Emax

Ok, thanks for the support!!.. I supposed it will not work....

Ricardo

no it does not work

even in dos based machines it can be a right pain to get working

there is jumpers for ds1 ds0 there are jumpers for ready and other signals

there is no support for them when you receive them you get some one else's software

i have fitted them to k5000r

yamaha sy85 and sy99

there a few other yams it works on but apart from that they dont work on most only dos based systems if it uses a pre pc format

like the special formats that many synths and samplers used you need drivers so that the emulators can do that format

and why the hxc works as they add the code so specific floppy formats work and are always adding them when people ask about there machines and they buy one and they send jeff the image format and he always tries his best to add it

On 13 August 2014 12:49, cheju_99@... [emax] <emax@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Ok, thanks for the support!!.. I supposed it will not work....

Ricardo

It's too bad it doesn't work, because i use it with my 720kb Akai MPC60 perfectly. Works great with this application, even has internal memory that holds your last work. Couldn't be any easier.

What i would like to try is this:
CF AztecMonster CF-3.5" SCSI Converter Card

This card can convert CF memory card or MicroDrive to 3.5inc. desktop SCSI interface HDD, such as Mac SE/30, Quadra, or AKAI sampler.

If it works with a MAC SE/30 why wouldn't it work with the EMAX?

On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 5:24 AM, JAMIE logan jammie.emma@... [emax] <emax@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

no it does not work

even in dos based machines it can be a right pain to get working

there is jumpers for ds1 ds0 there are jumpers for ready and other signals

there is no support for them when you receive them you get some one else's software

i have fitted them to k5000r

yamaha sy85 and sy99

there a few other yams it works on but apart from that they dont work on most only dos based systems if it uses a pre pc format

like the special formats that many synths and samplers used you need drivers so that the emulators can do that format

and why the hxc works as they add the code so specific floppy formats work and are always adding them when people ask about there machines and they buy one and they send jeff the image format and he always tries his best to add it

On 13 August 2014 12:49, cheju_99@... [emax] <emax@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Ok, thanks for the support!!.. I supposed it will not work....

Ricardo

It's too bad it doesn't work, because i use it with my 720kb Akai MPC60 perfectly. Works great with this application, even has internal memory that holds your last work. Couldn't be any easier.

What i would like to try is this:
CF AztecMonster CF-3.5" SCSI Converter Card

This card can convert CF memory card or MicroDrive to 3.5inc. desktop SCSI interface HDD, such as Mac SE/30, Quadra, or AKAI sampler.

If it works with a MAC SE/30 why wouldn't it work with the EMAX?

On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 5:24 AM, JAMIE logan jammie.emma@blueyonder.co.uk [emax] <emax@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

no it does not work

even in dos based machines it can be a right pain to get working

there is jumpers for ds1 ds0 there are jumpers for ready and other signals

there is no support for them when you receive them you get some one else's software

i have fitted them to k5000r

yamaha sy85 and sy99

there a few other yams it works on but apart from that they dont work on most only dos based systems if it uses a pre pc format

like the special formats that many synths and samplers used you need drivers so that the emulators can do that format

and why the hxc works as they add the code so specific floppy formats work and are always adding them when people ask about there machines and they buy one and they send jeff the image format and he always tries his best to add it

On 13 August 2014 12:49, cheju_99@... [emax] <emax@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Ok, thanks for the support!!.. I supposed it will not work....

Ricardo

take the plunge and try it thats the only way your going to find out

but just because it works in a mac se 30 does not mean it will work in an emax

take the pcd-50/60b they dont work in akai mpc 60 or the 3000 but do work in the akais3000 but work great in the emaxes

its like the iodata cards dont work in the emu but they work with ensoniqs

the acard 7720u dont work in ensoniqs but work in the emax1 and 2

the acard 7720uw works great in the emax2 but i cant get it to work at all in the emax1 yet the 7720u with same firmware and same device works great but the uw version just get hd errors it will load the os but you cant load any banks

On 13 August 2014 17:38, 'bmacdoug1 .' jasonmcdougal@... [emax] <;emax@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

It's too bad it doesn't work, because i use it with my 720kb Akai MPC60 perfectly. Works great with this application, even has internal memory that holds your last work. Couldn't be any easier.

