A few weeks ago, after 8bits4ever launched their F1 Floppy Emulator, they got feedback from MSX users who wanted a system-specific MSX cartridge with an integrated disk controller able to load disk images and mount them just like real floppy disks.
8bits4ever made it real! The Emu-FDC can not only read disk images from an SD card but it also can be used to connect real floppy drives through a regular ribbon cable.
The cartridge runs the well known FlashFloppy firmware and features a microSD card slot and a regular 34 pin floppy connector.
It can access floppy disk images from the SD card and external floppy drives simultaneously making it great for backup and preservation projects
PRODUCT INFO
The Emu-FDC integrates a floppy disk controller and a disk emulator into a single cartridge. The emulator can read floppy disk images from a SD card and mount them so the system can access them as real floppy disks. It also allows to plug real PC floppy drives through a regular floppy ribbon cable. No modifications to the drives needed.
It can be used in three different configurations:
- Emulated drive A: only, working with images from the SD
- Emulated drive A: and external drive B:
- Emulated drive disabled. Two external drives A: and B:
The Emu-FDC is compatible with MSX-DOS (requires at least 64k ram to run MSX-DOS) and contains Disk BASIC v1.1 in ROM. It works in MSX/MSX2/MSX2+/Turbo-R machines.
Attention: Physical floppy drives must support DD operation and must be externally powered!
TECH SPECS
- Disk emulator running FlashFloppy firmware
- 1x MicroSD slot
- 1x 34 pin floppy connector, supports 1 or 2 external floppy drives
- Internal 0.91" 128x32 OLED display
- DD/DS support (360k or 720k per disk)
- Runs Disk Basic 1.1. MSX-DOS compatible
- MSX1, MSX2, MSX2+ and TurboR compatible
This product ships flashed with FlashFloppy firmware by Keir Fraser
Attention: Requires at least 64k RAM to load MSX-DOS. Machines with internal floppy drives might need those drives to be disconnected or disabled for the Emu-FDC to work properly.
The Emu-FDC will be available by mid November 2019 at the 8bits4ever store.
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