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Re: [emax] Re: Emax 1 disks

2007-02-02 by Jip Harrio

I just want to inform you that there is "BUY NOW"
auction on Ebay right now for 10 Emu Emax disks for
$15.00 if you are interested.


--- booboopus <mail736786@...> wrote:

> Thanks for the pointers! I just tried EMXP and ended
> up with the same
> results as with EMX. I will give CopyQM a shot
> next....
> 
> --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "esynthesist"
> <esynthesist@...> wrote:
> >
> > I think this kind of problem has been reported
> already many times 
> on 
> > this board... 
> > Many floppy drives in EMAX-I and (only) some
> floppy drives in EMAX-
> II 
> > have a different calibration than the ones in
> PC's. EMX does not 
> take 
> > this difference into account while formatting
> disks.
> > When I created EMXP (EMX for WinXP) I discussed
> this problem with 
> the 
> > guy who develops OmniFlop, and he tweaked his
> driver and explained 
> it 
> > to me in order to support the "most common" type
> of floppy drives 
> in 
> > EMAX samplers.
> > 
> > So maybe you can try EMXP (with either OmniFlop
> driver or the 
> driver 
> > delivered with EMXP - the tweak is supported in
> both cases). You'll 
> > need a WinXP PC with internal floppy drive for
> that.
> > 
> > It's still not 100% guaranteed however that it
> will work, but 
> you'll 
> > have a lot more chance than with EMX for DOS.
> > Another fallback could be CopyQM, which also gives
> better results 
> > than EMX. For CopyQM you'll need a DOS PC.
> > 
> > All programs and files can be found in the files
> section.
> > 
> > ///E-Synthesist 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, Jip Harrio <harrioj@>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > I went through exaactly what you are going
> through.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > --- booboopus <mail736786@> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Hi there,
> > > > 
> > > > Is anyone out there able to send me a boot
> disk for
> > > > the Emax 1. I will 
> > > > pay you for your troubles...
> > > > 
> > > > The unit was given to me without disks, so I
> tried
> > > > making some by 
> > > > booting in DOS 6.22 and using EMX to write to
> a
> > > > DS/DD disk with version 
> > > > 3.2 of the OS. Unfortunately, it fails to load
> ,
> > > > going into an infinite 
> > > > loop during startup. I can hear four clicks
> from the
> > > > floppy, then the 
> > > > front panel lights flash, repeat....
> > > > 
> > > > Perhaps the floppy is dead?  Any help
> appreciated.
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > >  
> > > 
> > 
>
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> 
> 



 
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