What i would like to try is this:
CF AztecMonster CF-3.5" SCSI Converter Card

This card can convert CF memory card or MicroDrive to 3.5inc. desktop SCSI interface HDD, such as Mac SE/30, Quadra, or AKAI sampler.

If it works with a MAC SE/30 why wouldn't it work with the EMAX?

On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 5:24 AM, JAMIE logan jammie.emma@... [emax] <emax@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

no it does not work

even in dos based machines it can be a right pain to get working

there is jumpers for ds1 ds0 there are jumpers for ready and other signals

there is no support for them when you receive them you get some one else's software

i have fitted them to k5000r

yamaha sy85 and sy99

there a few other yams it works on but apart from that they dont work on most only dos based systems if it uses a pre pc format

like the special formats that many synths and samplers used you need drivers so that the emulators can do that format

and why the hxc works as they add the code so specific floppy formats work and are always adding them when people ask about there machines and they buy one and they send jeff the image format and he always tries his best to add it

On 13 August 2014 12:49, cheju_99@... [emax] <emax@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Ok, thanks for the support!!.. I supposed it will not work....

Ricardo

I've spoken with the manufacturer of the AztecMonster and he confirmed it does NOT work with Emax I. He says it will only work w/ Emax II & III.

Unless the firmware is the problem AND it can be hacked, save your money.

- Jim

OK thanks for the heads up.
I wish i knew how to program low level machine code and make a scsi/usb interface that had firmware allowing it to work with multiple applications/devices........Just installed the Korg DSS1(Straylight Engineering) scsi/usb interface/memory upgrade and it works awesome. No more unreliable floppy drive or slow floppy emulator. Another underrated synthesizer/sampler with some beautiful sounding analog filters

On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 7:27 PM, xeelox@... [emax] <emax@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

I've spoken with the manufacturer of the AztecMonster and he confirmed it does NOT work with Emax I. He says it will only work w/ Emax II & III.

Unless the firmware is the problem AND it can be hacked, save your money.

- Jim

its because his design based on the 7720uw from acard he uses the same chips and the same bios and i know he gets disk errors

as i just cant get the 7720uw to work with the emax 1 i dont know what acard did or if its anything todo with the 68pin interface

but i just cant get it to work with the emax1 but it works great with the emax2 with the same devices tested

and the 7720u which is the scsi1/2 with the 50pin scsi connection works with the emax1 and the same devices and even though the bios is the same for both cards the 7720uw just wont work all you get is disk error trying to load banks

the version i am working on is bios based and the firmware can be updated it also scans the scsi pins and does a diagnostic which you can have a look at to see what signals the scsi is getting this allows to write new firmware so that it can work with any device

its almost ready and i will be sending ted one for testing

and it will include the slim floppy inside the casing and the adapter so all you will have to do is fit it just like a floppy drive and fit 3 cables the scsi the floppy and power

On 14 August 2014 03:57, 'bmacdoug1 .' jasonmcdougal@... [emax] <emax@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

OK thanks for the heads up.
I wish i knew how to program low level machine code and make a scsi/usb interface that had firmware allowing it to work with multiple applications/devices........Just installed the Korg DSS1(Straylight Engineering) scsi/usb interface/memory upgrade and it works awesome. No more unreliable floppy drive or slow floppy emulator. Another underrated synthesizer/sampler with some beautiful sounding analog filters

On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 7:27 PM, xeelox@... [emax] <emax@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

I've spoken with the manufacturer of the AztecMonster and he confirmed it does NOT work with Emax I. He says it will only work w/ Emax II & III.

Unless the firmware is the problem AND it can be hacked, save your money.

