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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.

Fred de Boer wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 3:44 pm 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).

whereas the HxC only provides numbers

You just made that up!

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).