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Hardware • Boot failure

Tatung Forum about 2 months ago

HiIn process of diagnosing a boot failure.The machine runs the diagnostic ROM and shows no errors but fails to boot.Now, with a known good file in a Gotek, I can boot one machine ok but the troublesome machine just hangs at the *****einstein***** logo.Thi …

Hardware • Another TC-01 back to life

Tatung Forum about 2 months ago

I thought I should say hello after lurking for a while.I bought a twin drive TC-01 (is that a TC-02?) while visiting family in the UK last year. It had the usual "blank display, no alpha-lock" symptoms, so having waited for it to be shipped back home to …

Moving files around.

VCFed about 2 months ago

Just wondering what different people do to move files around with old PCs... Without USB, it's kind of difficult and laplink won't talk to any modern machines. I've been using a ZIP drive, with a parallel port interface, and floppies to lo …

Next Cube Floppy Pinout

VCFed about 2 months ago

I've been doing some research to see if I can use a gotek/flashfloppy with my Next Cube. I can't seem to find the pinout documented anywhere. I've been doing a little reverse engineering and I'm assuming the pinout isn't too di …

GOTEK, PDP-11, and MicroVAX2

VCFed about 2 months ago

Hello All, I have a couple of systems that I am working with... one is a PDP-11/53 and the other is a MicroVAX2 (KA630 CPU), both in BA23 chassis. I have been experimenting with the GOTEK floppy emulator running the latest version of FlashFloppy, and I h …

Micro PDP-11/23+ Gotek Flashfloppy Success

VCFed about 3 months ago

Finally got my Gotek with Flashfloppy to boot the PDP. The computer is a Micro-PDP11/23+ in a BA-23 case with M8189, M8067, and M8639-YA (an RQDX1). There is no hard drive but there is an RX-50 dual floppy. I've booted RT-11 in the past from a floppy an …

Gotek Troubles on Model III

VCFed about 3 months ago

I am running the latest Flash Floppy on a Gotek with Artery AT32F-415CBT17 on a TRS-80 Model III with 48k RAM. The Gotek is connected with the proper cable type from the Gotek to the external floppy edge connector. Drive 1's internal cable is disconnected …

Giving back info I've Learned about my QX-10's

VCFed about 3 months ago

GOTEK Config Files for the QX-10 FF.CFG -------------... = shugart host = unspecified pin02 = nc pin34 = rdy autoselect-file-secs = 5 autoselect-folder-secs = 5 twobutton-action = eject display-type = oled-128x64-rotate …

Anyone have success using a Gotek w/FlashFloppy FW to boot their QX-10?

VCFed about 3 months ago

I have been trying to get my new Gotek w/Flashfloppy to boot my QX-10. I've tried: Using the IMG.CFG from Scott Bakers site: [::405504] cyls = 40 heads = 2 secs = 10 bps = 512 tracks = 0,1 secs = 16 bps = 256 [::408576] cyls = 40 heads = 2 secs = 10 bps …

Possible DRAM issue with my Osborne 1a, looking for specific cause and fix

VCFed about 3 months ago

I have been experimenting with my Osborne 1a and trying to see if it will work with a gotek without success, and I noticed some failures and errors that may be related to the DRAM, although I am uncertain. These errors only occurred after attempting to boo …

Having trouble connecting a gotek to my Osborne 1a to run software

VCFed about 3 months ago

I have been having some issues attempting to install a gotek into my Osborne portable. So far I have attempted a couple of things but the computer always either reads out an error after starting to read the file or starts hanging the process without an err …
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COS310/WPS278 floppy images?

