GOTEK Floppy Emulators in Classic Macs?

[Tom2112]

I did some searching, but didn't get much finding... So does anyone have experience with the GOTEK Floppy Emulators and the spiffy FlashFloppy firmware for them?

GOTEK:

GOTEK Floppy Emulator @ Amazon

Firmware:

FlashFloppy Wiki

I just purchased one (not delivered yet), but I'm interested to see if I can use it with my Mac SE FDHD. My search results included some comments about the GOTEK, but I couldn't tell if they were talking about Mac use or some other retro-computer. So, if you know anything about using one with a Mac, I'd be interested to hear about it.

Thanks,

Tom

 

[Cory5412]

Probably not. These are set up to simulate a regular PC floppy drive, which Macs can not use. Apple diskette drives were controlled in a different way and were electrically different from PC ones.

The Mac equivalent would be the FloppyEmu, https://www.bigmessowires.com/floppy-emu/ 

 

[Byrd]

Sadly not - we'd all have them if so   I use one in an Amiga 1200 and it is rather useful.

 

[Tom2112]

Bummer. I kinda expected that was the case, but since I saw some comments on them in my searches, I was a little hopeful.

That's OK. It'll be a useful tool in my retro-computing toolbox, just not for my Mac SE.

 

[CC_333]

Wow, I'm sure out of date-- these GOTEK floppy emulators are neat looking!

Once I've saved up some money in my vintage computing fund, I ought to get one!

c

 

[Gorgonops]

I have Goteks with FlashFloppy installed in a couple Tandy 1000s and they do a great job, pretty much zero complaints. I do *highly* recommend the OLED Display Mod, it's literally plug-and-play outside of having to hack a larger hole in the case.

 

[Tom2112]

I kinda wish they would just integrate the display mod, the speaker mod, and the encoder mod into a new model and sell it complete. But for $30, one can hardly argue with the results.

 

[olePigeon]

There are some pre-modded version on eBay, but they're pricey compared to if you did it yourself.