Recent content by KC9KEP

Larry .. I CANT BELIEVE IT! yes! This is a major screw-up! I didn’t even know this was possible to write at 300kbps on a 360K drive .. I rewrote the formatter and BIOS that was intended for an 8” drive (back in 1985 or so) to work on 5” media. It seemed to work, so I never researched it. I’m...

Thank you greatly, Sir .. OK, I've placed the .hfe file on my USB stick. When I boot up the system, I momentarily see "HxC Floppy Emu v5.2.1.2a". Shortly after I see; "MBAS.HFE Choose a file" (Not sure how to "choose a file" .. I tried pushing buttons, but I don't think I accomplished...

Great .. Let's see if this works. The file is "MBAS.IMD" that I have zipped.

Larry, I do have Dave Dunfield's Image Disk program. It creates *.IMD files. Is that what you could use to create an .hfe file? Can I attach a *.IMD file to a message to you on this forum? Should I use a boot floppy with system tracks AND files or just system tracks? Thanks!

The only file on the stick is the *.upd firmware. I do not know if this should be visible on the OLED display or not? 😬

Well, the OLED says there are no files on the USB stick in GoTEK drive .. which I’d expect, because CP/M can’t access it 😡

Hello! I appreciate the responses that everyone has given me .. but I wonder if I'm doing something proceduraly wrong here .. I am now flummoxed, gobsmacked and perplexed :-( Could someone who is familiar with the “Gotek hdx2001” please review my procedure and tell me if my assumptions are...

I'm floundering here .. What is an "HFE" file and how do I create it? Thanks again! :-)

Is anyone familiar with this utility and how to use it? https://hxc2001.com/custom_fw/ Thanks again! :-)

Hello… I am interested in replacing my 5.25 inch drive with a Gotek. A possible issue is it the first two tracks are in single density and the remaining tracks are in double density. Has anybody handled this scenario? Thanks. PS: I am using the HDX 2001 software.

Hello, In my continuing quest to bring my 1980's computer equipment back to life, I'd like to employ my "Technical Solutions" EPROM emulator. I really liked how simply it worked .. You'd plug the emulator into your EPROM socket of your target board, and run a RJ-11 cable from the emulator to an...

Hello all, I'm sure there's a wizard on this forum that can help me out here … I'm bringing one of my ancient PC's back to life. Pretty simple: 486 processor, Dell LED monitor, Windows 95, and some sort of ISA Trident video card that I found on eBay. All was operational except the windows icons...

I still wirewrap my projects, but wirewrap supplies are getting scarcer. Can anyone recommend a source for sockets? Jameco has them, but they are quite expensive now! eBay ain't much better. And did anyone use "Wrap-ID's"? I loved those little plastic labels. They made wiring much easier...

I still wirewrap my projects, but wirewrap supplies are getting scarcer. Can anyone recommend a source for sockets? Jameco has them, but they are quite expensive now! eBay ain't much better. And did anyone use "Wrap-ID's"? I loved those little plastic labels. They made wiring much easier...

Hello! For one of my Covid isolation projects, I've dug out my old Dynamic Debugging Tool (DDT) for 8031 microcontrollers. It was a Ciarcia feature article in 1988 Aug/Sept Byte magazine. It was a great learning tool and really worked well! I'd like to see if I can get it up and running again...