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| GOTEK Floppy Emulators in Classic Macs? |
Posted by: Tom2112 on 2020-02-13 18:10:12
I did some searching, but didn't get much finding... So does anyone have experience with the GOTEK Floppy Emulators and the spiffy FlashFloppy firmware for them?
GOTEK:
GOTEK Floppy Emulator @ Amazon
Firmware:
FlashFloppy Wiki
I just purchased one (not delivered yet), but I'm interested to see if I can use it with my Mac SE FDHD. My search results included some comments about the GOTEK, but I couldn't tell if they were talking about Mac use or some other retro-computer. So, if you know anything about using one with a Mac, I'd be interested to hear about it.
Thanks,
Tom
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Posted by: Cory5412 on 2020-02-13 19:01:11
Probably not. These are set up to simulate a regular PC floppy drive, which Macs can not use. Apple diskette drives were controlled in a different way and were electrically different from PC ones.
The Mac equivalent would be the FloppyEmu, https://www.bigmessowires.com/floppy-emu/
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Posted by: Byrd on 2020-02-13 21:01:26
Sadly not - we'd all have them if so 🙂 I use one in an Amiga 1200 and it is rather useful.
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Posted by: Tom2112 on 2020-02-14 05:33:54
Bummer. I kinda expected that was the case, but since I saw some comments on them in my searches, I was a little hopeful.
That's OK. It'll be a useful tool in my retro-computing toolbox, just not for my Mac SE.
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Posted by: CC_333 on 2020-02-14 10:08:29
Wow, I'm sure out of date-- these GOTEK floppy emulators are neat looking!
Once I've saved up some money in my vintage computing fund, I ought to get one!
c
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Posted by: Gorgonops on 2020-02-14 11:17:10
I have Goteks with FlashFloppy installed in a couple Tandy 1000s and they do a great job, pretty much zero complaints. I do *highly* recommend the OLED Display Mod, it's literally plug-and-play outside of having to hack a larger hole in the case.
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Posted by: Tom2112 on 2020-02-14 14:09:27
I kinda wish they would just integrate the display mod, the speaker mod, and the encoder mod into a new model and sell it complete. But for $30, one can hardly argue with the results.
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Posted by: olePigeon on 2020-02-14 16:37:53
There are some pre-modded version on eBay, but they're pricey compared to if you did it yourself.
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