HxC floppy emulator

[Fred de Boer]

Does anyone have any knowledge about the HxC floppy emulator on the QL, it works like the Vdrive on a sd-card but you can hook up like a floppie drive.

[tofro]

Does anyone have any knowledge about the HxC floppy emulator on the QL, it works like the Vdrive on a sd-card but you can hook up like a floppie drive.

Well, you obviously need a floppy controller card for an HxC drive, and otherwise, the HxC behaves just like a physical floppy.

Today, however, HxC has fallen a bit out of fashion: Most people seem to be using GoTek drives with its successor "FlashFloppy" which is, in my opinion, a bit easier to handle (it also supports more elaborate user interfaces like an alphanumeric display with proper image names, whereas the HxC only provides numbers).

[XorA]

whereas the HxC only provides numbers

You just made that up!

[tofro]

I stand corrected. Mine only provides numbers. Apparently there's a version for newer Goteks.

I forgot to mention: The HxC firmware costs 10€ (which it is well worth), while the FF firmware is free (which makes it an even better bargain).