Date   : Mon, 19 Jul 2004 07:30:41 -0400 (EDT)
From   : <vic800r@...>
Subject: Re: GoMMC ready to be ordered

John,

Before I order GoMMC I would like to ask you several more questions.

1. Is it possible to put the disk images to MMC card by using 
   regular PC or MAC with the MMC card interface connected? Or you need 
   phisically create the floppies and then transfer them to GoMMC through
   the Beeb.
2. What will be my total if you send it to Moscow Russia.
3. Can I pay you by Paylal in dollars (not Euros) and how much that will
   cost me in this case.
4. Are you planning to support this product. I mean if you are going to 
   provide new up to date versions of its firmware/software/patches e.t.c.
   Will these be available online.

Regards

Victor.


> 
> Allrighty then, here goes :
> 
> GoMMC is now ready to be ordered. Please note that this is a
> private product and I will not build up stock. Exactly the
> number ordered will be made, no more, no less, so get your
> order in now (or most likely do without).
> 
> To recap, GoMMC is a (small) hardware interface that provides
> 'floppies on a MultiMedia Card'. It basically allows you to
> take all your (physical) floppies, DFS, ADFS, whatever, store
> their contents on an MMC (MultiMedia Card) inside your BBC or
> Master, and (select and) access them in the usual way, e.g. via
> a standard DFS or ADFS. Very, very quickly as well (read/write
>speed is in the region of 80 to 130 KB/sec).
> 
> GoMMC simply plugs into a ROM socket inside your BBC or Master.
> No flying wires. The GoMMC software is stored on the card, and
> can be upgraded electronically (it uses something similar to
> flash ROM storage).
> 
> GoMMC 'sits' between the MMC and your usual filing system, i.e.
> it does need one 'companion' : a patched version of that filing
>system. If you have sideways RAM, GoMMC can provide this for you
> automatically on boot-up. If you don't have sideways RAM, GoMMC
> can (given the original image) provide the patched image. This
> must then be blown into an EPROM and put in a ROM socket. I can
> provide the service of blowing an EPROM, should you require it.
> You must, however, own an original copy of the filing system in
> question and either provide me with the physical ROM or a 'dump'.
> 
> I intend GoMMC to provide patches for as wide a range of filing
>systems as possible, within reason (e.g. it probably doesn't make
> much sense to support anything but the latest versions). Patches
> for DNFS 1.20 (8271 based) and DFS 2.26 (1770 based) are already
> available and working perfectly. ADFS 1.3 is next, others will
> follow once I get to them.
> 
> Fancy features, like, e.g., selective write protect, may follow
> as well. Currently, GoMMC simply allows you to name your floppies
> and (surprise ...) select them by name. Otherwise, and this cannot be
> stressed enough, it's business as usual. What you were used to
> doing under DFS or ADFS with your physical floppies, you can do
> with your 'virtual' floppies under GoMMC.
> 
> GoMMC, without an MMC card, costs 60 Euro ex. postage and handling. A
> suitable MMC card can be delivered with it, at cost. Current
> prices are in the region of 35 Euro for 128 MB, or 50 for 256 MB.
> Blowing an EPROM is 2 Euro extra. Contact me for the total cost
> including p&p.
> 
> As indicated, if you want a GoMMC card, get your order in now.
> Production will commence in 1 to 2 weeks. After that, orders will
> no longer be taken.
> 
> You can pay by PayPal, direct bank transfer, or cash.
> 
> Any other questions : ask at will.
> 
> Email me@...@inter.nl.net.
> 
> 
> John Kortink
> 
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