Patches and discussion for Ensoniq VFX family

Buggy whip makers agree with you :)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric Hall" <jester_123@...>
To: <Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 3:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Hello! New owner of a VXDsd


I was very lucky I had a few low density diskettes on hand.

It's a shame that so many things become obsolete.




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From: Steve Wahl <steve@...>
To: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, October 16, 2009 2:02:53 PM
Subject: Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Hello! New owner of a VXDsd


On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 09:48:31AM -0700, Eric Hall wrote:
> I did find that, and finally managed to get a working diskette. It's 
> actually not in the file section though, it's on another site.
>
> http://ensoniq. jrwhitesel. com/software. html
>
> The VFX is happily playing the demo as we speak. I'm glad I didn't have to 
> install the full version of freedos, as that would have wiped the  only 
> windows machine I have. It has all my sysex utilities and patches for my 
> DX7 as well.
>
> Thank you!

You're welcome!  Unfortunately, as time moves on it's getting harder
and harder to find a computer with a floppy disk that will work for
this. :-(

--> Steve Wahl (Originator of the fdvfx.zip VFX Freedos Floppy)

> Eric
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> ____________ _________ _________ __
> From: Hans Artmann <hans.artmann@ arcasys.de>
> To: Ensoniq-VFX- SD@yahoogroups. com
> Sent: Thu, October 15, 2009 10:11:07 AM
> Subject: Re: [Ensoniq-VFX- SD] Hello! New owner of a VXDsd
>
>
> Check the file section and the archive. Someone has made a free dos
> floppy for that
> purpose which you can use without wiping out your windows system.
>
> Hans
>
> Eric schrieb:
> >
> >
> > Got a VXDsd fairly cheap. Sounds pretty darn good. It does need the
> > keyboard fix, I'll get around that soon enough.
> >
> > At the moment, I'm trying to build a diskette with the sequencer on
> > it, but I'm not having to much luck. I run primarily on an old g4 mac
> > so there is no hope there.
> >
> > I have an old laptop that I'm going to install freedos on to see if I
> > can get it going that way. That will wipe out the Windows 2000
> > installation on it, but I can always reinstall, I guess.
> >
> > I also have a Yamaha DX7 mk1, if I can get the sequencer going I will
> > have a cool vintage midi setup for sure.
> >
> > Regards, Eric H
> >
> >
>
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Steve Wahl steve@pro-ns. net

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