-----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] Namens Marcus Bennett Verzonden: donderdag 7 mei 2009 10:49 Aan: cctalk at classiccmp.org Onderwerp: Datex floppy drive emulator - flash based replacement for magnetic media Regarding Datex. My initial elation at finally finding a drop in, commercially available solid state replacement floppy or MFM hard disk emulator, was like everybody else shorted out when I saw the prices. I have commented on this before in this forum. And, as before I'll comment that I maintain a listing of all such products. It is here: http://maben.homeip.net:8217/static/S100/DISK/index.html If you think the Datex floppy emulator is expensive, just ask for a quote on the MFM hard drive emulator :-( In summary, Datex claims to have a floppy and MFM hard disk emulator but due to reasons of cost I've never been able to contact anybody who actually had one. Many other Floppy disk and even some MFM hard drive emulators are out there as enthusiast builds, but are generally not available, or are not drop in replacements, or only support particular hardware e.g. Commodore Amiga. All ends up in a lot of frustration if you ask me! I am not sure which is more evil: posting up a device that does just what I want (but I can't buy), or one that I can buy (but I can't afford). regards marcus b.