- Jim

as for the dss1 upgrade yes it is great

but we had the os code for that so that it was possible to add the usb and extra bank switching for the memory

and making wave file support any thing is possible when you have the code and fpga for interfacing and the floppy drive can still be used

and its going to happen also to the dsm1 the rack version but tom does not have the os code for that so he has to disassemble it which is taking a very long time + his day job keeps him very busy im his registered installer in uk and i have gone through all the revisions of the boards

which started as 2mb with just scsi

then the full digiboard with scsi and usb

and the third revision board was scraped because of problems and version 4 which is a small addon board that is used with the original digiboard because it was a lot cheaper to manufacture tom used to hand solder each one he now has them done in china

On 14 August 2014 13:40, JAMIE logan <jammie.emma@...> wrote:

its because his design based on the 7720uw from acard he uses the same chips and the same bios and i know he gets disk errors

as i just cant get the 7720uw to work with the emax 1 i dont know what acard did or if its anything todo with the 68pin interface

but i just cant get it to work with the emax1 but it works great with the emax2 with the same devices tested

and the 7720u which is the scsi1/2 with the 50pin scsi connection works with the emax1 and the same devices and even though the bios is the same for both cards the 7720uw just wont work all you get is disk error trying to load banks

the version i am working on is bios based and the firmware can be updated it also scans the scsi pins and does a diagnostic which you can have a look at to see what signals the scsi is getting this allows to write new firmware so that it can work with any device

its almost ready and i will be sending ted one for testing

and it will include the slim floppy inside the casing and the adapter so all you will have to do is fit it just like a floppy drive and fit 3 cables the scsi the floppy and power

On 14 August 2014 03:57, 'bmacdoug1 .' jasonmcdougal@... [emax] <emax@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

OK thanks for the heads up.
I wish i knew how to program low level machine code and make a scsi/usb interface that had firmware allowing it to work with multiple applications/devices........Just installed the Korg DSS1(Straylight Engineering) scsi/usb interface/memory upgrade and it works awesome. No more unreliable floppy drive or slow floppy emulator. Another underrated synthesizer/sampler with some beautiful sounding analog filters

On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 7:27 PM, xeelox@... [emax] <emax@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

I've spoken with the manufacturer of the AztecMonster and he confirmed it does NOT work with Emax I. He says it will only work w/ Emax II & III.

Unless the firmware is the problem AND it can be hacked, save your money.

- Jim

Has anybody tried this with the Emax?

Product Name : CF Raizin Monster HOT SWAP corresponding CF-SCSI conversion adapter
Price : 12,900 yen (converts to $127US)

Description

It is the adapter card by replacing MO, etc. ZIP drive so that it can be used as a SCSI device CF memory card.
• Removable function (HOT SWAP) possible *
• 3.5 inches FDD drive bay size
• Type I / II support
• SCSI I / II / III support
• Mac, Win, Linux bootable

On Thu, Aug 14, 2014 at 5:47 AM, JAMIE logan jammie.emma@... [emax] <emax@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

as for the dss1 upgrade yes it is great

but we had the os code for that so that it was possible to add the usb and extra bank switching for the memory

and making wave file support any thing is possible when you have the code and fpga for interfacing and the floppy drive can still be used

and its going to happen also to the dsm1 the rack version but tom does not have the os code for that so he has to disassemble it which is taking a very long time + his day job keeps him very busy im his registered installer in uk and i have gone through all the revisions of the boards

which started as 2mb with just scsi

then the full digiboard with scsi and usb

and the third revision board was scraped because of problems and version 4 which is a small addon board that is used with the original digiboard because it was a lot cheaper to manufacture tom used to hand solder each one he now has them done in china

On 14 August 2014 13:40, JAMIE logan <jammie.emma@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

its because his design based on the 7720uw from acard he uses the same chips and the same bios and i know he gets disk errors

as i just cant get the 7720uw to work with the emax 1 i dont know what acard did or if its anything todo with the 68pin interface

but i just cant get it to work with the emax1 but it works great with the emax2 with the same devices tested

and the 7720u which is the scsi1/2 with the 50pin scsi connection works with the emax1 and the same devices and even though the bios is the same for both cards the 7720uw just wont work all you get is disk error trying to load banks

the version i am working on is bios based and the firmware can be updated it also scans the scsi pins and does a diagnostic which you can have a look at to see what signals the scsi is getting this allows to write new firmware so that it can work with any device

its almost ready and i will be sending ted one for testing

and it will include the slim floppy inside the casing and the adapter so all you will have to do is fit it just like a floppy drive and fit 3 cables the scsi the floppy and power

On 14 August 2014 03:57, 'bmacdoug1 .' jasonmcdougal@... [emax] <emax@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

OK thanks for the heads up.
I wish i knew how to program low level machine code and make a scsi/usb interface that had firmware allowing it to work with multiple applications/devices........Just installed the Korg DSS1(Straylight Engineering) scsi/usb interface/memory upgrade and it works awesome. No more unreliable floppy drive or slow floppy emulator. Another underrated synthesizer/sampler with some beautiful sounding analog filters

On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 7:27 PM, xeelox@... [emax] <emax@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

I've spoken with the manufacturer of the AztecMonster and he confirmed it does NOT work with Emax I. He says it will only work w/ Emax II & III.

