Emax

----- Original Message -----

From: Windrum Scoggin

To: emax@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2013 4:54 PM

Subject: Re: [emax] What about an IPCAS USB to replace the floppy drives in our units?

I agree with Jammie

If you want to keep it it's worth the maintenance costs

Just like a classic casts 'intangible value' far exceeds its actual blue book value the sound oft Emax is like nothing else in the world .

It's sound is unique and DM used it to define theirs. No we may not all get rich like they did off our EMU's but they were a shining example if this machines potential and the beauty and professionalism of its sound

It's like trying to put a price on keeping a 63 Jaguar or Porsce running...if you LOVE its intangible value enough no price can be put on it-to you its 'priceless' and to mey Emax is priceless so to keep it running 200 -250 bucks in upgrade costs on an originally 5000 machine is chump change

On Tuesday, October 29, 2013, jammie wrote:

its cheaper than replacing with a new floppy drive which are almost just as expensive

and tyes 20 of them is as expensive as a second hand car but matenance alone on a car is just as expensive as buying the damn thing

and insurance nealerly as dear as the car costs now days

and it all depends on how much you like your gear and how long yopur planning on using it

thats why if i have scsi on my machines i use cf hotswap card drives

and why i always fit a slimfloppy cf card combo drive system to emaxes as it brings them to the 21st century and gives many more years use

----- Original Message -----

From: sweetsynthchuck@yahoo.com

To: emax@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2013 8:54 PM

Subject: RE: Re: [emax] What about an IPCAS USB to replace the floppy drives in our units?

i would not call 100 quid cheap, for a solution to only 1 unit,

you have 20+ samplers replacing all 20 with a hxc will cost you the same price as a second hand car.

---In emax@yahoogroups.com, <emax@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

it depends on which breaks down first the emax or the pcd

the slim floppy are ok cheap and floppy disks are still being made

but if you want a good working known floppy emulator then the hxc is the cheapest to get thats garanteed to work

----- Original Message -----

From: Windrumscoggin

To: emax@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2013 8:38 PM

Subject: Re: [emax] What about an IPCAS USB to replace the floppy drives in our units?

Silly Now that I have a PCD yes..but it's not guaranteed to work forever and there may come a day when we all need to replace it with something that does work for the long haul so better to experiment now and be prepared for the inevitable (PCD's NLA)

On Oct 29, 2013, at 13:29, "jammie" <;jammie.emma@...> wrote:

they are the china made floppy emulators they buy them from china at £10 a pop then charge £200+ for them

and they dont work with the emaxes so dont bother and why would you want a floppy emulator when you have scsi it just seems silly

----- Original Message -----

From: windrumscoggin@...

To: emax@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2013 5:08 PM

Subject: [emax] What about an IPCAS USB to replace the floppy drives in our units?

Has anyone tried to use one of these to replace their floppy drive?

http://www.ipcas.com/products/usb-floppy-emulator-fdd-to-udd.html

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