Emax

Yes,
   It is connected directly to the Emax SCSI conector
and it read and write from and to a SD or CF card the
same as if it was a hard drive. The O.S. has been
copied to the card reader and I don't have to use the
floppy drive and disk for booting up.


--- Brian Ronn <brian_ronn@...> wrote:

> Hi Jip
>    
>   Is this the scsi card reader you have connected to
> an Emax and are you able to read and write sample
> banks to the card as it would on a harddrive?:
>    
>   http://www.psism.com/pcd40.htm
>    
>   Best regards
>    
>   Brian
> 
> Jip Harrio <harrioj@...> skrev:
>           Yipee Yahoo... I finally got it. Thanks to
> this forum because without it, I would not have had
> a clue. It took a lot of trial and error but I am
> glad I hung in there. 
> 
> I got the upgrade to O.S. Plus to finally work and I
> connected a Microtech external SCSI card reader and
> I saw the light. It formatted and copied the files
> in a flash. To test it, I re-booted without the
> floppy and whadda u know, it loaded everything up in
> a flash.
> 
> Man o man, Thanks to this forum. 
> 
> A special "Thanks" to E-synthesist, Elmacaco and
> Ted. Ted you really opened my eyes in confirming
> that the HD was there. E-man you alerted me that I
> was totally confused and help think about what the
> heck I was trying to do.
> 
> I feel like I just won a grammy.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Jip Harrio <harrioj@...> wrote:
> Ted this is good news. I have a zip drive so I am
> going to work now on uploading O.S. Plus and then
> try the zip to see if I can get it to work. I will
> post the result.
> 
> Reggie
> 
> ted Summers <djtbs1@...> wrote:
> Everyone in this thread---- if the blue connector
> you see is this one 
> (I put into my keyboard from a rack unit - see
> attached picture), it 
> IS a SCSI port. While db25 is commonly used as a
> serial, it is also 
> used as a SCSI-1 (5 MB/s) connector. I used this
> connector to hook 
> to my external zip drive. If you look closely at the
> logic board in 
> the emax you will see that the pins for this
> connector hook in line 
> with the wide scsi connector for the hard drive and
> from there go to 
> the 5380 SCSI controller.
> \ufffcHope this helps some people that thought they
> didn't have scsi but 
> actually do If you have this connector, you should
> be able to load 
> the plus os or HD os.... on my keyboard there was a
> plate where the 
> connector is now. So if you didn't have scsi they
> put a plate instead 
> of the connector.
> 
> Ted
> 
> On Dec 24, 2006, at 8:14 PM, Eduardo wrote:
> 
> > If it's a SE unit wouldn't it already be upgraded?
> just need SE os 
> > and you should have those functions.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Jip Harrio
> > To: emax@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2006 3:33 PM
> > Subject: Re: [emax] Re: Emax SE disk? Can someone
> mail me one?
> >
> > Elmacaco,
> > You are right. There is no wide SCSI connector
> present. So this 
> > unit does not have SCSI interface. So I only need
> to upgrade from 
> > Emax 3.2 to SE. Unfortunately, I can't seem to get
> the SE upgrade 
> > file to work. I must be doing something wrong.
> > I have DOS 5.xx and have downloaded both EMAX and
> EMAXUTIL loaded 
> > them both on the DOS box. I have downloaded
> SEUP.EM1 and 
> > successfully wrote to a floppy format in the EMAX
> DOS program. I 
> > have done everything step by step, but when I boot
> the disk on the 
> > EMAX machine itself, nothing happens. I'm missing
> something.
> >
> > Reggie
> >
> > Eduardo <elmacaco@...> wrote:
> > the regular emax has a small blue connector that
> isn't scsi but 
> > some rs-232 connector or something, If you have a
> wide scsi 
> > connector on it then I'd love to see a pic.
> >
> > This list's files sectionn has everything you need
> to make a plus 
> > OS disk. Thanks to E synthesist!!!
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: harrioj
> > To: emax@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2006 6:33 AM
> > Subject: [emax] Re: Emax SE disk? Can someone mail
> me one?
> >
> > Peter,
> > Yes. I need a copy. I just scored an SE rack with
> the blue SCSI
> > connector on the back. I believe the Plus OS would
> be required at
> > some point before I could use the SCSI features.
> > I'm not sure if it has the most current SE update
> loaded or not. If
> > not , I have to keep trying to update it via the
> seup.em1 file. So
> > far, I have tried evrything with no luck to
> upgrade to SE.
> > Do I pay you via PAYPAL?
> >
> > Reggie
> >
> > --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "peter_vh01"
> <petervh@...> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > Sorry for taking so long to reply to this
> thread, I had not realized
> > > it was still in progression!
> > >
> > > A very kind person from this group has created
> me a working disc of
> > > the Plus OS software, and it will be mailed to
> me shortly. Following
> > > that, I would be glad to produce a copy of the
> OS for anyone else
> > > interested. All you will have to do is cover the
> shipping.
> > >
> > > I will be out of town shortly until the first
> week of January, at
> > > which point I expect the OS disc will have
> arrived at my doorstep.
> > > Shoot me an e-mail, and I'll send you a copy of
> the os software.
> > >
> > > - Peter
> > >
> > > --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "harrioj"
> <harrioj@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "peter_vh01"
> <petervh@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Hey guys...
> > > > >
> > > > > I've tried every method out there to get an
> SE disk created,
> > but I
> > > > > have had no luck. I am wondering if some
> kind soul on this
> > forum could
> > > > > perhaps copy me a disk and mail it? (to
> ottawa/canada).
> > > > >
> > > > > I will of course reimburse you for
> postage/packing and such. I
> > would
> > > > > really appreciate this!
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks!
> > > > >
> > > > > - Peter
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Peter,
> > > > I am wondering if you had any better luck with
> this. I am in
> > the same
> 
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