Disklavier

Hi All,

I have just bought a used MX100 II and, of course, I have to join this 
wonderful group so that I will be more educated on how to utilize my 
disklavier. 

Could you please advise me where I can still buy a double density 
720kb diskette? 

On Friday,I provided some of my very old 720kb diskette to the 
salesman, and he was very generous by copying some performance disks 
that I like. But, unfortunately, he did not know that my MX100 II 
cannot play the new format. 

RS

I have had good luck using HD disks (easier to come by) if I use the
Disklavier to format them before attempting to write them on the PC.

You should also be able to format them in the PC if you cover the 2nd 
hole (not the write protect hole) with a sticky label.



Ron Natalie wrote:

> I have had good luck using HD disks (easier to come by) if I use the
> Disklavier to format them before attempting to write them on the PC.
>

--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, Ron Natalie <ron.natalie@...> wrote:
>
> I have had good luck using HD disks (easier to come by) if I use the
> Disklavier to format them before attempting to write them on the PC.
>
you can purchase them at yamahamusicsoft.com

> You should also be able to format them in the PC if you cover the 2nd
 > hole (not the write protect hole) with a sticky label.

Even doing that, I have had terrible luck getting a disk formatted DD
in an HD drive to work reliable (especially if it was ever formatted HD
which most are).   Doing it in the piano's drive works for me pretty
reliably.

On the 720K diskette issue:

I still have lots of them from a bulk purchase I made
years ago.  If you need some just drop me an email. 
Price is $5/10 disks.  Shipping is whatever the Media
Mail price ends up to be for the quantity ordered.  No
adder for packing.  

Thanks!

Mike
micah_j@...


--- Ron Natalie <ron.natalie@...> wrote:

>  > You should also be able to format them in the PC
> if you cover the 2nd
>  > hole (not the write protect hole) with a sticky
> label.
> 
> Even doing that, I have had terrible luck getting a
> disk formatted DD
> in an HD drive to work reliable (especially if it
> was ever formatted HD
> which most are).   Doing it in the piano's drive
> works for me pretty
> reliably.
> 
> 
>

Dear pl88ks,
 
Out of curiosity I looked here: <<you can purchase them at  
yamahamusicsoft.you>>
 
and did not see them. I don't need any, but since others do, do you  know 
where to look? I did a search with no results.
 
And as another way to get discs, when I got my disklavier I asked family  and 
friends, and got several misc. disks plus a 50 pack, and I asked on  
freecycle and got 2 full 50 packs and some misc. ones. People were thrilled to  give 
them to me and reclaim space! Now I probably have a lifetime supply.
 
However my unit uses the HD ones, so there are more available I am sure.  And 
somewhere I know I have a stash as my old Emax sampler used them and I used  
to order them by the five hundreds.....and I am sure other Emax and other 
sample  owners out there probably still need them.......
 
ok, NOW THAT MY CURIOSITY IS PIQUED......
 
this includes info on drilling the holes to change format (used to work  like 
a charm and I bought the puncher and did many hundreds that way  
successfully) , taping the holes to downsize to 720k, and all you ever could  want to know 
and then some.
 
_http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floppy_disk#The_floppy_as_a_metaphor_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floppy_disk#The_floppy_as_a_metaphor) 
 
Brings back memories, huh? my first computer had two 5-1/4 floppy  drives, a 
low and a high density one and a whopping few hundred kilobytes of  RAM.
 
When 3.5 disks were first available they were like gold - a box of 10  set my 
back maybe 55 or 60 bucks. And of course lyou needed 50 or more to do a  
complete backup of your computer........and it took hours changing those discs  
one by one.
 
Well I think you might want to start with getting the HD ones and covering  a 
hole to see if it works before stressing out to find the DD ones. But even if 
 you do need them there must be a stash somewhere that you can get for free 
or  close to free. 
 
And here is one of the combinationis I searched on which seemed to bring up  
better matches:  
3.5 floppy disk dd 
 
And here seems to be a few sources:
 
_http://www.nextag.com/3.5-floppy-disk-dd-720/search-html_ 
(http://www.nextag.com/3.5-floppy-disk-dd-720/search-html) 
 
Blessings,
Wanda  

Blessings,
Wanda




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Hi,

You can find them at:

http://www.yamahamusicsoft.com/index.php?
action=ProductCatalog&category_id=159

Alternatively:

1. Go to yamahamusicsoft.com
2. Click on 'Disklavier' on top left of page
3. Scroll down and click on 'Accessories for Computers'

Sells for US$5.95 / 5pc-pack.

--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, wandamusic@... wrote:
>
> Dear pl88ks,
>  
> Out of curiosity I looked here: <<you can purchase them at  
> yamahamusicsoft.you>>
>  
> and did not see them. I don't need any, but since others do, do 
you  know 
> where to look? I did a search with no results.