VCFed about 4 months ago

hey all, anyone have mirrors of the above-mentioned in a gotek-friendly format? dave gesswein has some on his site but they are in rx01 format and i'm not sure how best to convert them for use on a real DECmateII. thank you …

MicroVAX II & GoTek

VCFed about 4 months ago

Hi, I have been trying to get a GoTek with FlashFloppy to work with a MicroVAX II, supposedly it's possible but I've had no success. I have been trying with the only disk images I have, from this post. https://forum.vcfed.org/ind... …
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Exidy Sorcerer Floppy Disk Controller (Dreamdisk) Replica PCB

VCFed about 4 months ago

We have successfully designed, built and tested a replica of the Sorcerer Dreamdisk FDC here in Australia. It based around a WD2793 FDC chip. It booted successfully from a Gotek using an 80 Track DS/DD 720K .DSK Image. The DreamBIOS CPM 2.2 uses ZCPR 1.6 …

Yet another Kaypro question

VCFed about 4 months ago

After successfully installing my Gotek floppy emulator I loaded cpm onto the thumb drive and everything booted fine however I noticed that the floppy images had CP/M as well as games and other files.. I was wondering if anyone knew how to merge CP/M images …

Connecting to BBS on Kaypro 10

VCFed about 4 months ago

Just the other day I got my kaypro 10 up and running with a Gotek floppy emulator and was wondering if there was any way to connect to a bbs I have a Retromodem V3 on the way and was wondering what else I would need to make this happen I'm assuming I need …

Good Europe-based vintage computer e-stores

VCFed about 4 months ago

Hi all! I am looking for Europe-based (preferably EU, but UK etc can work as well) vintage computer stores carrying stuff for vintage IBM-compatible PCs, as shipping costs from North America often match or exceed the price of the actual product. Something …

8-bit acorn hardware • Hardware recommendations for running PanOS

Stardot about 5 months ago

I'd like to run PanOS on my Master 128 with internal PiTubeDirect coprocessor.I lived and worked in Cambridge in the 1980s where I worked as a software engineer for a company on the periphery of the Acorn ecosystem (Control Universal, who made Acorn compa …

8-bit acorn hardware • Gotek Drive inconsistancy

Stardot about 5 months ago

Hello,I'm trying to use a Gotek Drive on an issue 7 Model B with an 8271 controller.I am seeing the drive working for the FIRST time it gets accessed, so power on then *CAT I get a directory. But then on the second *CAT you get "Disk Error" (with DFS 0.98 …

8-bit acorn hardware • Plus 3 Drive Motor spinning when accessing Second Gotek Drive?

Stardot about 5 months ago

I have Gotek plugged into the back of my Plus3 using Dave’s adapter. The Gotek is externally powered.. When I access the drive it also spins the Plus3 drive aswell. I think though from reading various threads this is “normal’ ? Just wanted to con …
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8-bit acorn hardware • No sound with externally powered Gotek Drive

Stardot about 5 months ago

As pictured I have my USB-C PSU powered Beeb connected to a Gotek with an external power connection. This is since the USB-C PSU board does not by default have an external power connector and I happen to be playing with a secondary drive for my Plus 3 ear …

How to write a floppy disk from an image file on a Compaq Portable III?

VCFed about 5 months ago

I have a Compaq Portable III and the system defaults to 1.2MB floppy drive after losing its settings (replace the battery for the clock chip DS1285). I would like to have a bootable Diagnostic floppy for a Compaq Portable III (286 CPU), for which I have d …

32-bit acorn hardware • A3000 to PC file transfer options

Stardot about 5 months ago

Hi, and season's greetings!Now that my A3000 is working great thanks to many helpful people here I'm on a quest to find ways to transfer files between it and my PC. My current process is CFCARD -> Amiga 1200 -> 720K DOS disk -> A3000 . I bought …

introduce yourself • Hello from Bristol

Stardot about 5 months ago

I grew up with the BBC Master, Acorn 3000/3020 and Risc PC in school and have had my own BBC Master and Risc PC for a number of years but never done much with them.I replaced the PSU caps in the BBC a few years ago but done very little else with it other …

cpmtools and cdos disks

VCFed about 5 months ago

I am in the process of acquiring software for my Z80/S-100 Computer that is comprised of a Cromemco 4FDC controller, memory and a ZPU. My setup is limited to single density disks and so the software I want needs to be converted. Unless someone can point me …