Hi all, I recently purchased a HxC floppy emulator to (finally) replace the dead disk drive on my Mirage. I've downloaded some EDM files from here to get...
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Martin Selwood
martythevampire
Jun 2, 2011 8:19 am
Hi, I'm no expert on this but when lookoing into getting a HxC for my Mirage (still not got around to it) I remember reading something about having to re-name...
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anthonyflack@...
anthonyflack...
Jun 2, 2011 10:36 am
Yup, I got that - the files are already .edm For some reason, the converter is rejecting them....
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anthonyflack@...
anthonyflack...
Jun 3, 2011 3:08 am
Ok, the HxC guys got back to me with a software update - those guys are excellent BTW. Now the files are converting, apparently successfully, but I'm having...
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anthonyflack@...
anthonyflack...
Jun 3, 2011 3:14 am
I think the disk images I have are OK - they are converted EDM files downloaded from here and MirageLives. But the Mirage does that thing where it powers up,...
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hans wurst
sapppperlot
Jun 3, 2011 5:12 am
could you please upload the software or post the actual link?thanks kris ... From: anthonyflack@... <anthonyflack@...> Subject: [Mirage-Net] Re:...
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geekygizmo
Jun 6, 2011 5:07 pm
Anyone got some good links, seems like a few years ago they were all over the net and now I can only find a few. I took my mirage out of mothballs and added...
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Arto Koivisto
lb_mfx
Jun 7, 2011 7:34 am
Heh, bit of a late reply but anyway.. ... It's great to have this issue finally fixed in whatever upcoming version of HxC! Anthony, much thanks for advancing...
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felix.scotfl2@...
scotfl2003
Jun 28, 2011 10:52 pm
TrueSwitch felix.scotfl2@... has a new e-mail address. Old E-mail Address: felix.scotfl2@... New E-mail Address: felixsthecat@... Hello, I have...
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pctech333
Jul 7, 2011 12:57 pm
I am looking to find disk images of the factory libraries for the mirage, does anyone have these or know of where they can be found? Thanks!...
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Ben Zonneveld
neurobender
Jul 8, 2011 9:20 am
http://sdereus.home.xs4all.nl/ Have a look over there...
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onthebeachestoo
Jul 9, 2011 2:08 am
Howdy, I've recently obtained six mirage units and a decent collection of disks. Unfortunately, all of my disks are sample disks, I have no OS disks to go on. ...
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jammie.emma@...
jammie.emma
Jul 9, 2011 8:41 am
if it dont work with the other units then it could be 1 of 2 things 1: the floppy drives are shot and need replacing 2: theyhave the older rom chips and need...
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onthebeachestoo
Jul 10, 2011 2:46 pm
Okay, yes. Thanks, I suspected this might be the case. I'm crossing my fingers hoping I don't need a rom upgrade. Does anyone know if the chip upgrade is as...
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Gordon JC Pearce
gordonjcp
Jul 10, 2011 6:43 pm
On Sun, 10 Jul 2011 14:46:28 -0000 ... The ROMs are pretty straightforward - IIRC they're 2764 or maybe 2732. Just about anything will work, with a bit of...
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Johnny Klonaris
jawkneemirage
Jul 10, 2011 8:17 pm
I have no problem with posting the ROM images on the site. If you own a Mirage, you have the rights to a copy of that ROM, IMHO. I don't recall any...
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Johnny Klonaris
jawkneemirage
Jul 10, 2011 8:25 pm
On Jul 9, 2011, at 1:41 AM, <jammie.emma@...> <jammie.emma@... ... I seriously doubt this. The ROMs were upgraded VERY early in the...
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onthebeachestoo
Jul 13, 2011 2:56 am
Ah, a ROM that would read disks over MIDI would be really great. Does it work reliably? I'm looking at one okay disk drive and four dead ones... Disks over...
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onthebeachestoo
Jul 23, 2011 12:42 pm
I'm about to open up the Mirages I chanced upon recently. I'm going to be checking power supply voltages and looking for bad caps. Has anyone here had to...
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jammie.emma@...
jammie.emma
Jul 23, 2011 12:58 pm
most parts are off shelf or equivelent apart from doc 6809 on most part its just the floppy that goes the psu are alright i have not had to change or service...
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Gordon JC Pearce
gordonjcp
Jul 23, 2011 1:03 pm
On Sat, 23 Jul 2011 12:42:52 -0000 ... Check that the PSU rails are at the right voltage and not ripply. They won't be ripply, because the capacitors pretty...
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onthebeachestoo
Jul 24, 2011 3:37 am
Okay, straight up. Thanks for your insight. I was surprised how good they are inside. The cases were so grimy I assumed they would be in bad shape inside as...
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anthonyflack@...
anthonyflack...
Aug 7, 2011 8:59 am
I recently replaced my unresponsive disk drive with a HxC floppy emulator, but the Mirage still refuses to access the disk (image). My disk image is confirmed...
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jammie.emma@...
jammie.emma
Aug 7, 2011 9:19 am
you can get a spare main board from rainer butchy as he was the last person to have all the old stock but its ging to cost more than buying a seacond hand...
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anthonyflack@...
anthonyflack...
Aug 7, 2011 11:44 am
Hmm, that is probably more than I am willing to spend. I saw a mainboard sold on ebay recently for US$60. I suppose I can just keep an eye out. The trouble...
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jammie.emma@...
jammie.emma
Aug 7, 2011 11:53 am
at least the mirage boards from rainer are new old stock so they are un used boards ... From: anthonyflack@... To: Mirage-Net@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
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anthonyflack@...
anthonyflack...
Aug 7, 2011 12:33 pm
Oh, that is good to know. Another thing to add to the wish list then. If I had more money going spare I'd dive right in, as I miss my Mirage, and I'm finally...
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Salvador Ortiz
mrmitas
Aug 7, 2011 8:45 pm
Hi group, I have a Mirage keyboard for sale. It doesn't work so it's good for parts. I got it from my brother, and it worked for some time, then the floppy...
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john.burke7017
Aug 20, 2011 10:29 pm
Hi all. I,m new to the group. I,ve had a mirage since mid 80,s but only started using it over the last 12 months. It's been fine but has now stopped working. I...
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Johnny Klonaris
jawkneemirage
Aug 21, 2011 9:29 pm
I suspect your drive is dying. If you could find that one disk, and had some blanks, you might try booting off of that one and then trying to save to the...
