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Hello Fnord,

I think, that you are basically right. And for some users it will be 
the best way to buy this diskdrive from route66. But some guys 
didn`t have the money or/and are technically trained to find a much 
cheaper way. With a little bit of luck you can find a working drive 
and the adapter for a few bucks. For this reason I have created the 
table in the database-section. 
Momentarily I didn`t need a new drive for my EII. But I have looked 
forward, because sometimes the time will come, where I need a new 
one, so I have looked for it. And for the same amount of money, you 
have to pay at route 66, you can get a working Oberheim DPX1. This 
little machine has an 5 1/4" and an 3 1/2" diskdrive, which both are 
also working with the EII. So I just want to say, that route66 is 
not the only way to get a working disk-drive. It`s a good way, but 
by far not the cheapest. 

And there is no question: It is very important for all of us EII-
users, to have these guys from emulatorarchive and route66 and all 
the others who are helping to keep the EII alive.

Best Regards
Heiko




And in thiwhich--- In emulatorII-list@yahoogroups.com, "Fnord" 
<simonabsent@...> wrote:
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> 
> 
> Hello Heiko!
> 
> i really think you are wrong on the cost of those disc-drives. i 
am not associated with route66 and i never bought anything there, 
but let me say the following:
> 
> i do not think this richard guy will get rich by selling drives 
for the E2 - and all of us here  should be thankful that there are 
still some guys out there who actually put in the time and research 
information - finding components to make these old samplers work - 
even today!
> 
> also to mention rob @ emulatorarchive
> 
> where would we be without rob?
> 
> the information and knowlege that is provided to us is the only 
thing that keeps these emu´s running - so i am happy to pay 75$ or 
what ever he wants for a replacement drive :-)
> 
> big props to you guys!
> 
> si
> 
> 
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Heiko Mehring 
>   To: emulatorII-list@yahoogroups.com 
>   Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 9:00 PM
>   Subject: [emulatorII-list] Re: drives and discs for emulator II
> 
> 
>   Hello Mr./Mrs. unknown, :-/
> 
>   at route66 you can get a 3 1/2" disk-drive, but I would say, 
that they 
>   are much to expansive. At our "database"-section you can find 
some 3 
>   1/5" drives, which are also working with the EII.
> 
>   You can sometimes find EII-sounddisks on ebay, or at 
>   www.northstarsamples.com for example. But the best way is, to 
look for 
>   an old Mac (working types are also at the database), the 
datacable (or 
>   build one by yourself) to connect the EII with the mac and 
download 
>   the "Sounddesigner for Emulator II"-software. Then you can 
download 
>   the sounds from the "files"-section and have a look for Emulator 
II 
>   Sounds in Sounddesigner-format. The mac with the software is 
also the 
>   best way to save and load sounds. But you need one working disk 
for 
>   booting the Emulator.
> 
>   And last but not least have a look at here: 
>   
http://www.emulatorarchive.com/Samplers/E2Overview/e2overview.html
>   There you can find the most informations about the EII. And at 
this 
>   forum for sure. :-) 
> 
>   Much luck and best regards
>   Heiko (from germany) 
> 
>   --- In emulatorII-list@yahoogroups.com, "lawjcrg" <lawjcrg@> 
wrote:
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>   > Hello: I just purchased from ebay an emulator II which needs 
to have 
>   > the disc drives replaced. I've seen route66studios on the web 
and 
>   they 
>   > seem to have the replacement drives. But where can i get 
copies of 
>   the 
>   > original discs that came with the unit? Also, can I at least 
replace 
>   > the old drives with 3 1/2" disc drives? Thanks in advance for 
any 
>   > responses.
>   >
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