ACML Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Question: Can you use Lotharek's floppy emulator on an ATR-8000. https://www.ebay.com/itm/SD-CL-HXC-Floppy-Emulator-Blue-Rev-C-CASED-LIGHT/182857798957?_trkparms=aid%3D444000%26algo%3DSOI.DEFAULT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D49476%26meid%3De8aec7617f704729aed5af207139a6d7%26pid%3D100752%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D5%26sd%3D182857794363&_trksid=p2047675.c100752.m1982 It has the 34 pin connection on the back, so it should work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hefner Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 The cables that come with it are old school edge connectors, probably could use the old school edge to pin adapters you us3d to have to use on 3.5” drives back in the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 (edited) sure with the proper cable/adapter but why would you spend a $130.00 on that? Edited November 22, 2017 by _The Doctor__ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbking67 Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 Yep I think it would work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACML Posted November 23, 2017 Author Share Posted November 23, 2017 sure with the proper cable/adapter but why would you spend a $130.00 on that? Because I don't need to buy disks to include 8" 77 track which are impossible to find. No big disk drive assembly. Have every CP/M disk in a box the size of a pack of cigarettes, sounds pretty good. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tschak909 Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 Yes, an HxC emulator would work just fine. I've seen so many retrofitted systems use them now, including no less than two Fairlight CMI's that have an HxC replacing the second 8" Shugart drive. I've seen them inside Kaypro's, and even inside E-Mu Emulator samplers and the mainframe for a Crumar GDS synthesizer...pretty much anywhere you can stick a Shugart standard floppy, you can stuff an emulator. -Thom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechanerd Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 (edited) Old school 34 pin edge and 34 pin idc combo cables can be found on Ebay. Why not. I picked up two of them for my PC disk reading. They also worked on the ATR8K I had until the smoke let out of the chips. Edited December 9, 2017 by mechanerd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 It's not about the device, it's about the price... these used to sell for like 80.00 give or take.. now 130.00'ish nuts and heck you used to be able to roll your own...now it's like all closed and treated like alchemy locked away for all time... HXC free used to be just that... look it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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