Unless the firmware is the problem AND it can be hacked, save your money.

- Jim

I'm inclined to agree w/ Jamie for the exact reasons mentioned, but I have emailed the manufacturer to see if he has any reason to believe it will behave differently than the Aztec.

-Jim

It;s not that new.

RaizinMonster has been around since May or something.

On Monday, 18 August 2014, 17:25, "JAMIE logan jammie.emma@blueyonder.co.uk [emax]" <emax@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

its a new product its only been out a few weeks try if you like but it is based on the same tech as the aztec monster

On 18 August 2014 06:21, 'bmacdoug1 .' jasonmcdougal@... [emax] <emax@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Has anybody tried this with the Emax?

Product Name : CF Raizin Monster HOT SWAP corresponding CF-SCSI conversion adapter
Price : 12,900 yen (converts to $127US)

Description

It is the adapter card by replacing MO, etc. ZIP drive so that it can be used as a SCSI device CF memory card.
• Removable function (HOT SWAP) possible *
• 3.5 inches FDD drive bay size
• Type I / II support
• SCSI I / II / III support
• Mac, Win, Linux bootable

On Thu, Aug 14, 2014 at 5:47 AM, JAMIE logan jammie.emma@... [emax] <emax@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

as for the dss1 upgrade yes it is great

but we had the os code for that so that it was possible to add the usb and extra bank switching for the memory

and making wave file support any thing is possible when you have the code and fpga for interfacing and the floppy drive can still be used

and its going to happen also to the dsm1 the rack version but tom does not have the os code for that so he has to disassemble it which is taking a very long time + his day job keeps him very busy im his registered installer in uk and i have gone through all the revisions of the boards

which started as 2mb with just scsi

then the full digiboard with scsi and usb

and the third revision board was scraped because of problems and version 4 which is a small addon board that is used with the original digiboard because it was a lot cheaper to manufacture tom used to hand solder each one he now has them done in china

On 14 August 2014 13:40, JAMIE logan <jammie.emma@...> wrote:

its because his design based on the 7720uw from acard he uses the same chips and the same bios and i know he gets disk errors

as i just cant get the 7720uw to work with the emax 1 i dont know what acard did or if its anything todo with the 68pin interface

but i just cant get it to work with the emax1 but it works great with the emax2 with the same devices tested

and the 7720u which is the scsi1/2 with the 50pin scsi connection works with the emax1 and the same devices and even though the bios is the same for both cards the 7720uw just wont work all you get is disk error trying to load banks

the version i am working on is bios based and the firmware can be updated it also scans the scsi pins and does a diagnostic which you can have a look at to see what signals the scsi is getting this allows to write new firmware so that it can work with any device

its almost ready and i will be sending ted one for testing

and it will include the slim floppy inside the casing and the adapter so all you will have to do is fit it just like a floppy drive and fit 3 cables the scsi the floppy and power

On 14 August 2014 03:57, 'bmacdoug1 .' jasonmcdougal@... [emax] <emax@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

OK thanks for the heads up.
I wish i knew how to program low level machine code and make a scsi/usb interface that had firmware allowing it to work with multiple applications/devices........Just installed the Korg DSS1(Straylight Engineering) scsi/usb interface/memory upgrade and it works awesome. No more unreliable floppy drive or slow floppy emulator. Another underrated synthesizer/sampler with some beautiful sounding analog filters

On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 7:27 PM, xeelox@... [emax] <emax@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

I've spoken with the manufacturer of the AztecMonster and he confirmed it does NOT work with Emax I. He says it will only work w/ Emax II & III.

Unless the firmware is the problem AND it can be hacked, save your money.

