Emax

on 9/21/00 11:59 AM, jh at jyrkih@... wrote:

>>> Since yesterday, I've got problems with my disk drive.
>>> Do you know if there is a way to replace it with a PC one.
>> 
>> you need to find a Mac Classic compatible Double Density (800k)
>> drive. The Emax doesn't use PC floppy drives which are ide (??) it uses
>> a SCSI floppy drive.

The floppy drive in Emax is definitely not SCSI nor IDE. It was a pretty
standard drive in its time, using a standard Floppy Disk Controller chip (I
forget the manufacturer and part number). The real issue is whether it is a
Constant Linear Velocity drive as used in a Macintosh or Constant Angular
Velocity as used in PCs. I can't remember, but I'm pretty sure it is CAV, in
that case a PC drive should work. Of course you can just order one from
E-mu's Service Department and get one that is guaranteed to work without
having to know all the gory technical details...

Scott