I have some more #FloppyDrive maintenance to do with my Dysan Digital Diagnostic Disk! #TRS80
https://youtu.be/jRY5-fVVuOQ
#floppydrive
Worked up my courage to work on the 8050 again tonight. The video shows a pretty stable, albeit slightly slow drive mech. The center ring should be perfectly stable. It is drifting ever so slightly clockwise. However my potentiometer is already maxed out. This is probably the old motor giving everything. :)
I can lower the resistor feeding into the pot a bit. That should give more current to the motor.
#retrocomputing #commodore #commodorePET #commodore8050 #floppydrive
This disk can not be copied or reproduced without special equipment. I am showing it in action before all copies are lost to time #retrorepair #floppydrive #trs80
https://youtu.be/HckD6dLXz1I
After I practiced a bit on the broken 1541, I want to get back to my Commodore 8050 dual disk drives. They are massive beasts of steel. Each has a capacity 500KiB per disk side, giving a whopping 2MiB capacity if you swap disk sides.
#commodore #cbm8050 #floppydrive
This is a Commodore 1541C ASSY 251854 Rev A mainboard. It is from a parts drive, where I took of the servo controller for a different drive, and where the read/write head is dead (typical Mitsumi).
#commodore #c1541 #floppydrive
The quadrophonic Floppy orchestra. Using four 1541-II drives. Program by mac of tugcs.
#commodore #c64 #floppydrive
Restoring a Vintage PROLOGIC DOS Classic Floppy Speeder
#C64 #Prologic #RetroComputing #Commodore64 #VintageTech #FloppyDrive #RestorationProject #REXDataTech
https://theoasisbbs.com/restoring-a-vintage-prologic-dos-classic-floppy-speeder/?feed_id=2539&_unique_id=67ebe4c13cbe4
When I was a kid, I didn't know what the “thump thump thump” sound coming from a #floppy #disk drive was.
It also made a buzzing sound, which I figured was the head moving back and forth, but the thump was a mystery.
I'm still not sure, but I'm guessing it's the stepper motor moving by a single track. Am I right?
Restoring and Understanding the Commodore SFD-1001 Floppy Drive
#Commodore #C64 #SFD1001 #RetroComputing #FloppyDrive #VintageHardware #IEEE488
https://theoasisbbs.com/restoring-and-understanding-the-commodore-sfd-1001-floppy-drive/?feed_id=1991&_unique_id=67c859d3a68e9
The Commodore 1570: A Unique Stopgap Disk Drive for the C128
#Commodore #Commodore1570 #RetroComputing #C128 #FloppyDrive #VintageHardware #CommodoreHistory #TechExploration
https://theoasisbbs.com/the-commodore-1570-a-unique-stopgap-disk-drive-for-the-c128/?feed_id=1963&_unique_id=67c70850a2068
Rescuing a Battered 1541: Tim’s Retro Repair & JiffyDOS Upgrade
#Commodore64 #C64 #Commodore1541 #RetroComputing #FloppyDrive #TechRepair #JiffyDOS #8BitGaming
https://theoasisbbs.com/rescuing-a-battered-1541-tims-retro-repair-jiffydos-upgrade/?feed_id=1947&_unique_id=67c5b7c8a786f
Switching Between Floppy and Gotek Drives: Ms Mad Lemon’s Amiga 1200 Tower Build
#Amiga1200 #RetroComputing #GotekDrive #FloppyDrive #VintageHardware #MsMadLemon
https://theoasisbbs.com/switching-between-floppy-and-gotek-drives-ms-mad-lemons-amiga-1200-tower-build/?feed_id=1827&_unique_id=67bdcec7e66ea
Amiga 1200 Build: Installing Drives and Modifying Cables
#Amiga1200 #Amiga #RetroComputing #HardwareBuild #Modding #FloppyDrive #CDWriter #GoTek #ZipDrive #PCBway #Electronics
https://theoasisbbs.com/amiga-1200-build-installing-drives-and-modifying-cables/?feed_id=1687&_unique_id=67b3424c64b16
A new version of the HxC floppy emulator software has been released.
The floppy emulator HxC by Jean-Francois Del Nero completely replaces the floppy drive (of an Amiga) with an electronic device:
Troubleshooting and Repairing Commodore 1541 Disk Drive
#Commodore1541 #Commodore64 #C64 #RetroComputing #DiskDriveRepair #VintageTech #FloppyDrive
https://theoasisbbs.com/troubleshooting-and-repairing-commodore-1541-disk-drive/?feed_id=1481&_unique_id=67a230dcec5ee
The floppy emulator HxC by Jean-Francois Del Nero completely replaces the floppy drive (of an Amiga) with an electronic device. The project, which was launched in 2006, is available in two versions, with a SD card port or with USB port.
A new version of the HxC floppy emulator software has now been released:
For Christmas from my Secret Santa I got a Qumetrak 142 floppy disk drive. It is a DS/DD 5,25" Shugart style drive.
#retrocomputing #floppydrive
The day was a complete success. My father had his own little journey through time. First we loaded Rainbow Island from the floppy and then played Wheel of Fortune for a while. During the course of the day my father cooked and while we were eating we watched an old episode of Wheel of Fortune and talked about the good old days.
#Commodore #Commodore64 #c64 #c64c #floppydrive #1541ii #goodoldtime #RetroGaming
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