[vcf-midatlantic] Needed SD card solutions for museum

[Alexander Jacocks]

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_Emulator_User_Manual_ENG.pdf

- Alex

On Fri, May 7, 2021 at 18:10 Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic <
vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:

> On Fri, May 7, 2021 at 4:02 PM <jsalzman at 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 at 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/1sfGEttaQZUwEH7bkvErH1Aey9AdvdwepWooVi1B8L1s/edit?usp=sharing
> >>
> >> 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 at vcfed.org
> >>
> >
>