If you can’t find a DB-19 solder type connector, you can still use the Floppy Emu with its alternate IDC20 connector, which is readily available from electronics suppliers. These can be very difficult to find, and IEC is the only supplier I know that has them. One of the required parts is a male DB-19 connector, which mates with the Mac’s external floppy port. The total parts cost (not including the PCB) should be about $40-$50 when ordering in single unit quantities, with taxes and shipping costs. You’ll find a complete parts list in the file archive. While you’re waiting for the PCB, you can locate all the other parts you’ll need to assemble the Floppy Emu.
The guy who runs the PCB service is very helpful if you have questions. Send them the Gerber files, and they’ll make three copies of the PCB for about $30, with a turn-around time of a few weeks. I recommend using the Dorkbot PDX PCB Order service to get the PCB manufactured. You’ll find the Floppy Emu Gerbers in the file archive, in the directory eaglefloppyemugerbers.zip. Otherwise, there are many on-line services that will make these for you, using a set of layout files called Gerbers. Send me an email to ask if I have any extra PCBs available. To begin building your Floppy Emu, you’ll need a printed circuit board. Lower capacity cards tend to perform better at small transfers – try a card with 2GB capacity or less. An SD or SDHC card that’s fast when transferring small data blocks.An AVR programmer, such as the AVRISP mkII.AVR Studio 6 probably works too, but I haven’t tried it. Now with that out of the way, let’s get started!
#VINTAGE MAC EMULATOR FREE#
You’re free to build one for personal use, or adapt and share the design for other non-commercial projects, but please don’t build a batch of Floppy Emus and sell them on eBay. These can be soldered by hand, but it’s challenging work.įloppy Emu is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 license. Be warned there are several SMD chips with fine-pitch 0.5 mm pin spacing.
You can buy a pre-assembled and tested Floppy Emu, or if you’re comfortable with surface mount soldering and have an AVR programming tool, you can build a Floppy Emu at home.
#VINTAGE MAC EMULATOR SERIES#
The Store page can be found here.December 15th, 2012 | Category: Floppy Emuįloppy Emu is a prototype floppy disk drive emulator for vintage Macintosh computers. It emulates 400K, 800K, or 1.4 MB disks, and is compatible with everything from the original Macintosh 128K through the Mac II series and Power Macintosh line.
#VINTAGE MAC EMULATOR WINDOWS#
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