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Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re: Sysex OS for SD-1

2009-01-26 by Gordon JC Pearce MM3YEQ

With a bit of editing:

On Mon, 2009-01-26 at 19:29 +0000, themothershiprocks wrote:
\ufeff> So, I guess I could burn the Gibeler program and the disk image to a
> CDR....then I could take the CDR to my local PC store and get them to 
> make the floppy, but that will cost more than buying a new floppy 
> online. :)

That's one way to do it.

> I need to find a friend that has a PC with an internal floppy drive, 
> huh? 

When do the bins get picked up round where you are?  Take a quick drive
round any even vaguely affluent area on bin night and I guarantee you'll
find at least one suitable PC sitting on the kerb.

On Mon, 2009-01-26 at 14:43 -0500, Rich Horton wrote:
> Doesnt the Giebler program require Windows 98 or earlier to run? Isnt
> it a DOS program?

Yes, it does.  That's easy, though.  It works perfectly well under
FreeDOS, or the Windows 98 boot disk.  You can get both of these off the
'net, although the latter has slightly questionable legal status ;-)


Gordon

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