Emax

Hi Folks, 
Have any of you replaced your Emax floppy drive with an SD card reader ?
I've just bought an Emax 1 and am trying to figure out which of these devices will work with it (see links below) - If you've got one of these (or something similar) working please let me know. I had a look through the list archives but could not find anything on the subject.
        
http://jimwarholic.com/2009/04/fdd-floppy-disk-drive-emulators.php
        
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180479359777&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT
        
best wishes
Andy

The first link, the person that makes the floppy emulator may have to  
write support for an Emax disk image.

Price here doesn't seem that bad. So may be viable if the software  
will work / be updated to use Emax images.
It does say Schugart interface support, so a decent possibility of  
being useful.


at the second link, I think this is very important:
 >> The FDD Emulators go from approximately 275 USD to 1,100 USD

And they still may have to write firmware or software to make it  
compatible to read Emax Images.

- Why do this when you can get a known to work SCSI CF card drive from  
online vendors for less money than the above???

The only practical purpose I can see is for rev 1 boards that can't  
add SCSI.
But my understanding is those are few and far between....

My opinion,
Ted


On Apr 14, 2010, at 1:35 PM, andrewwyates wrote:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180479359777&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT



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dont use them they dont work they need a dos system and emax1 uses its own formating system

i take it yours is a rev 1 board so you cant add scsi

your best bet is get a old mac and sd for emax

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: andrewwyates 
  To: emax@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 9:35 PM
  Subject: [emax] SD CARD Floppy Emulator


    
  Hi Folks, 
  Have any of you replaced your Emax floppy drive with an SD card reader ?
  I've just bought an Emax 1 and am trying to figure out which of these devices will work with it (see links below) - If you've got one of these (or something similar) working please let me know. I had a look through the list archives but could not find anything on the subject.

  http://jimwarholic.com/2009/04/fdd-floppy-disk-drive-emulators.php

  http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180479359777&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT

  best wishes
  Andy 




  


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