Emax

Hi all,

Well, I've finally picked up my first Emax (over 20 years after I
first yearned for one!).

It's a plain original version (in tip-top condition), but it looks
like it's been updated to SE status - the OS is showing as SE v1.1.
Now, being a Roland geeza (I love my S-50 and D-50, but don't hold it
against me!) I have a couple of questions:

1: Is SE v1.1 the latest version of the OS for my machine?
2: Is there any chance of obtaining a SCSI kit for it???
3: Is the keyboard aftertouch sensitive - the few disks I've tried
don't seem to have any presets that use aftertouch?
4: The LCD backlight is pretty dim, is there a replacement EL
backlight available for the Emax?
5: Are there any "SE" labels/stickers I can obtain to put that
finishing touch to my unit? (I did see some mention of this in one of
the message threads)

Well, that's it for now (until I finally get a chance to give my Emax
a good try-out!

Any suggestions or comments would be greatly apprecited!

Cheers,

Mike.

Hey there---

  1: Is SE v1.1 the latest version of the OS for my machine?

Yes- unless you have SCSI, in which case it is Plus 1.0 which has  
SCSI and SE in it.


2: Is there any chance of obtaining a SCSI kit for it???
Only by finding a dead one and stealing the chips currently :-(

3: Is the keyboard aftertouch sensitive - the few disks I've tried
don't seem to have any presets that use aftertouch?

Dunno....


4: The LCD backlight is pretty dim, is there a replacement EL
backlight available for the Emax?

You can find them. If route66 studios doesn't have em, you can source  
em. I got some from Murphy's Electronics about 3 yrs ago- it took 3  
months, so I ordered 2 at about $15 apiece, That did not include  
pins, I had to solder those on.....


5: Are there any "SE" labels/stickers I can obtain to put that
finishing touch to my unit? (I did see some mention of this in one of
the message threads)

Not that I know of.....



Regards,

Ted

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Hi Ted,

Thanks for your reply!

> 2: Is there any chance of obtaining a SCSI kit for it???

>> Only by finding a dead one and stealing the chips currently :-(

So there are no 'generic' ICs that could be obtained elsewhere to
complete the SCSI retrofit, that you're aware of?

> 4: The LCD backlight is pretty dim, is there a replacement EL
> backlight available for the Emax?

>> You can find them. If route66 studios doesn't have em, you can source  
>> em. I got some from Murphy's Electronics about 3 yrs ago- it took 3  
>> months, so I ordered 2 at about $15 apiece, That did not include  
>> pins, I had to solder those on.....

I think they use 'standard' 16x2 LCD displays, which I can pick up
(with LED or EL backlight for about $AU15. I can probably just rip the
backlight out and swap it with the Emax one... Cool...

Cheers,

Mike.

> So there are no 'generic' ICs that could be obtained elsewhere to  
> complete the SCSI retrofit, that you're aware of?
>
> Unfortunately no. At least one of the chips is a PAL with the read  
> link removed, so you can't get one and read the program. A while  
> back Rob of EmulatorArchive was in negotiations to get the binaries  
> from E-Mu, but I think that fell through.
>
>
> > 4: The LCD backlight is pretty dim, is there a replacement EL
> > backlight available for the Emax?
>
> >> You can find them. If route66 studios doesn't have em, you can  
> source
> >> em. I got some from Murphy's Electronics about 3 yrs ago- it took 3
> >> months, so I ordered 2 at about $15 apiece, That did not include
> >> pins, I had to solder those on.....
>
> I think they use 'standard' 16x2 LCD displays, which I can pick up
> (with LED or EL backlight for about $AU15. I can probably just rip the
> backlight out and swap it with the Emax one... Cool...
>
> It was a metric size- hard to get here in the US, but elsewhere,  
> probably easier....
>

> Regards, Ted
>
>
>


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