HxC Floppy Emulator
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The HxC floppy emulator is an alternative way to load programs on the CPC.
The floppy emulator is an interface card that connects a PC directly to the floppy controller of the CPC.
The PC is connected to the HxC via a standard USB cable. A program is loaded on the PC that feeds the controller with disc information.
Photos
- The HxC floppy emulator
Top side of PCB
Bottom side of PCB
HxC connected to a CPC6128
Mods
- HxC mods for the Amstrad CPC
Builtin CPC6128
Places in external box(Bryce)
Builtin CPC6128+
Video
Video that demonstrates the use of the HxC floppy emulator on the Atari ST.
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Demonstration of the HxC on a CPC6128 by User:Khisanth
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Demonstration of the HxC (SD card version) on a CPC6128
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Related projects
Links
- Home of the HxC Floppy Emulator project (French)
- FAT16 / FAT32 File IO Library
- Talking about it on french forum
