Emax

I am urgently trying to solve my Drive problems.

I am trying to decide which route to go... Should i replace the drive
with another Floppy (Route 66), should I do an internal hard drive? or
should I do a zip drive?

EMulator archives recommends the Zip Drive...they are cheap on
ebay....the Floppy from Route 66 is 74.00.   I don't mind, i just want
the best choice.

Anybody has done any of these? Suggestions?

Paul

On my Emax 1 I went to compact flash / SD Card and a slim floppy.

For pics go here: http://djtbs1.spaces.live.com/default.aspx

Regards,
Ted

On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 12:02 PM, pauldays1 <pauldays1@...> wrote:

>   I am urgently trying to solve my Drive problems.
>
> I am trying to decide which route to go... Should i replace the drive
> with another Floppy (Route 66), should I do an internal hard drive? or
> should I do a zip drive?
>
> EMulator archives recommends the Zip Drive...they are cheap on
> ebay....the Floppy from Route 66 is 74.00. I don't mind, i just want
> the best choice.
>
> Anybody has done any of these? Suggestions?
>
> Paul
>
> 
>


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Hello Paul,

I'm new to Emax's, but the research I've done over the past few weeks might be of interest 
to you.
As you say a Zip drive would be a cheaper alternative to a replacement floppy drive. I 
picked a SCSI Zip drive with 10 x 100mb discs for $22 on Ebay.
How would you transfer the banks to your SCSI Zip? If you are using a computer, then you 
wouldn't really need a floppy drive, as the Zip would load the system software....correct 
me if I'm wrong.
I like the internal HD option, as it reduces the amount of cables hanging around, also you 
would be able to store more banks on the drive.
I'm live on ebay, and you can pick up a HD for around $20 - $30, and a external zip for 
around $20 - $40.
There is a newer, and more compact solution.......compact flash.....I cant find the link, but 
if you search for internal compact flash drive on ebay you will find the company selling 
them. (They will also throw in a 1gb card!!).
I hope the above info is of use.

All the best

Dave



--- In emax@yahoogroups.com, "pauldays1" <pauldays1@...> wrote:

>
> I am urgently trying to solve my Drive problems.
> 
> I am trying to decide which route to go... Should i replace the drive
> with another Floppy (Route 66), should I do an internal hard drive? or
> should I do a zip drive?
> 
> EMulator archives recommends the Zip Drive...they are cheap on
> ebay....the Floppy from Route 66 is 74.00.   I don't mind, i just want
> the best choice.
> 
> Anybody has done any of these? Suggestions?
> 
> Paul
>