Omega-TI Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 With the Greek financial situation, and the lower Euro, the exchange rate on the currency makes the purchase of a Lotharek HxC look very appealing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift838 Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Yes it does appear to be the time to buy. Now the question for all that wouldi be interested. Would you buy the one that mounts into a drive enclosure or would you go with a REV C non-cased or plastic case model for cheaper than the REV F that would sit on top of your PEB or desk or wherever you want to place it to save a few bucks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Schmitzi Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 I have three 3.5" REV F, mounted in PEBs Don´t wanna miss it. But maybe, to save a PEBs drive-slot, there might be a cool solution to mount the REV.C outside, maybe with the SD-Card-Extension-cable I saw here around.... The Geeks financial situation ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TI-GAMER Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 (edited) I have Dual Floppies already installed. Can this be installed externally as a 3rd floppy? Is it compatible with a CorComp Disk Controller or a TI Disk Controller that has been upgraded to 80 Trks? Edited July 6, 2015 by TI-GAMER Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwantgames:) Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 I have Dual Floppies already installed. Can this be installed externally as a 3rd floppy? Is it compatible with a CorComp Disk Controller or a TI Disk Controller that has been upgraded to 80 Trks? yes it could be used externally, and is compatible with the TI disk controller 80track. not sure about CorComp as I don't have one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Schmitzi Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Yes to all, but not sure for the TI´s DSSD-80track-mod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share Posted July 6, 2015 This thing is compatible with damn near anything your TI can throw at it... SSSD, DSSD, DSDD, DSSD, DSQD... Buy now, grow into it later... no matter what kind of controller you are running. I'm waiting for the Myarc Clone to come out.. DSDD in 80 track... YEAH MOMMA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Schmitzi Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Hi, could you already run it with the 80track-modded DSSD-controller ? Which config did you choose in the tool ? Auto ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TI-GAMER Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 I am interested in purchasing it but just want to positively verify that it will work with the CorComp and 80TRK TI Controller before I place the order as I am getting conflicting information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Schmitzi Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Corcomp works for sure, I have it running. Settings is "Shugart". HxC normally runs on ALL controllers on this planet (!) I also assume that it runs on the 80track-mod, but I did not have the chance to check it yet, and I just was theoretically wondering about the seldom config DSSD-80T = 360 K which is normally gained by DSDD-40T But I think it just runs fine with the exact same config from the tool, called "Shugart". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Schmitzi Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 But, do not hesitate to order it, in my eyes this is definetly the best best drive for any device/controller I can imagine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TI-GAMER Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 (edited) Thank You for the information I am looking at the Rev C in the Black Case for use as an external unit Edited July 6, 2015 by TI-GAMER 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diecrusher Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Is there anywhere on this side of the pond to by them? 30 euros shipping, ouch! Almost half of the price of the unit but then again you have to pay to play, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Schmitzi Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 @TI-Gamer: I also found empty-HFE-disks formatted with 360K-DSSD-80Tracks.This should be for the TI-controller/80mod @DieCrusher: "....then again have to pay to play ?" - Why ? Or. what do you mean ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diecrusher Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 (edited) @DieCrusher: "....then again have to pay to play ?" - Why ? Or. what do you mean ? What I meant was that if these can only be obtained from Europe with the extra shipping cost involved, the only option is to 'pay' that extra shipping cost to 'play' with that hardware since their no place to purchase in the U.S. Edited July 6, 2015 by Diecrusher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TI-GAMER Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 @TI-Gamer: I also found empty-HFE-disks formatted with 360K-DSSD-80Tracks.This should be for the TI-controller/80mod @DieCrusher: "....then again have to pay to play ?" - Why ? Or. what do you mean ? Are they new and how is the pricing including shipping to the US? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Schmitzi Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 yes, they are new, as www.lotharek.pl is the manufacturer. The HxC REV F SD-drive for example is about 103 Euros, and 34 Euros (=151$ total) for shipping to US, with EMS I don´t know about customs- or import-fees in USA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TI-GAMER Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 (edited) Oh... my error I thought you found DSSD 5.25 Floppy Disks LOL Edited July 6, 2015 by TI-GAMER Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Schmitzi Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 yes, unreal-iron-disks here: 003-TI99BlankDisks-002.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OX. Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 The real smart money goes on purchasing a cheap Gotek drive from China and flashing it with the latest HxC firmware Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprintcarfan Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 yes, they are new, as www.lotharek.pl is the manufacturer. The HxC REV F SD-drive for example is about 103 Euros, and 34 Euros (=151$ total) for shipping to US, with EMS I don´t know about customs- or import-fees in USA. FYI, I bought a plain Rev F (99 Euros) from the lotharek.pl website in early March and was charged $124 for everything shipped to the US. 8 Euros was listed as the shipping cost. Exchange rates are slightly better than they were in early March. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwantgames:) Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 I might be buying me another here soon to use with my Amiga then I don't have to share the 1 from my TI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+arcadeshopper Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Ok I bought one. showed up today.. do i make it DSK1 or DSK4. ponder ponder 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted July 23, 2015 Author Share Posted July 23, 2015 Ok I bought one. showed up today.. do i make it DSK1 or DSK4. ponder ponder Why not 1 & 4? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Schmitzi Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Last year I configured my first HxC-drive as DSK2, because I was a bit anxious of not beeing able to boot from a real floppydisk in DSK1 But just some days later, when I had all my "important" disks copied/converted to HxC/HFE and nicely arranged them on the SD-card, I quickly changed the HFE to DSK1 (&4) today I use 3 HxCs and this is very comfortable. Thinking of No. 4 & 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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