Emax

A few weeks before I got the Emax I picked up a KW-30 and successfully made DD/DS boot disks, etc for it using SDisk and the same laptop and floppies so I think my OS images are good.

Really looking forward to sampling with the Emax. I saw a Likelike video using the Emax in his studio and he is pretty good at making records.

I hope to get it booted soon!

--- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "jammie" <jammie.emma@...> wrote:
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> well its going through the boot sequence 
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> just not loading the os could be miss aligned heads or dirty heads as its not reading the disk at all
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: dawtechie 
>   To: emax@yahoogroups.com 
>   Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2012 11:28 PM
>   Subject: [emax] Re: Gotek floppy emulator for Emax 1
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>   It does have the external light blue 25db on the back and all the red lights flash, then analog processing stays lit, it tries to read the disk and then the analog processing light goes out. I used NOS 720k DD/DS, EMX with a DOS boot disk in an older laptop. I tried all the OS EMX files I could find. I am going to make another set of disks from an XP laptop (internal floppy) with EMXP later today.
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>   Thanks for your help, this is the best Yahoo user group!
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>   Jeff
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>   --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "jammie" <jammie.emma@> wrote:
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>   > if its a plus model it will have a scsi 25db connector on the back you can use an external drive withthat version of sampler
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>   > also its going through the diagnostics if the floppy was fualty
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>   > you would be stuck on diagnostics with 2 leds lit
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>   > what floppy disks are you using and how old are they 
>   > ----- Original Message ----- 
>   > From: dawtechie 
>   > To: emax@yahoogroups.com 
>   > Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2012 8:49 PM
>   > Subject: [emax] Re: Gotek floppy emulator for Emax 1
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>   > This Emax is like new, it could be the floppy stopped working early on and the unit was boxed and put away. The person I bought it from knows nothing of its background, they found it at a flea market about 100 miles away from E-mu. There is also no history of repair or upgrade work listed on the inside sticker.
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>   > So, if it is a plus model, I have to get it booted before I can access SCSI drives other than LUN 0? I will double check the pins, connectors, cable, etc.
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>   > --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "jammie" <jammie.emma@> wrote:
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>   > > if its got the loading software message then its looking for a floppy or scsi device its not seeing the floppy drive in the floppy drive cable in correctly
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>   > > make sure none of the pins are bent 
>   > > ----- Original Message ----- 
>   > > From: dawtechie 
>   > > To: emax@yahoogroups.com 
>   > > Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2012 8:02 PM
>   > > Subject: [emax] Re: Gotek floppy emulator for Emax 1
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>   > > I bought it used off ebay since there was a bit of talk of it working with the MPC60 (mine does not have SCSI), but I am all about the Emax now!
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>   > > I will be doing your slim floppy/scsi card reader soon. Just trying to get it booted today. There is usually a good computer/electronics swap meet in my area next Sunday and hope to come back from it ready to get it up and running.
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>   > > Ted (or anyone else), would you like me to look for anything for you? Just let me know.
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>   > > What is weird about the existing floppy drive is that it looks new, very clean heads. Upon turning on the Emax Plus the floppy head advances 3 clicks stops (with any version of the OS), with the "loading software" message and that is far as it gets. I am currently on a quest to setup a SCSI PC, format an old DEC SCSI 535MB drive on LUN 0 and see if I can get it booted.
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>   > > Thanks! Jeff
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>   > > --- In emax@yahoogroups.com, Ted Summers <djtbs1@> wrote:
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>   > > > What the guy talks about having a switch to turn on / off the S0 (select 0) to change the virtual floppy - I don't know if that works on Emax.
>   > > > What he is doing isn't even the right way.
>   > > > If you were going to toggle anything, it should be the Floppy drive change line.
>   > > > That is the functionality a system actually uses to see a floppy disk was removed and inserted.
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>   > > > the version you have (from what he said) would have to be the 700k version of the unit.
>   > > > If not, it would format to the wrong size and Emax would't work with it.
>   > > > Emax uses DSDD, not DSHD.
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>   > > > Going to the Gotek Systems website was worthless- no links, no product listing, no general information, nothing!
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>   > > > I don't understand why people want to do some "virtual floppy", when if you setup a SCSI disk you can have access to 35 banks directly through the Emax menu????
>   > > > in other words- the factory created / supported solution for having multiple banks.
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>   > > > Anyone have any knowledge on the Gotek? I bought it before I picked up my Emax Plus. Looking for help on jumper settings before trying it out.
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>   > > > Here is a video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Muv25T_nRs4
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