After a long delay, Floppy Emu is back in stock and available for sale now. It’s available with a built-in connector for placement at the rear of the Mac, or bundled with a three foot extension cable so you can place it anywhere on your desk. Beginning with this batch of hardware, the LCD backlight is now enabled by default too. Woot!
I’m having difficulty locating sources for the floppy connector, a DB-19 male D-SUB. These were common in the 80′s and 90′s, but the supply has dried up and they’re almost impossible to obtain now. I’m still chasing down possible sources and investigating alternatives. If I don’t find a good solution, this may be the last batch of Floppy Emu hardware for a while.
As a new option, I’m now offering an SD card preloaded with disk images of System software versions 1 through 7.5.3, as well as some classic software like MacPaint, Hypercard, After Dark, Kid Pix, and Fool’s Errand. Cases for the Floppy Emu are also available, in brown wood hardboard or clear acrylic.
For those who have waited patiently on the waiting list since mid-December, thank you. Happy emulation!