Amiga Floppy Emulators

[mistermsk]

Hi All,

 I am recently getting back into Amiga. I been back into the Commodore 64 community for awhile now and have a way of using a SD card instead of a floppy drive to load games, etc... . Since I am getting back into the Amiga and viewing difference sites I've seen a couple SD card reads now for it. One was the HxC Floppy Emulator and the other was the Mega Drive (Mark II).

Are there any more then these two and is one better then the other? I know on the C64 that some 'protected' disks or ones made for specific equipment (i.e.: 1541) did not work. Do these have the same problem? Also, are they still being produced (and in the case of the Mega Drive is it produced at all to where the pubic can buy it)?

Thanks,
MisterMsk

[mistermsk]

Which Amiga have you got?]

Hopefully, a 2000 if all goes well. I also have a 1000, but I know not to much is made for it (including games) since I use to own one back in the day. I remember everything needing ECS so I had to buy a 2500. Anyway, what I am looking for is a stand-a-lone floppy emulator for the 2000 with a SD or Compact Flash Card support. Really don't want to have to buy a PC as well. I like the on screen menus. But, compatibility is an issue as well.

[mistermsk]

You'll struggle to do anything without access to a PC or a MAC. How are you going to transfer any files from the internet? Surely you've got access to one.

I have a PC but that is in another room for the family. I am just looking for something to be out of the box solution, just like the Commodore 64 has. The Mega Drive looks the best but if you can not buy it, I might get the HxD Floppy Emulator with a SD Card. I just tested converting some of the ADF files I have and the convert works (but makes the files huge). So, I might just have to be choosy.

Thank you all for your help.

[mistermsk]

If I where you I would put 8MB Fast RAM in a zorro II expansion then a total of 2MB chip and you should be set, that should be enough to run WHDLoad without much trouble

Is there an auto-load program so I can have it boot so I can select a game to load? I really don't want to go through clicking and opening folders to get to a game. The SD Floppy Emulator makes it so I don't have to deal with the workbench area.

[mistermsk]

Actually, it appears the Hard Drive solution is going to be more so I'll just get the  HxD.

The Amiga I am, hopefully, going to get will not have a hard drive and I don't think it would have a floppy. If I just get the HxD SD Card Reader solution I'll think it will be cheaper and work for what I want to do, which is just to play games and nothing more.