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ProDOS Software Collection for Floppy Emu
Craig of apple-2.com has put together a great collection of Apple II software with a Floppy Emu theme. It’s a 32 MB bootable ProDOS disk image with an animated splash screen, and it uses the amazing...
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Floppy Emu Adds .WOZ Support
Good news, Apple II fans – support for .WOZ disk images is now available on the BMOW Floppy Emu disk emulator! The .WOZ disk image format is an exciting newcomer to the vintage computing world. First...
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Daisy Chain Daydreams
Some Apple II computers can daisy-chain disk drives: connect multiple disks, one after another in a single chain. I’m exploring options for the BMOW Floppy Emu disk emulator to support daisy-chaining...
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Introducing the Floppy Emu Model C
Today I’m thrilled to announce the newest member of BMOW’s Floppy Emu disk emulator family – the Model C. Floppy Emu is a floppy and hard disk emulator for classic Apple II, Macintosh, and Lisa...
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Circuit Fixes and Pulldown Problems
I’m continuing work on the daisy chain adapter concept for Floppy Emu, and I’ve run into a problem. There’s a pulldown resistor on the Floppy Emu board that’s too weak (resistor value is too large) to...
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Daisy Chain Adapter Progress
I’m still working away on the daisy chain adapter concept for Floppy Emu, and I’ve prototyped something that mostly works. It’s a real mess on the breadboard. There’s an AVR microcontroller in there...
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Vote for your preferred Floppy Emu daisy chain design option! I’ve been working on this concept for several weeks, and wrote about it here, here, here, and here. I’ve now realized there are two...
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Jumbo OLED Fun
A few days back, a discussion on the Apple II Facebook group asked about large format Floppy Emu displays for people with vision difficulties. Here’s a 2.42 inch OLED that’s a simple drop-in...
View ArticleSimulating Disk Sounds
If you’ve ever used an Apple II computer, then you’ll remember the click-clack-whack sounds of a 5 1/4 inch floppy drive. The internal stepper motor moves between tracks on the disk, and every step...
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PCB Autorouting
The Apple II Daisy Chainer for Floppy Emu is done, and I’ve ordered a few PCBs made for testing. This proved to be a surprisingly challenging board to lay out and route the traces. It’s a simple...
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Daisy Chainer Update
Picking up after a month hiatus, I’ve assembled one unit of the Daisy Chainer for the Floppy Emu disk emulator, and it seems to be working. I’ve only had time to do brief testing, but so far so good,...
View ArticleFloppy Emu Chameleon Firmware
Here’s a fun party trick: firmware for the Floppy Emu disk emulator that emulates a 5.25 inch floppy drive, but then reconfigures on the fly as a Smartport hard disk emulator. Why is this useful? It’s...
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Floppy Emu Firmware Update: Smartport Unit 2 Mode
Celebrate Friday with a firmware update for the Floppy Emu disk emulator! This firmware adds a handy new disk emulation mode for Apple IIGS computers called Smartport Unit 2 mode. It’s what I called...
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Daisy Chainer Testing
Good news: the Daisy Chainer for Floppy Emu is finished, and working nicely in all my tests. With the Daisy Chainer, a mix of real and emulated disk drives can be combined into a single Apple II daisy...
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Floppy Emu May Feature Update
New features are blooming like May flowers for the Floppy Emu disk emulator. This firmware update has something for everyone! Lisa The emulated rotation speed of Lisa floppy disks can now be manually...
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Seeking Daisy Chainer Early Adopters
If you’ve been waiting for a Daisy Chainer for your BMOW Floppy Emu disk emulator, I’m happy to report that it’s ready to go. The Daisy Chainer board makes it possible to insert a Floppy Emu anywhere...
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Introducing Noisy Disk
Do you miss the iconic sounds of mechanical click-clacking from original Apple II floppy drives? Does the familiar rattling of a boot floppy bring a smile to your face? Today I’m introducing a new...
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Floppy Emu and Disk Daisy Chainer Restock
After a few weeks’ absence, the BMOW Floppy Emu disk emulator for vintage Apple computers is back in stock. Get yours now at the BMOW store. This is the latest version Floppy Emu Model C, with OLED...
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Floppy Emu SoftSP Warning
I’m calling attention to a hardware issue with the third-party “softSP” card that can damage your Floppy Emu when the two are used with a Disk II controller card in an Apple II+ or Apple IIe. This...
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Floppy Emu Update: Favorites, Lisa Fixes, and More
New features have arrived for the BMOW Floppy Emu disk emulator! This update has something for everyone. Favorites Menu If your SD card contains hundreds of disk images or many deeply-nested...
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