- Jim

I thought about getting one to test, but they were already sold out when I emailed them on July 1st. Here's their reply:

>>I am sorry that now CF RaizinMonster is out of stock. The next delivery date

>>is at August late. I apologize for inconvenience.
>>Best Regards.
>>Manabu Sakai

I'll let you know what they say about any known incompatibility with Emax 1 when they answer my current email.

In the mean time you can zoom in on the image and play guess-the-integrated circuit, but the Windbond is just flash memory and the main chip isn't marked so no telling if it's an Acard 7720.

http://www.stratos-technology.com/cgi/Shop/files/1/26/2.CF_RaizinMonster_Photo_88.jpg

- Jim

Save your money boys and girls. RaizinMonster is not compatible w/ Emax 1 as confirmed to me by the manufacturer last night. Emax II users would likely have success w/ this one though.

>>Dear Sir.
>>I am sorry that CF RaizinMonster is out of stock. It will come August late.
>>It has bad compatibility with E-mu Emax I like as CF AztecMonster.
>>Best Regards.
>;>Manabu Sakai

- Jim

OK well maybe somebody will make it happen someday. wish i could compile firmware? anybody have any suggestions on where to start learn such a talent......

Do you guys think it would work with an Ensoniq ESP16+ with SCSI? (just scored this for $49.00 at a thrift store, another sweet sounding early digital, that can do awesome transwaves!)

Dear Sir.

I am sorry that I have heard CF RaizinMonster does not work well with Emax I. It works Emax II or later.
I do not have a plan firmware update. Sorry.

Best Regards.

Manabu Sakai

- artmix

Off Topic:

Im selling my EMAX 1, SE HD REV 1, with pcd-50 Slim floppy/cf drive combo, recapped power supply and cool blue OLED (makes reading the display a breeze)

on the auction bay. Located in SF Bay Area

On Tue, Aug 19, 2014 at 8:24 AM, xeelox@... [emax] <emax@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Save your money boys and girls. RaizinMonster is not compatible w/ Emax 1 as confirmed to me by the manufacturer last night. Emax II users would likely have success w/ this one though.

>>Dear Sir.
>>I am sorry that CF RaizinMonster is out of stock. It will come August late.
>>It has bad compatibility with E-mu Emax I like as CF AztecMonster.
>>Best Regards.
>>Manabu Sakai

- Jim

write

predictive text i hate it

On 19 August 2014 21:08, JAMIE logan <jammie.emma@...> wrote:

thats because he does not right the firmware it is the 7720uw firmware form acard that he uses he flashes them with the mac firmware version but you can use the firmware utilities from acard to flash them to any of the firmwares

as for the floppy emulators no it does not work with the ensoniq

and same again you are going to buy the device and try with the eps16+ as the only ever cards i got to work were the iodata ones and i sold my last one to james sanger

the floppy emulators those flash chips need to be flashed before they are soldered into place you cant flash them once they are soldered you need to desolder them then flash them

by the time you have learnt all this a hxc emulator would of been the best bet for floppy emulation the slim versions with no lcd are £50 so thats not a bad price and you know it works

On 19 August 2014 19:32, 'bmacdoug1 .' jasonmcdougal@... [emax] <emax@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

OK well maybe somebody will make it happen someday. wish i could compile firmware? anybody have any suggestions on where to start learn such a talent......

Do you guys think it would work with an Ensoniq ESP16+ with SCSI? (just scored this for $49.00 at a thrift store, another sweet sounding early digital, that can do awesome transwaves!)

Dear Sir.

I am sorry that I have heard CF RaizinMonster does not work well with Emax I. It works Emax II or later.
I do not have a plan firmware update. Sorry.

Best Regards.

Manabu Sakai

- artmix

Off Topic:

Im selling my EMAX 1, SE HD REV 1, with pcd-50 Slim floppy/cf drive combo, recapped power supply and cool blue OLED (makes reading the display a breeze)

on the auction bay. Located in SF Bay Area

On Tue, Aug 19, 2014 at 8:24 AM, xeelox@... [emax] <emax@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Save your money boys and girls. RaizinMonster is not compatible w/ Emax 1 as confirmed to me by the manufacturer last night. Emax II users would likely have success w/ this one though.

