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More Fun with Apple IIgs Disks
Last week I wrote about Apple II 800K disk emulation for Floppy Emu, which I used to boot my Apple IIgs. I posted the new Apple II firmware, so anybody with an Emu board and a IIgs could try it for...
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Apple IIgs ROM 03 Headaches
I’m still chasing an explanation for why some Apple IIgs computers won’t play nicely with Floppy Emu’s new 800K 3.5 inch Apple II disk emulation. I described the symptoms in my previous post – ProDOS...
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Circuit Protection: Economics and Electronics
Remember this problem that I analyzed a year ago, with mysterious damage to the CPLD chip? I still haven’t found a permanent solution. It’s rare enough that it’s not much trouble to just repair or...
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ROM 03 Revisited
Good news, Apple II fans! The Apple IIgs ROM 03 mystery has been solved. A few weeks ago I added new support to Floppy Emu, for emulation of 3.5 inch Apple II disks. I used it to boot my Apple IIgs...
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5.25 Inch Disk Kickoff
I’ve started working on Apple II 5.25 inch disk emulation for Floppy Emu. It’s still early, and it’s progressing more slowly than I expected, but I think it’ll work. It will be great to have a new...
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Floppy Emu Has Cholera
Achievement unlocked! 5.25 inch 140K disk emulation for Apple II is now working for Floppy Emu. I booted up my Apple IIe with an Oregon Trail disk image, lost some oxen, got cholera, and died. The...
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5.25 Inch Disk Firmware
The updated Apple II firmware for Floppy Emu is now available! This update adds 5.25 inch 140K disk image support, and is compatible with any Apple II model, using the standard Floppy Emu hardware....
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5.25 Inch Disk Write Support
Whew! Floppy Emu write emulation for 5.25 inch Apple II disks is finally working. That was a painful issue to resolve, because writes to the 5.25 inch emulated disk were working fine in my controlled...
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Missing Pull-up, Sad Trombone
Wah wah wah waaaaaaah. In the battle for 5.25 inch Apple II disk write emulation, it seems I declared victory too soon. While write support works great in many situations, it doesn’t work at all in...
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Apple II Firmware and Mods
Judging from the Apple II questions I’ve received, my commentary has left a lot of people confused. Sorry everyone! Here’s a recap of Apple II disk support for Floppy Emu. I’ll try to clarify the...
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Some progress at last: Floppy Emu is now partly working as an external Smartport hard drive for the Apple II GS. This should provide functionality similar to the Focus Drive, CFFA 3000, or other...
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Apple II Hard Disk Emulation
Smartport hard disk emulation is now working on Floppy Emu, with my latest firmware! This mounts an SD memory card as an external 32 MB hard disk, on Apple II machines with Smartport support: the GS,...
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Smartport Firmware Release
It is done! Floppy Emu Smartport hard disk emulation for the Apple IIgs and Apple IIc is now working nicely, after way too many headaches, mysteries, and assorted debugging adventures. I’m very...
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2 GB Smartport Hard Drive for Apple IIGS
Fancy a 2 GB mass storage solution for your Apple IIGS? Last week I released new Smartport-capable firmware for the Floppy Emu disk emulator. It can emulate up to four simultaneous Smartport hard...
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Floppy Emu – Apple II Demo Video
11 minutes of unrehearsed video showing off the new Apple II firmware features of Floppy Emu. And you get to see what a mess my desk is.
View ArticleSmartport Firmware Update
I’ve posted a new version of the Apple II firmware for Floppy Emu, that addresses some issues with Smartport hard disk emulation on the Apple IIc and IIc+: Fixed a display bug with ProDOS disk names on...
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New Product: Universal Adapter Extension Cable
Today I’m announcing the Universal Adapter for Floppy Emu, which improves the emulation behavior with certain Apple II system configurations. If you use the Emu exclusively with Macintosh and Lisa...
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GS/OS 6.0.2 for Floppy Emu
If you follow the Apple II world, then you probably already know that a group of hobbyists recently released GS/OS 6.0.2 – a new version of the Apple IIGS operating system based upon Apple’s last...
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Oops! Laser Cut Material Thickness
Manufacturing is hard. The thickness of my supplier’s clear acrylic material has magically increased 15%, meaning that the latest batch of Floppy Emu acrylic cases are impossible to assemble. The...
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Introducing Floppy Emu Model B
Today I’m excited to introduce the first significant update to the Floppy Emu disk emulator for Apple II and classic Macintosh computers: Floppy Emu Model B. The new Model B has the same disk...
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