Fairlight-CMI

Although technically inept and unable to provide intellectual 
capital for a project like this, I would be happy to help underwrite 
the financial cost as well.  I would love a modern storage system 
for the CMI IIx.


--- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, James Thomson 
<jamesthomson@m...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> 
> I have bought quite a few brand new 8" floppy disks recently which 
will not
> format. There is nothing wrong with my drives its simply that the 
floppy
> disks themselves are flawed. This is very worrying for all CMI 2X 
users as
> even with new disks we are not guaranteed that they will work !
>  There are some very knowledgeable technicians here and I urge 
them to
> please come up with an alternative solution for sound storage 
soon. This
> needs to be made a priority for the future of the CMI 2X. 
Eventually all
> floppies will fail and we desperately need a modern storage method 
for the
> CMI 2X. It is a very creative instrument which deserves to be kept 
going.
>  I am willing to put up some finance if a solution looks 
promising. Many
> thanks,
> 
> Regards,
> 
> 
> 
> James Thomson
> 
> Magic Audio Co.
> The Studio
> West Hampstead
> London NW2 3RJ
> U.K.
>