>>Dear Sir.
>>I am sorry that CF RaizinMonster is out of stock. It will come August late.
>>It has bad compatibility with E-mu Emax I like as CF AztecMonster.
>>Best Regards.
>>Manabu Sakai

- Jim

Regarding flashing the Gotek floppy emulators, I found this interesting article.

According to the author of the article "Transforming the Gotek Floppy Emulator into an Amiga Floppy Emulator"
http://cortexamigafloppydrive.wordpress.com/2014/02/03/transform-the-gotek-floppy-emulator-into-an-amiga-floppy-emulator/
Firware can be flashed directly using a usb>ttl driver. no need flashing then soldering flash onto pcb.

And then I found another interesting post on the ESP16+ via yahoo group Ensoniq-ASR10-EPS16
"the acard 7720uw and a hot swap drive works with the eps16+ as an external device the problem with the acards is that they are slow for the interrogation routine and so come back with no scsi disk enter floppy disk

but with an external drive if you switch it on 1-2 mins before the eps16+ and it will boot"

On Tue, Aug 19, 2014 at 1:09 PM, JAMIE logan jammie.emma@... [emax] <emax@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

write

predictive text i hate it

On 19 August 2014 21:08, JAMIE logan <jammie.emma@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

thats because he does not right the firmware it is the 7720uw firmware form acard that he uses he flashes them with the mac firmware version but you can use the firmware utilities from acard to flash them to any of the firmwares

as for the floppy emulators no it does not work with the ensoniq

and same again you are going to buy the device and try with the eps16+ as the only ever cards i got to work were the iodata ones and i sold my last one to james sanger

the floppy emulators those flash chips need to be flashed before they are soldered into place you cant flash them once they are soldered you need to desolder them then flash them

by the time you have learnt all this a hxc emulator would of been the best bet for floppy emulation the slim versions with no lcd are £50 so thats not a bad price and you know it works

On 19 August 2014 19:32, 'bmacdoug1 .' jasonmcdougal@... [emax] <emax@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

OK well maybe somebody will make it happen someday. wish i could compile firmware? anybody have any suggestions on where to start learn such a talent......

Do you guys think it would work with an Ensoniq ESP16+ with SCSI? (just scored this for $49.00 at a thrift store, another sweet sounding early digital, that can do awesome transwaves!)

Dear Sir.

I am sorry that I have heard CF RaizinMonster does not work well with Emax I. It works Emax II or later.
I do not have a plan firmware update. Sorry.

Best Regards.

Manabu Sakai

- artmix

Off Topic:

Im selling my EMAX 1, SE HD REV 1, with pcd-50 Slim floppy/cf drive combo, recapped power supply and cool blue OLED (makes reading the display a breeze)

on the auction bay. Located in SF Bay Area

On Tue, Aug 19, 2014 at 8:24 AM, xeelox@yahoo.com [emax] <emax@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Save your money boys and girls. RaizinMonster is not compatible w/ Emax 1 as confirmed to me by the manufacturer last night. Emax II users would likely have success w/ this one though.

>>Dear Sir.
>>I am sorry that CF RaizinMonster is out of stock. It will come August late.
>>It has bad compatibility with E-mu Emax I like as CF AztecMonster.
>>Best Regards.
>>Manabu Sakai

- Jim

Jamie, what's a rough ETA on your dual combo drive?

Thanks,

Jim

october - november

im waiting on metal work the mock version was agreed i now have to wait for final production as i got a bare metal bracket

but the finished item is black

On 20 August 2014 16:32, xeelox@... [emax] <emax@yahoogroups.com>; wrote:

Jamie, what's a rough ETA on your dual combo drive?

Thanks,

Jim

Hi

I think I've missed this thing. What is this dual combo-drive, Jamie?

/Niklas

It's a project he is working on. It is not complete yet. Slim floppy and media drive in 1 to just put in Emax directly, no adapters, etc.

Please follow the posts for any announcement when it is available.

Regards,
Ted

On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 11:39 PM, niklas.ehrlin@... [emax] <emax@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Hi

I think I've missed this thing. What is this dual combo-drive, Jamie?

/Niklas

Aha ok, sounds very interesting.

