12 Jul
2020
12 Jul
'20
10:55 a.m.
Two questions,
1. If anyone is using these devices, which firmware/software do you
use in the device and why did you choose it?
2/ Is anyone specifically using one as a replacement or adjunct or and
RX50 et al on a Pro, pdp11, uVax, DecMate, or Pro box, and same
question set as 1?
Yes, i picked up one, and looking at the capabilities, documentation
first, and considering reflashing the beast to give more control of
formats.
TIA
bob smith
15 Jul
15 Jul
11:43 a.m.
I was hoping to see some discussion about the Gotek. I too have one, but
have not used it yet (mainly due to lack of a Windows machine), and am
curious about the firmware and software requirements.
On Sun, Jul 12, 2020 at 1:55 PM Bob Smith via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
wrote:
Two questions,
1. If anyone is using these devices, which firmware/software do you
use in the device and why did you choose it?
2/ Is anyone specifically using one as a replacement or adjunct or and
RX50 et al on a Pro, pdp11, uVax, DecMate, or Pro box, and same
question set as 1?
Yes, i picked up one, and looking at the capabilities, documentation
first, and considering reflashing the beast to give more control of
formats.
TIA
bob smith
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*Derek Newland* | (828) 234-4731 | derek.newland at gmail.com
12:06 p.m.
On 7/15/20 12:43 PM, Derek Newland via cctalk wrote:
I was hoping to see some discussion about the Gotek. I
too have one,
but have not used it yet (mainly due to lack of a Windows machine),
and am curious about the firmware and software requirements.
I've got a GoTek 1.44 MB. I've not done much with it.
I remember that loading images onto the flash drive was annoying without
the software. Obviously you can change to the disk image number and
copy the contents to it from the host. But purportedly there is
software that will work with the flash drive directly under Windows and
Linux. (I've not used it.)
I've also read that the GoTek treats the flash drive as a big block of
storage that is simply divided up such that each disk image number is at
a different address range of the device.
I have read that there is a 3rd party firmware that will allow the GoTek
to read and write files off of a normal file system on the flash drive.
I've not yet experimented with this.
My understanding are based on a brief foray into the GoTek when I got it
a few years ago. I could easily have been wrong at the time and / or
mis-remembering now.
--
Grant. . . .
unix || die
12:31 p.m.
For what it's worth, take a look at the FlashFloppy firmware for the Gotek:
https://github.com/keirf/FlashFloppy
Open-source and handles a lot of different formats. Doubtless the RX50,
if not one of them already, could be easily made so.
I've installed it on a couple of Goteks and it seems to work okay--do
consider replacing the 7-segment LED display with a cheap OLED--more
information is displayed.
--Chuck
12:53 p.m.
On Jul 15, 2020, at 12:31 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
For what it's worth, take a look at the FlashFloppy firmware for the Gotek:
https://github.com/keirf/FlashFloppy
Open-source and handles a lot of different formats. Doubtless the RX50,
if not one of them already, could be easily made so.
I've installed it on a couple of Goteks and it seems to work okay--do
consider replacing the 7-segment LED display with a cheap OLED--more
information is displayed.
I have two of them, but haven?t considered using them on a DEC system. Then again, I?ve
barely ever used a floppy on my DEC hardware, and then it was 20+ years ago.
My target is my Amiga 600 and Amiga 1200. I have an old one I picked up at the Portland
Retro Gaming Expo five or so years ago, and a new one that I got from AmigaKit recently.
The AmigaKit one is nice, as I had it upgraded with the OLED and dial. They?re very nice.
I really like being able to use a USB stick, rather than a floppy.
The next computer I?d like to see about converting to flash will probably be an Apple ][e.
My C-64 has used SD cards for year.
Zane
2:30 p.m.
I have several and I have used them on several machines, so IBM 3174 screen controller,
IBM Pentium Server and Atari ST but not DEC, with the FlashFloppy software mentioned
elsewhere.
I programmed the Gotek on a Windows machine but there are instructions for Linux.
It appears it supports RX50 but as I said I haven't tried it.
It doesn't matter which version (720 or 1.44) once programmed with Flash Floppy it can
be either drive.
Dave
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Subject: Re: Gotek Floppy Drive Emulators in general and as RX50/RX33
replacements
I was hoping to see some discussion about the Gotek. I too have one, but
have not used it yet (mainly due to lack of a Windows machine), and am
curious about the firmware and software requirements.
On Sun, Jul 12, 2020 at 1:55 PM Bob Smith via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
wrote:
Two questions,
1. If anyone is using these devices, which firmware/software do you
use in the device and why did you choose it?
2/ Is anyone specifically using one as a replacement or adjunct or and
RX50 et al on a Pro, pdp11, uVax, DecMate, or Pro box, and same
question set as 1?
Yes, i picked up one, and looking at the capabilities, documentation
first, and considering reflashing the beast to give more control of
formats.
TIA
bob smith
--
*Derek Newland* | (828) 234-4731 | derek.newland at gmail.com
2:56 p.m.
On 7/15/20 2:30 PM, Dave Wade via cctalk wrote:
I have several and I have used them on several
machines, so IBM 3174 screen controller, IBM Pentium Server and Atari ST but not DEC, with
the FlashFloppy software mentioned elsewhere.
I programmed the Gotek on a Windows machine but there are instructions for Linux.
It appears it supports RX50 but as I said I haven't tried it.
It doesn't matter which version (720 or 1.44) once programmed with Flash Floppy it
can be either drive.
RX50 and RX33 support is claimed:
https://github.com/keirf/FlashFloppy/commits?author=keirf&since=2018-06…
--Chuck
5:51 p.m.
THanks all of you! I did not see any individual messages, just this
whole string at once.
I picked up the OLED hack bits, and will install thena and then go
with FlashFloppy firmware, and the utilities I have found
I have a virtual PC (98, XP, 7) and one windows 8 machine i picked up
used specifically for SBC6120, DMII and PDP11/Pro fun.
I have dug into the Floppy flash data and it looks like that is
exactly what I need. Also dug out my Mittsumi and tring to find my
stashed TEAC FD55 device.
I still have 3 RX50 drives around, maybe a couple more, just gonna
take some time and play with all this aiming at DECMate II as first
try.
I will keep you posted,
THanks again for all the comments!! Appreciate the experience
comments on the Gotek and that means I have a chance to get this to
work with RX50!
bob
On Wed, Jul 15, 2020 at 5:56 PM Chuck Guzis via cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
On 7/15/20 2:30 PM, Dave Wade via cctalk wrote:
I have several and I have used them on several
machines, so IBM 3174 screen controller, IBM Pentium Server and Atari ST but not DEC, with
the FlashFloppy software mentioned elsewhere.
I programmed the Gotek on a Windows machine but there are instructions for Linux.
It appears it supports RX50 but as I said I haven't tried it.
It doesn't matter which version (720 or 1.44) once programmed with Flash Floppy it
can be either drive.
RX50 and RX33 support is claimed:
https://github.com/keirf/FlashFloppy/commits?author=keirf&since=2018-06…
--Chuck
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