Re: [emax] Emax I HD Plus OS
2013-10-27 by Windrum Scoggin
So theoretically then OmniFlop should be able to Take an .ez1 image file created in EMXP and write it to floppy disk? Anytime I use omniflop it ends up looking
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2013-10-27 by Windrum Scoggin
So theoretically then OmniFlop should be able to Take an .ez1 image file created in EMXP and write it to floppy disk? Anytime I use omniflop it ends up looking
2013-10-27 by jammie
you get 35 banks of 512k samples in glorious 8bits compressed this is compressed from 16bits audio of 1mb so you get 1mb of sample content in each bank at the
2013-10-26 by jammie
you cant use omniflop to write the os you need to write the os in emxp emxp uses the omn iflop driver to format and write to emax floppy but its done inside
2013-10-26 by Windrum Scoggin
Hi Jammie thanks for selling me the slim floppy disc and the brackets to mount stuff my PC D60B is on its way I won it for $149 on eBay I sure hope he sends
2013-10-26 by Windrum Scoggin
Sorry just read where he was inserting the disc in his machine and getting wrong software revision so we know that his disks are working okay when being
2013-10-26 by Windrum Scoggin
Jammie Omni flop is a little confusing I will admit. The problem is Omni looks for an image or .IMG file when it goes to write the OS and as we know Emax OS
2013-10-26 by jammie
like i said you need the omniflop img of the se upgrade disk its under esynthesis name emxp cant use or create this disk you need to use either dos like ted
2013-10-26 by userlists
Is it necessary to use Omniflop? I have EMXP installed and it works - no error messages. But if the files are OK, then I might be to stupid :-( I put to
2013-10-26 by jammie
its best to use compact flash cards ill send you a ebay link in uk where i get mine from is it going into a rack or keyboard as you will need to do some of the
2013-10-26 by jammie
yes that is correct you download the omniflop image you use omniflop to write the image to disk you then use that disk in the non se emax and it will tell you
2013-10-26 by windrumscoggin@...
Jammie, Yeah, if you have the brackets and adapters and a spare slim floppy made up and ready to drop in I d be willing to purchase that and some of your
2013-10-26 by Windrumscoggin
Well then Ill make sure I won t play the breathing in fumes mix of Stripped by DM -or snort lines of coke on top of my PCD when it arrives, Jammie...Sure!
2013-10-26 by Windrumscoggin
Huh No Sh#} I wonder if Emax II OS is different than Emax I in that it Can boot off Anything Connected to the SCSI Bus? Sent from my iPhone
2013-10-26 by Windrumscoggin
Right on thx Ted! Restore image from Here we come! If those floppies Don t work I want my 20 bux back Ha ha ((jus kiddin ) I Just won a brand spankin-new
2013-10-26 by userlists
Hi Jammie Thanks for your help. Since my english-understanding is not the best, let me put it together to see, if I understand it right: 1. I have an non-SE
2013-10-26 by jammie
the same cassette design is the same for keyboard or rack i make and have many sets of brackets for this and the correct 2mm screws which are allen keys the
2013-10-26 by jammie
for the plus os to be seen or the sehd you need to upgrade to the se software this creates some code segments in an eprom which the later os sehd and plus os
2013-10-26 by jammie
emax2 is different to the emax1 as for boot operation it can only use scsi id0 the plus os is for having more than 1 scsi device on the chain so if you have
2013-10-26 by jammie
it is a simple drop in with the pcd-60b you have to make some brackets so the slim floppy sits under pcd-60b i do it so the slim floppy sits forward by 8mm as
2013-10-26 by jammie
no they could not they use custom asics that are no longer produced due to rosh being that they use toxic chemicals in the making that are no longer allowed to
2013-10-26 by userlists
Hello Thanks for your Feedback. The SE Update / Upgrade can be done too by loading the OS onto Floppy Disc and starting Emax with this Disc? Very confusing :-/
2013-10-26 by Matt
I set my external scsi zip to five and emax ii to boot off it. Works fine Hope this helps. Matt
2013-10-26 by Ted Summers
yes. and again- there are images I loaded into the box site (djtbs1 is my username) that are ready to load onto flash from EMXP that already have PLUS OS on
2013-10-26 by Windrum Scoggin
Crap If it writes and saves its own floppies just fine then why mess with it. I just hope it reads the floppies you send me or I m SOL. Only way to get the
2013-10-26 by Ted Summers
I don t think you could find a tech who would know how to re-align it. And minimum shop charges these days is usually around $75 for the first hour. IN
2013-10-26 by Windrum Scoggin
Ted my Issue is not with EMXP . I got it to do a disk image and lay some banks on a zip disk yesterday. (User error I t took me a while to figure out how to do
2013-10-25 by windrumscoggin@...
