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RE: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Replacement for the floppy drive

2012-05-19 by Gary Brumm

This sounds like a good investment for an obsolete keyboard. I’ve converted Kurzweils from floppy to memory card. It makes good sense

as floppies are slow and undependable.

From: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bob S.
Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2012 6:47 AM
To: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Replacement for the floppy drive

This sound like an advertisement from someone with vested interest.....

Bob

Sent from my iPad


On May 19, 2012, at 4:27 AM, Christian Brunschen <cb@df.lth.se> wrote:

Hi all,

Floppy drives wear out and even floppies are becoming scarce. Fortunately, there's now an alternative / replacement that's available and not horribly expensive: a floppy drive emulator that emulates a standard IBM-PC or Shugart floppy drive, storing multiple disk images on an SD card, allowing read/write operation, and with verified support for Ensoniq keyboards ... and now that's available in the same physical form factor as a 3.5-inch floppy drive, making it a straight slot-in replacement for a floppy drive:

Discussion forum:

Software, including firmware updates:

I just thought this might be useful.

// Christian

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