Jeff, It looks like the HXC folks are actively working to remove bugs from their software, for H89s: https://torlus.com/floppy/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=1777&start=300 The guy who runs the project, also named Jeff, is very responsive, and is very helpful in any debugging that needs to be done. The software supports both Gotek drives and the dedicated high-quality HXC units: https://hxc2001.com/download/floppy_drive_emulator/SDCard_HxC_Floppy_Emulato... - Alex On Fri, May 7, 2021 at 18:10 Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
On Fri, May 7, 2021 at 4:02 PM <jsalzman@gmail.com> wrote:
A friend just gave me his old Heathkit H89 system, along with a library of about 150 hard sectored disks (that need tested). CP/M, HDOS, utilities, and games are part of the collection.
I know it's not an SD solution for the H89 in the museum, but if we don't have a quality selection of software in the museum for it, we can probably build a collection of disks for use from what I have on hand.
I have to fix my H89 before I can test the disks I have. Otherwise, perhaps I can use the museum H89 for testing the floppies, and hoping to get something cool running on the museum H89.
Wow! I would love to have that machine running. Even if it is with original disks. Even better if there was an SD solution. I don't know the condition of the machine as it has never been tested and so far no one has volunteered to check it out.
If you need Alex Bodnar's e-mail address, then I can send it to you.
Jeff Salzman
On Tue, Apr 20, 2021, 9:39 AM Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
We have already had some people donate SD card solutions to the museum which makes doing demos much easier.
I'm looking for people to donate an SD card solution for the machines in the museum.
This list of machines that need them are here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sfGEttaQZUwEH7bkvErH1Aey9AdvdwepWooV...
Let me know if you want to donate any of these or if you have any questions.
Thanks!
========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member Vintage Computer Festival East Show-runner Vintage Computer Federation is a 501c3 charity http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey@vcfed.org