So you are saying that to use IDE internal ZIP you need one of teds flashed adapter boards but an Internal SCSI version will work just fine without any mods?
2013-10-25 by Ted Summers
IDE interface doesn t exist in Emax. Only SCSI and FDD. On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 4:09 PM, Windrum Scoggin
2013-10-25 by jammie
internal zip drives can have the full range of scsi id as they have the 6 jumper pins its the externals that are hard wired to scsi id 5/6 yes you can but you
2013-10-25 by Windrum Scoggin
Oh, was just asking if you got your Emax with Internal Zip to boot from it as I thought maybe somone had figured out a trick to get the SCSI Zip drive to be
2013-10-25 by Windrum Scoggin
Contacting you offline Jammie Thanks! ... -- Le Sociere Des Oscillateurs Mystere
2013-10-25 by jammie
yes i find that so silly as it cost to buy them then you have to pay postage then you have to mod them which all takes time i always thought your prices was ok
2013-10-25 by jammie
i have used teac/ mitshita/ sony and dell which are branded teac to name a few and they all work the same but some come with the wrong type cable as they use
2013-10-25 by jammie
as seeing your buy ted he can get you a slim floppy adapter and converted for you if you ask him nicely the pcd-60b are available on ebay as kursweil hotswap
2013-10-25 by jammie
i actually rpvide many pcm to different people i provided a massive set for the solaris synth by john bowen and send new content to john periodically i also do
2013-10-25 by Ted Summers
I don t sell the adapters anymore as the demand isn t there for it and then I got people complaining about the price. The instructions to mod it yourself are
2013-10-25 by esynthesist@...
I used a Teac F05HG slim floppy drive with Ted s little floppy adapter board in my Emax keyboard. But other slim floppy drives may work as well (see the
2013-10-25 by Daniel Baum
I ve never tried that; it has a hard disk. I have booted a Mac Plus from one though, if that makes any difference :) D.
2013-10-25 by Windrum Scoggin
Does your emax boot from the scsi zip drive ? ... -- Le Sociere Des Oscillateurs Mystere
2013-10-25 by Daniel Baum
FWIW, I have used EMXP with a 100MB USB zip drive, when I was transferring Emax II banks from a CDROM to zip disks. I used the USB zip drive with my laptop,
2013-10-25 by Windrum Scoggin
Yep, you are right want to go 60b and slim floppy conversion. Where do I buy a slim floppy? Anywhere? Any special pin assignments need to be made? My unit is
2013-10-25 by Windrum Scoggin
Yeah, That d be GREAT just let me know how much you want for the CF cards. I am hoping they will already be in EMAX format, right? Load right in? will listen
2013-10-25 by jammie
fit a slim floppy they are new getting a floppy that will fit the hole is really hard and they cost just as much as a floppy emulator does so a floppy emulator
2013-10-25 by Windrum Scoggin
Right I truly believe my Emax FDD is original and being so old It needs calibration and head alignment and or just over all replacement do you know of anyone
2013-10-25 by esynthesist@...
(...) SO Yeah.... I get it...this is a VERY LITERAL PROGRAM (...) Indeed; the fancy GUI version will require a huge license fee :-) BTW: I m always wondering
2013-10-25 by jammie
what do you want on them let me know and i can create you some keymaps for you which you create your own presets i have lots of stuff from single cycle spectra
2013-10-25 by Windrum Scoggin
You still selling any CF cards with your special banks that aren t in the Dropbox Jammie? ... -- Le Sociere Des Oscillateurs Mystere
2013-10-25 by jammie
and you really went the long way around create ez1 image then put your os on it then add your banks then write image to hd thats the quickest way with out have
2013-10-25 by jammie
thats all in the manual ... From: windrumscoggin@gmail.com To: emax@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 4:06 AM Subject: [emax] HOW TO MAKE A
2013-10-25 by windrumscoggin@...
Thank you. Finally figured a bit of it out..still wont work with my FDD But huh...so I can create an image, place it and banks and the OS onto the image,