Mysteries of Macintosh High Density MFM Disks
In the classic Macintosh world, 400K and 800K floppy disks use GCR encoding but 1440K disks use MFM encoding. The BMOW Floppy Emu disk emulator has supported 1440K MFM disk emulation for years, and I...
View ArticleBMOW Quality Control Breakdown
I need a QA team with a suite of regression tests! The BMOW Floppy Emu disk emulator supports many different emulation modes, disk image types, and usage scenarios, so it’s easy to break something...
View ArticleNew Macintosh Firmware Updates for Floppy Emu
Here’s another big Macintosh firmware update for the BMOW Floppy Emu disk emulator, and it’s got some good stuff! Writable MOOF images, in-emulator disk formatting, performance improvements, and a...
View ArticleFloppy Emu Update: GS/OS Errors, Dual-Drive Automount, More
Here’s a new firmware update for the BMOW Floppy Emu disk emulator! This update has several small improvements and fixes for the Emu’s Apple II disk drive emulation modes. Overrun Errors in GS/OS...
View ArticleFloppy Emu update: StuffIt file support, CD-ROM and SCSI image support, more
Vintage Macintosh fans, here’s a firmware update for the BMOW Floppy Emu disk emulator with some exciting new features that I’ve been working on for the past few weeks. Please give this version...
View ArticleFloppy Emu Deluxe Bundle and Acrylic Case Back in Stock
For those who’ve been waiting, the Floppy Emu Deluxe Bundle and the Frosted Ice Acrylic Case are back in stock at the BMOW Store. While you’re shopping, check out the new Mac VGA Sync-inator too!...
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