Technical questions for the MPC2000xl and the MPC2000
By spacebattle617 Wed Jul 03, 2013 8:52 pm
so i've had my mpc200xl for a little while now and my biggest problem is being unable to save anything. the floppy disk holds 1.44 mb which is useless. i understand getting an scsi device is the most straight forward option when looking to save a lot of sounds and programs onto one disk. i briefly researched a flash drive which has 100 mb or 250 mb of space, which seems like it would be a huge improvement. i have two questions:

which scsi (or other) device has the largest memory capability?

is there a device which will allow me not only to save files (sounds, sequences and programs) but to delete files in order to free space?

thank you so much for your help.

spaceB
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By Lampdog Wed Jul 03, 2013 10:00 pm
spacebattle617 wrote:is there a device which will allow me not only to save files (sounds, sequences and programs) but to delete files in order to free space?

thank you so much for your help.

spaceB

File management for devices is done on ur mpc.
I have a 9gb ext scsi on my 2kxl, I can load, delete, save all that on mpc screen.
Actually I should zeroize it and sell it, thanks for reminding me.
By Clint Wed Jul 03, 2013 10:40 pm
Internal card reader seems to be the most popular option for storage. That much would have been clear from reading a few posts in tis forum. But if you're cheap and dont care, a Zip drive works.
By spacebattle617 Thu Jul 04, 2013 3:30 am
thank you both for responding. i know i could have taken more time to look through other discussions but at this point i often find the technical language to be over my head.

Clint, is the internal card reader something i install as a replacement for the floppy drive? what kind of card is it reading and what are its memory capabilities?

Lampdog, would this be an external hard drive worth buying?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/FUJITSU-MAW3300 ... 8566492%26

thanks again guys.
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By Lampdog Thu Jul 04, 2013 5:41 am
I should have mentioned I also replaced my internal floppy with
an internal MCD. I was going to sell my scsi hdd because I dont use it anymore. After I replaced the floppy I primarily used the MCD w/ a compact flash card. That would be your easiest solution by far. No moving parts, no wear and tear.
By Clint Fri Jul 05, 2013 5:53 pm
:P
spacebattle617 wrote:Clint, is the internal card reader something i install as a replacement for the floppy drive? what kind of card is it reading and what are its memory .


Internal card reader or MCD (multi card drive) essentially are the same thing, except the MCD was supplied from the factory on some MPC2000XL's. They both allow the use of compact flash cards to store data, replacing the floppy drive.

It's a relatively cheap upgrade, plenty of threads about how to do it. Don't bother spending money on an external scsi hard drive, go for the card reader!
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By Lampdog Sat Jul 06, 2013 5:15 am
Lampdog wrote:No moving parts, no wear and tear.

Lemme clarify.

The pins in the card reader/mcd are sensitive so DON'T slam the cf card into the slot.

Look at the hole, push it in gently and, wait, um, nevamind.