Embedded Files
Still running legacy systems that depend on obsolete storage?
Many industrial, medical, and vintage systems still rely on MFM/RLL hard drives, floppy drives, or legacy tape units. When these devices fail, finding reliable replacements is often impossible.
DREM replaces these drives with SD card based disk and tape images while remaining fully compatible with the original controller, hardware, and software.
DREM replaces these drives with SD card based disk and tape images while remaining fully compatible with the original controller, hardware, and software.
The DREM (DRive EMulator)
The DREM (DRive EMulator)
DREM is a modern, SD card–based emulator designed
to replace aging FM / MFM / M2FM / RLL / ARLL storage devices
Keep original machines running as they were designed,
while removing the weakest link: failing mechanical storage.
Get your hardware a second life
Get your hardware a second life
Not only does your legacy system keep running, its storage gets a major upgrade.
Much faster – and far more reliable.
No moving parts, no aging media, no mechanical failures.
Easy backup and recovery.
Disk and tape images can be copied, archived, and restored like normal files.
Absolutely silent, with lower power.
No motors, no vibration, less heat.
Drop-in installation.
Fits existing 3.5”, 5.25”, and 8” drive bays and works with your original controller.
The easy-to-install drive is designed to fit in your hardware device's existing port to replace 3.5", 5.25" or 8-inch floppy disk drives using the included adaptor.
The easy-to-install drive is designed to fit in your hardware device's existing port to replace 3.5", 5.25" or 8-inch floppy disk drives using the included adaptor.
DREM uses removable SD cards, and its firmware can be upgraded via USB.
It only requires a 5V power supply and data transfer rates can be set to 250, 310, 500, 1000, 4100, 4340, 5000, 5500, 7500, 9000 Kbit/s depending on whether the matching encoding method is FM, MFM, MMFM, RLL or ARRL.
The emulated track configuration is programmable. DREM allows the simultaneous use of HDD and FDD functions.
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Real-world experience from DREM users
Real-world experience from DREM users
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We were looking to replace an obsolete HD in a vintage custom computer (GML Automation) to create a vintage audio mixing desk. DREM proved to be the magical solution to a potential nightmare problem.
DREM has better features than the competition, and the best customer service anywhere. Simply a brilliant product – we’ve already bought four of them!
- Richard Barrie, UK
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