One method is to use one of the copy programs like Disk Hacker II in combination with a modified FDS drive (they must be modified to rewrite the entire disk space) with FDSLoader. The Twin Famicom looks tremendously expensive on Ebay but if such a thing would be possible I might be ready to invest in this. This is really theoretical it would surely be complicated ! If you'd be somehow able to modify the console so that the disk unit is not completely disabled when switched on cart, and that I could use the PowerPak + a NES -> FC adapter on the cart side, it *could* become possible to rewrite a disk from the cart. I guess there is a switch that can select between disk or cart. (I remember I had to do something like that as a summerjob to "modernize" their systems some time ago).Īnother alternative that would be interesting would be to modify a "Twin Famicom", those systems made by sharp which are a compination of FDS + Famicom in a single unit.
#Mitsumi quick disk windows#
I'd be okay with it if it works on a recent (less than 10 years old) PC's parallel port and under Windows XP.Ī modern way to do would be to do a USB interface but it needs some kind of chip or board.
#Mitsumi quick disk Pc#
Now I guess the only way to have an easy 5V interface with a PC is to use the parallel port. (I know the powerpak has support for FDS, but I'd bet it'd be funnier with the real thing.) However if I'd somehow be able to rewrite disks and test sofware on it, it'd be a whole different story (or alternatively, emulate the disk drive and interface directly with the RAM adapter). Unfortunately, if I can only import disks from japan at a very expensive fee only to play games I could play emulated or with the PowerPak, there is only a very limited interest to me to buy a FDS. I think it's a shame it never made it here Damn Chinese pirates. I ask because I find the FDS to be very a fascinating machine. Please contact me if you would like to explore this further.I know about FDSLOADR but it was made ages ago with terribly slow computers, and even then everyone had issues with it.
There is a great deal of technical information on the Mistumi QD drive included in documents on the Nintendo Famicon System - some of the information explains the interface between the game system and the disk controller, yet some of the information focuses on the disk and data structure. I would be willing to assist in design, development, or troubleshooting of such a project. Replacing the belt requires disassembly of much of the drive mechanism, and it is often necessary to re-align the head after replacement. The original drive from Mitsumi has a rubber drive belt that fails over time, rendering the device inoperable. Most notably, they are used in the Nintendo Famicon gaming system, which has a large and loyal community of supporters.
These drives are also found in the Roland S-10, MKS100 and S-220, Korg SQ1-D and SQD-8, Akai S700 and X7000, and the Yamaha MDF1. I am an existing customer with an HxC for an Emax, and would like a solution to replace the Mitsumi 2.8" drive in my Akai S700 sampler. I too am very interested in an emulator for the Mitsumi 2.8" drive. Is there some kind of disk image somewhere ?
I know that the Famicom Disk System used this kind of disk, but the track format is different no ? To be able to do something i really need more informations. Almost a fast version of a cassette tape. So overall there is no concept of an index or directory.not even sure their is a traditional dis controller. Unusually, the Quick Disk utilizes "a continuous linear tracking of the head and thus creates a single spiral track along the disk similar to a record groove." This has led some to compare it more to a "tape-stream" unit than typically what is thought of as a random-access disk drive.
#Mitsumi quick disk manual#
Quick Disk as used in the Famicom Disk System holds 64 kB of data per side, requiring a manual turn-over to access the second side.
It was mainly used in the Faircom Nintendo game systems and the drive was made by Mitsumi. The Roland S-10, AKai X7000 SMith and Corona Wordprocessors. Randaj38 wrote:There isn't much info on the nature of the 2.8 Quick disk other than it was used in devices such as :
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