Reply 40 of 55, by Zup
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wrote:The Hxc is old retro generation batch converter type floppy emulator and is not comparable with this new generation batch conver […]
wrote:wrote:For the price that emulator costs, i would rather get the Hxc. If in the future you offer a good LCD display and support for at least 1000 floppies on one USB stick/SD Card and a reasonable price tag you could grab all of the retro computing market for yourselves.
The Hxc is old retro generation batch converter type floppy emulator and is not comparable with this new generation batch converter and configuration file free floppy emulator.
Here is no batch converter needed and no configuration file needed , Please do not confuse with Hxc.
Here is floppy emulator in 32 mhz and it working 30% faster than 40mhz batch converter type.
Yes, but it's still more useful than most alternatives.
Having dozens of floppies stored is not that useful if you're unable to remember what was inside disk 35. There is where that LCD display is needed (also, that's the reason because standard SD HxC is better than HxC slim).
The file converter is very useful when you're using some formats. Do you support standard +3 disks (hint: the first sector is not 0)? Amiga floppies? What about protected Spectrum Games? I mean those nasty floppies that use "big" (i.e.: 4K) sectors? Or a disk image with 42 tracks? Unless your device supports most image formats (adf, dsk, edsk, ram image files), you'll need some file converter.
And last, but not least, using a 40 Mhz PIC instead a 32 Mhz one will not give you a device 30% faster. Your device will be talking to a FDC that runs at a fixed speed... maybe you'll process data faster inside the emulator, but the computer will read/write at the same speed.
If you're using a PC, that device may be a good choice (but remember: some games used some of the tricks explained before to avoid piracy). But if you need a floppy for older/non PC computers, there is nothing like "old generation" HxC.
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