Hi, Alfred,
 
<<You can find them at:

_http://www.yamahamuhttp://www.yhttp://www_ 
(http://www.yamahamusicsoft.com/index.php?) 
action=ProductCatalac&category_catego

Alternatively:

1.  Go to yamahamusicsoft.1. 
2. Click on 'Disklavier' on top left of  page
3. Scroll down and click on 'Accessories for Computers'

Sells for  US$5.95 / 5pc-pack.>>
 
I am sure that this will help those looking, as I searched on several terms  
such as floppy, diskette, and 3.5. diskette brought up no matches. Diskette 
did  bring up over 800 matches, but a refined search on "diskette and floppy" 
brought  up nothing. and I was not going to scroll through over 800 hits in the 
hope  it might be buried there!.
 
So for those needing these, they pretty much need a specific way to find  
them, as Yamaha does not make them very findable by a search.
 
It is also interesting how they have now become once again more pricey. I  
remember buying maybe 500 for somewhere around $100 back in the day. I  guess 
supply and demand!  

Blessings,
Wanda




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Hi Wanda,

I guess its demand/supply, as well as bulk purchase discount in your 
case :)

Let me refine that a bit:

A. You can go straight to:

http://www.yamahamusicsoft.com/index.php?
action=ProductCatalog&category_id=159

(somehow the above address gets truncated in this post as 2 lines, 
but you should copy the full address & paste it to go straight to 
the relevant page).

B. Alternatively:

1. Go to:  http://www.yamahamusicsoft.com
2. Scroll halfway down the page and click on "Products for 
Disklaviers" on the left
3. Scroll down the page and click on "Accessories for Computers"



--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, wandamusic@... wrote:
>
> Hi, Alfred,
>  
> <<You can find them at:
> 
> _http://www.yamahamuhttp://www.yhttp://www_ 
> (http://www.yamahamusicsoft.com/index.php?) 
> action=ProductCatalac&category_catego
> 
> Alternatively:
> 
> 1.  Go to yamahamusicsoft.1. 
> 2. Click on 'Disklavier' on top left of  page
> 3. Scroll down and click on 'Accessories for Computers'
> 
> Sells for  US$5.95 / 5pc-pack.>>
>  
> I am sure that this will help those looking, as I searched on 
several terms  
> such as floppy, diskette, and 3.5. diskette brought up no matches. 
Diskette 
> did  bring up over 800 matches, but a refined search on "diskette 
and floppy" 
> brought  up nothing. and I was not going to scroll through over 
800 hits in the 
> hope  it might be buried there!.
>  
> So for those needing these, they pretty much need a specific way 
to find  
> them, as Yamaha does not make them very findable by a search.
>  
> It is also interesting how they have now become once again more 
pricey. I  
> remember buying maybe 500 for somewhere around $100 back in the 
day. I  guess 
> supply and demand!  
> 
> Blessings,
> Wanda
> 
> 
> 
> 
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--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "rondisklavier" <setiawansr@...> 
wrote:
>> 
> Could you please advise me where I can still buy a double density 
> 720kb diskette? 
> 

I recently bought 50 DS/DD (720kbyte) disks, their part 3DDDOS, from 
WorldWise Computer Supplies in Columbus OH (800-994-7344).   This came 
to $25 plus $6 shipping, service was excellent.  This source came from 
Carol Beigel's page http://www.carolrpt.com/disks.htm

Bob

Thanks! But can my old MX100II play a HD disk that was formatted to 
a 720kb disk? And how to format HD to DD? Please advise.

RS







--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, glenn matherly <my63lemans@...> 
wrote:
>
> Just an F.Y.I.
>   you can reformat 144mb disc to 720mb, I have done it many of 
times...
> 
> rondisklavier <setiawansr@...> wrote:
>           Hi All,
> 
> I have just bought a used MX100 II and, of course, I have to join 
this 
> wonderful group so that I will be more educated on how to utilize 
my 
> disklavier. 
> 
> Could you please advise me where I can still buy a double density 
> 720kb diskette? 
> 
> On Friday,I provided some of my very old 720kb diskette to the 
> salesman, and he was very generous by copying some performance 
disks 
> that I like. But, unfortunately, he did not know that my MX100 II 
> cannot play the new format. 
> 
> RS
> 
> 
> 
>                          
> 
>        
> ---------------------------------
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>

You can find everything you need to know about using floppies and  formatting 
them at the following web site.
 
_http://www.carolrpt.com/disks.htm_ (http://www.carolrpt.com/disks.htm) 
 
There is a wealth of other information about using your Disklavier at this  
site.



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rondisklavier wrote:
>
> Thanks! But can my old MX100II play a HD disk that was formatted to
> a 720kb disk? And how to format HD to DD? Please advise.
>
>
>  

As I stated before.  Take the disk and use the disklavier to format it.
Then you can write it in the PC.

Frankly with the exception of the firmware upgrades I don't bother
with the diskettes at all.   Most everything I do I run direct from
the MIDI interface.