I managed to install the slim floppy, with the modded adapter, and the machine seems to be working just fine! Thanks for all your help and wisdom Ted :)

So as Im still concidering different options to make use of the SCSI in my machine, this thing Jamie is working on could perhaps be a solution.

Have anyone heard of any preorders to be sent or something?

Niklas

2014-09-05 18:44 GMT+02:00 Ted Summers djtbs1@... [emax] <emax@yahoogroups.com>:

It's a project he is working on. It is not complete yet. Slim floppy and media drive in 1 to just put in Emax directly, no adapters, etc.

Please follow the posts for any announcement when it is available.

Regards,
Ted

On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 11:39 PM, niklas.ehrlin@yahoo.com [emax] <emax@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Hi

I think I've missed this thing. What is this dual combo-drive, Jamie?

/Niklas

No- Jammie is waiting to get metalwork from manufacturing and powdercoated.

At least that is my understanding. Last also Jammie commented I think it is 1 to 2 months out before they may be available.

(not speaking for him, this is just my understanding from what he has posted).

Regards,
Ted

On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 12:01 PM, Niklas Ehrlin niklas.ehrlin@... [emax] <emax@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Aha ok, sounds very interesting.

I managed to install the slim floppy, with the modded adapter, and the machine seems to be working just fine! Thanks for all your help and wisdom Ted :)

So as Im still concidering different options to make use of the SCSI in my machine, this thing Jamie is working on could perhaps be a solution.

Have anyone heard of any preorders to be sent or something?

Niklas

2014-09-05 18:44 GMT+02:00 Ted Summers djtbs1@... [emax] <emax@yahoogroups.com>:

It's a project he is working on. It is not complete yet. Slim floppy and media drive in 1 to just put in Emax directly, no adapters, etc.

Please follow the posts for any announcement when it is available.

Regards,
Ted

On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 11:39 PM, niklas.ehrlin@yahoo.com [emax] <emax@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Hi

I think I've missed this thing. What is this dual combo-drive, Jamie?

/Niklas

im away at the moment for all of september meeting with manufacturers

i have 3 prototypes which were bare metal cases 2 normal size 3.5" drives

and 1 emax larger type drive which will fit also the eps16+ eps classic epsm and the EIII and Emax1/2 this is the shugart 3.5" type

i have now spray painted these in black these are for beta testers ted is receiving the emax type prototype

and the others are being fitted into asr10 racks

i have to do product control and making sure the finished bracket is to spec

i then have to purchase more pcbs and have the components reflowed in a pick and place conveyer oven

i have a cash of nos slim floppy drives and i remade the slim floppy adapter so that normal mfc flat cable can be used as at the moment they use a special one where pin one is pin one to match the slim floppy drive connection as if you use a normal mfc cable which has connection on the same side when you flip it to fit the slim floppy they are reversed

no doubt as soon as these are released there will be knock off Chinese versions in no time so i will be only doing as limited run so that i know that i wont be left with lots of spare drives ads its all set up and tooling has already been payed for its easier just to order batches

this is what the aztec monster guy does

On 5 September 2014 21:46, Ted Summers djtbs1@... [emax] <emax@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

No- Jammie is waiting to get metalwork from manufacturing and powdercoated.

At least that is my understanding. Last also Jammie commented I think it is 1 to 2 months out before they may be available.

(not speaking for him, this is just my understanding from what he has posted).

Regards,
Ted

On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 12:01 PM, Niklas Ehrlin niklas.ehrlin@... [emax] <emax@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Aha ok, sounds very interesting.

I managed to install the slim floppy, with the modded adapter, and the machine seems to be working just fine! Thanks for all your help and wisdom Ted :)

So as Im still concidering different options to make use of the SCSI in my machine, this thing Jamie is working on could perhaps be a solution.

Have anyone heard of any preorders to be sent or something?

Niklas

2014-09-05 18:44 GMT+02:00 Ted Summers djtbs1@... [emax] <emax@yahoogroups.com>:

It's a project he is working on. It is not complete yet. Slim floppy and media drive in 1 to just put in Emax directly, no adapters, etc.

Please follow the posts for any announcement when it is available.

Regards,
Ted

On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 11:39 PM, niklas.ehrlin@... [emax] <emax@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Hi

I think I've missed this thing. What is this dual combo-drive, Jamie?

/Niklas