Epson PX-8 VFloppy revisited

[chuckcmagee]

http://www.xs4all.nl/~fjkraan/comp/px8/

Turns out the the vfloppy v1.4 mentioned at the above website works perfectly with a modern linux. I have Mandriva 2008.0 freshly installed and I compiled the source for vfloppy. The main program "epspd.c" needs 2 changes to get it to compile. Just before the end of the program, there is a "goto" command. Comment that out, change to a standard "break" and comment out the label a few lines down. Compiles and runs great after that.

You run "./vfrun.sh" to get the thing started. Comes with a D: E: F: and G: drives already configured with good stuff in them.

[Terry Yager]

Of course you've sent Fred a compiled copy to post on his page, right?

--T

[chuckcmagee]

Hmm, no. Source code is on some other site and hasn't been worked on for years. The original still compiles fine and works if you use a linux version of the same time, like Redhat 7.1 or 7.3. Those 2 minor code changes are just in case you don't want to hassle with getting an old RH up and running.

[billdeg]

I finally got a PF-10 Utility Disk, for the drive that goes with my Epson Geneva (PX-8). I will make copies of the disk. PM me if interestred. I prefer that persons send me a SASE and a diskette. I will return the utility disk in the SASE.

[chuckcmagee]

My PF-10 DIED! Waaaaaaa!! Sniff, sniff.

[billdeg]

what happened? Is it beyond repair?

[chuckcmagee]

Something died on the PCB. Motor runs all the time when power applied. I don't feel like trying to track down which chip died. It never worked very well from the day I got it. If I messed with it for a few hours, sometimes I could get it to work. I let it sit for 2 months and dead now. I'm tired of screwing with it, even tho it cost me an arm and a leg to get it.