Floppy discs from a thrift store had a local bank manager's memos regarding an under-performing and manipulative employee and complaints about her. The business doesn't exist anymore, but the manager still works for another company. I disassemble my old HDs and save the magnets. I think people...
Yes - that's what I want to do too. I found an empty external SCSI enclosure that I'd like to try to use with the SCSI2SD. I think that will work - but won't look as great as a custom one.
Straight through parallel cables should be easy to find at a thrift store and easy to validate with an ohm...
I'd love to see a step by step of what you did. I still have an SCSCI2SD that I need to install and will likely run into all the same problems you did!
What Gryphel says:
The biggest current difference is that Mini vMac emulates the earliest Macs, while Basilisk II emulates later 680x0 Macs. The fundamental technical difference is that Basilisk II doesn’t emulate hardware, but patches the drivers in ROM, while Mini vMac emulates the hardware...
If you can run SheepShaver, then Basilisk should work for you. I used the emaculation.com install guide. Here are some notes to myself:
Note that Basilisk and Sheepshaver include a ROM file with the download, because these programs use a highly modified ROM for them to work - and DO NOT work...
Ironically, I think it's easier to do with a PC. I was hoping some Apple users would chime in - I know Mini vMac and SheepShaver/Basilisk runs on a Mac - I would go that route. Otherwise, you could network the Plus using AppleTalk and transfer files that way - or a Zip/Jazz drive - or a bridge...
How I would do it (from a PC):
Download any of the DSK files from Gryphel (or create your own with HFVExplorer ).
Run SheepShaver with OS9, and select Enable "My Computer" icon so I can browse files on my PC.
Mount the blank DSK.
Once running OS9, load up the blank DSK with your files...
It's from a fellow in Sacramento. The RAM is factory, and the ROM has one broken clip - hence the brace. Now I have three logic boards to recap (and only one set from Trag).
Any recommendations for getting the oxidization off the chip legs? I tried a toothbrush and isopropyl alcohol, but the...
How many SE/30s does one person need? Apparently, always more! (Somebody stop me.) I picked one up today, and the owner wanted to plug it in and show me that it worked - I said, "That's okay. I'll buy it even if it doesn't work."
So I get it home, open the back, and find a LOOSE hard drive -...
Thanks! I recently put together some notes on the Floppy Emu that might help future Mac liberators:
Steve at BMOW has yet to add the directions for setting up the HD20 in the Floppy Emu user manual (as of 2018-08-01), so here it is.
The HD20 option works well for a Macintosh Plus or an SE, but...
Ben, I know what this is - it's because you only set up the CPLD firmware and not the AVR firmware.
Download the latest firmware from BMOW, put the XVF and BIN files on the root of the SD, then follow the instructions for updating the CPLD (just in case). Now, you probably won't get the "wrong...
I have an older version of Floppy Emu (v1.2). I have copied a 20MB DSK file (from Gryphel) to the root directory on my SD card, renamed to HD20.dsk. When I start up the Mac Plus, it doesn't recognize it. In fact, the Floppy Emu doesn't see it either - it doesn't list it on its tiny screen.
I...
I haven't done it, but what you do is set up a 2GB or less disk image on your PC - with all the software you want to run saved on it - then use a disk image writer (win32diskimager) or dd or some other to write the image to the SD. Once it's running on the Mac, you can expand the partition or...