Fairlight-CMI

I fully agree !

This is awsome.

WT

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "dd_62622" <dd_626@hotmail.com>
To: <Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 8:54 AM
Subject: [Fairlight-CMI] Re: "CMI Plug" 4 Gbyte bootable drive on a SCSI 
connector!




this is just brilliant !

          thx Joe

--- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, "tama_rat" <britt@...> wrote:
>
> I received my Rev F HxC and spent some quality time with it the past 
> couple of weekends.
>
> The short story is that I was able to get it to work with my IIx --  
> booting, reading, writing, formatting.  I just posted some pics and HxC 
> disk images.
>
> The slightly longer story is that I did have to experiment a bit to get it 
> working.  It turns out that you need to swap the disk sides in the image. 
> There is an option to do that in the HxC tool, but I couldn't get it to 
> work.  (I'll send an email to the author and ask about that).
>
> I posted a profile (.fpf) file which you can use with the HxC tool to set 
> up the disk parameters for the CMI (except for the side swapping).
>
> I was mainly interested in turning my ImageDisk images into HxC images, so 
> I used the IMDU tool to convert the .IMD images into raw binary images.
>
> I wrote a quick little hack to flip the sides in those raw images -- I 
> also posted the C code for that.  Hopefully we won't need that for long.
>
> I also posted a few converted images.  I've only tested this with the Rev 
> F HxC with the latest firmware.  You'll have to make a cable to connect 
> the CMI's 8" drive cable to the HxC.
>
> Joe
>
>
>
> --- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, "Kirk Keyes" <Kirk@> wrote:
> >
> > I've got a Rev C HxC and a Rev F HxC. The Rev C is in my Emulator II and 
> > it works brilliantly. I was going to swap it out with the Rev F HxC, and 
> > then take the Rev C and try to get it working in my IIx.
> >
> > I'm interested in hearing any progress in this respect as well!
> >
> > Kirk
> >
> > --- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, "tama_rat" <britt@> wrote:
> > >
> > > I just ordered one.  I'll try it and post the results.
> > >
> > > BTW Peter W -- the SCSI connector SSD looks cool!
> > >
> > > Joe
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, "Peter K." <synthserv@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Sorry, you are correct indeed. So, who wants to go first?
> > > >
> > > > Peter Kersten.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > From: WT
> > > > Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2012 12:12 PM
> > > > To: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com
> > > > Subject: Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Re: "CMI Plug" 4 Gbyte bootable drive 
> > > > on a SCSI connector!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Yes, but that is not a confirmation that it works. It is just his 
> > > > opinion.
> > > >
> > > > WT
> > > >
> > > >   ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > >   From: Peter K.
> > > >   To: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com
> > > >   Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2012 12:08 PM
> > > >   Subject: Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Re: "CMI Plug" 4 Gbyte bootable drive 
> > > > on a SCSI connector!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >   Jeff wrote:
> > > >
> > > >   "Last time you asked was 2 years ago. Lots of things changed since 
> > > > that time.
> > > >   I don't see the reason why you can't write on the HxC with the CMI 
> > > > IIx."
> > > >
> > > >   Source:
> > > > 
> > > > http://torlus.com/floppy/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=118&hilit=Fairlight&start=15
> > > >
> > > >   He's adressing me there. I'm "FairlightIIx".
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >   Regards,
> > > >
> > > >   Peter Kersten.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >   From: WT
> > > >   Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2012 11:45 AM
> > > >   To: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com
> > > >   Subject: Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Re: "CMI Plug" 4 Gbyte bootable drive 
> > > > on a SCSI connector!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >   Peter,
> > > >
> > > >   where do you find info on the HCX and if it works for writing to 
> > > > the SD Card ?
> > > >
> > > >   WT
> > > >
> > > >     ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > >     From: Peter K.
> > > >     To: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com
> > > >     Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2012 10:41 AM
> > > >     Subject: Re: [Fairlight-CMI] Re: "CMI Plug" 4 Gbyte bootable 
> > > > drive on a SCSI connector!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >     I'm not the Peter you ment, but I can answer this question: This 
> > > > is a replacement for a harddisk. A CMI IIx does not support a 
> > > > harddisk, so the answer is: no.
> > > >     What you need is this: 
> > > > http://hxc2001.free.fr/floppy_drive_emulator/index.html#SDCARDFloppyemulator
> > > >
> > > >     According to the latest news it should now be able to read AND 
> > > > write CMI images. Only problem is you need to make a sort of 
> > > > converter for the connector.
> > > >
> > > >     Info: http://users.bart.nl/users/pb0aia/cm/8-525.html and 
> > > > http://nemesis.lonestar.org/computers/tandy/hardware/model16_6000/floppyfix.html
> > > >
> > > >     Also you need a frontplate that can be placed in your mainframe 
> > > > and holds the new "drives". I.m thinking about removing one of the 
> > > > 8" drives and place 2 of the HxC's in that place..
> > > >
> > > >     If anyone is planning to do this, please let us know. Perhaps we 
> > > > could save some work by working together.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >     Regards,
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >     Peter Kersten.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >     ---------------------------------------------------
> > > >     Carpe Ductum ! - (Seize the tape !)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >     From: Howard Smith
> > > >     Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 8:31 PM
> > > >     To: Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com
> > > >     Subject: [Fairlight-CMI] Re: "CMI Plug" 4 Gbyte bootable drive 
> > > > on a SCSI connector!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >     Hi Peter
> > > >
> > > >     How are you?
> > > >
> > > >     This looks Wonderful - would it work with a llx?
> > > >
> > > >     Many thanks
> > > >     Howard
> > > >
> > > >     --- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, "horiprod" 
> > > > <horizontal_productions@> wrote:
> > > >     >
> > > >     > Hi All. I thought you might be amused with a recent 
> > > > development of mine. It's a 4 Gbyte solid state drive mounted on a 
> > > > SCSI connector, from which it draws its power. You can think of it 
> > > > in the same way as a memory stick for computers. It has software 
> > > > partitions, so is bootable and very fast. The green LED is power, 
> > > > the red, "disk" access. Check the images I posted in the photos 
> > > > section. This is a prototype, I hope to have something more 
> > > > professional looking soon.
> > > >     >
> > > >     > Regards, Peter Wielk in sunny Sydney
> > > >     >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>