI a few years ago).

Note that there are at least 3 versions of the ROM for the QFC9 floppy
controller: DQFC910, DFC911, and DFC912.  If anyone has any other
versions, I'd be very interested in getting a copy.

Fairlight appears to have sold a 3.5" drive retrofit for the Series
III, and the DFC912 seems to be the ROM that went with that.  The
driver in the ROM seems to be the same as the DFC911, with some
formatting parameters changed (I believe this is to get the full
1.44MB from the 3.5" drive, vs. the 1.2MB you get with an 8" drive).

I wasn't able to get the adapter to work with the IIx, however.  I
think it's because of a dependency on the DISK CHANGED signal, which
the 3.5" drives don't (usually) provide.  Some 3.5" drives apparently
have jumpers or can be modified to provide DISK CHANGED, but I haven't
experimented with that.

Joe

I once had a IIx on my desk that had this mod installed. There was a board
with some logic chips on it and the two 3.5" drives that were installed
between the 8" drives. Worked beautifully (was very quiet).

The chips on the board were either painted over or the designations were
scratched off (can't remember). If I recall correctly the floppy format was
not directly readable with a PC (but I could be wrong).

The designer of this seems to have somehow disappeared.

-- 
Malte Rogacki gacki@gacki.sax.de
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