#floppy-drive — Public Fediverse posts
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I have got a visitor: a dead CBM 4040 disk drive. The symptoms: all LEDs stuck on. No disk activity. This means the 6502 does not boot correctly.
First checks: voltages are correct, reset is working, clock is present.
Next up, OneROM with Piers Finlayson‘s IEEE diag ROM. However that also doesn’t want to boot.
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Amiga Drive Selector Upgrade on Damien Jones’s Amiga 500+
#Amiga500Plus #Amiga #Gotek #RetroComputing #CommodoreAmiga #FloppyDrive #AmigaUpgrade
https://theoasisbbs.com/amiga-drive-selector-upgrade-on-damien-joness-amiga-500/?fsp_sid=5076 -
root42 Explores 1541 Track Zero Problems in Commodore Drive Swaps
#Commodore64 #Commodore1541 #FloppyDrive #RetroComputing #C64 #DiskDrive #1541C #root42
https://theoasisbbs.com/root42-explores-1541-track-zero-problems-in-commodore-drive-swaps/?fsp_sid=4979 -
1541-II Ultimate Build Turns a Commodore 1541-II Into a Smaller Multi-ROM Drive
#Commodore64 #Commodore1541 #1541II #FloppyDrive #RetroComputing #JiffyDOS #DolphinDOS #SpeedDOS #DigitalMan #CommodoreMods
https://theoasisbbs.com/1541-ii-ultimate-build-turns-a-commodore-1541-ii-into-a-smaller-multi-rom-drive/?fsp_sid=3953 -
1541 Single Flash Repair: TheRetroChannel Tracks Down a Strange Drive Fault
#Commodore64 #Commodore1541 #RetroComputing #TheRetroChannel #C64Repair #FloppyDrive #WorldOfJani #JiffyDOS
https://theoasisbbs.com/1541-single-flash-repair-theretrochannel-tracks-down-a-strange-drive-fault/?fsp_sid=3545 -
Southern California Research Group's (SCRG) Switch-A-Slot attached to a 128K enhanced Apple IIe computer.
The more slots, the better.
#AppleII #Apple2forever #vintageApple #Apple #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #retrocomputers #retrogaming #vintagetech #tech #oldhardware #rainbowapple #photo #CRT #floppydrive #hardware #photograph #ByteCellar
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👾 Gather 'round, nerds, for the most thrilling bedtime story about C64 copy protection. This epic saga spans SIX volumes—because who doesn't love a good dissertation on floppy drive mechanics? 😴 Prepare to have your mind blown by the riveting adventures of the 1541 Drive, or maybe just take a nap instead. 💤
https://www.commodoregames.net/copyprotection/ #C64Stories #CopyProtection #FloppyDrive #RetroGaming #BedtimeNerds #HackerNews #ngated -
Amiga 4000 Red Death: When a “Simple Audio Fix” Turns Into a Full Rescue
#Amiga #Amiga4000 #RetroComputing #CommodoreAmiga #ElectronicsRepair #Recapping #FloppyDrive #HardwareRestoration
https://theoasisbbs.com/amiga-4000-red-death-when-a-simple-audio-fix-turns-into-a-full-rescue/?fsp_sid=2307 -
I'm working on a 3D printed Commodore 1541-II case, time for the lid. Eventually found that printing this model upright got me the best result. The print's fine except a fracture on the right side, it was there even when the thing was on the printer bed. I guess the nicely modelled vents cause a structural issue right there. I'm not too worried, I'll get some clear UV resin and reinforce it from the inside. When the lid is in place, there'll be zero stress on that part. #commodore #commodore1541 #3dprinting #floppydrive
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Amiga 1200 Recap: Dr. Chris Saves a PAL Board from Texas
#Amiga #Amiga1200 #RetroComputing #Commodore #VintageComputing #Recapping #HardwareRepair #ElectronicsRepair #FloppyDrive #PAL
https://theoasisbbs.com/amiga-1200-recap-dr-chris-saves-a-pal-board-from-texas/?fsp_sid=1574 -
Amiga tower rebuild: Ms Mad Lemon fixes the last gremlins
#Amiga #Amiga1200 #AmigaTower #CommodoreAmiga #RetroComputing #FloppyDrive #Gotek #IDE #PCMCIA #CompactFlash #IndivisionAGA #CRTMonitor #Aminet #AmigaMods #VintageComputing
https://theoasisbbs.com/amiga-tower-rebuild-ms-mad-lemon-fixes-the-last-gremlins/?fsp_sid=1407 -
"Dialed" into the Mac Studio wirelessly across the room for some IRCing on old hardware, here as the snow falls. ❄️
I had to modify the plist and shell config scripts I'd setup on the Mac since "upgrading" to macOS 26 Tahoe to get this working without gripes in the terminal.
#Mac #macOS #terminal #serialterminal #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #retrocomputers #computinginthesnow #AppleII #AppleIIe #MacStudio #ProTerm #BBSing #IRCing #BBS #IRC #WiFi232 #login #telnet #WiFimodem #computers #CRT #floppydrive #ByteCellar #BASH #photo #UNIX
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Floppy Head Cleaning: bwack Tries to Save a Dusty Disk Drive
#Commodore64 #C64 #FloppyDrive #RetroComputing #DiskDrive #C64Repair #VintageComputers #KungFuFlash #C64Ultimate #RetroTech
https://theoasisbbs.com/floppy-head-cleaning-bwack-tries-to-save-a-dusty-disk-drive/?fsp_sid=691 -
It’s a new Commodore 1541 drive that came to me with the diagnosis „bad read head“.
#commodore #c1541 #floppydrive -
New video: Commodore 4040 Disk Drive Repair
We have another Commodore IEEE-488 dual disk drive. It is the predecessor of the 8050 and it is almost compatible with the 1541, the C64's disk drive. This specimen doesn't work, its drives look quite mangled. So let's fix it! But it is never that easy... -
Working on the CBM 4040... The first replacement drive has been cleaned, and the bearings have been lubricated as far as I can reach them.
#commodore #cbm4040 #commodorePET #floppydrive -
@ossobuffo Well, here's a video of me booting it :) https://video.hardlimit.com/w/c7eesvEKFLkgrn9uCKHDbx
I think it does have CDROM.SYS. Though note that since I have my #D630 's CD/DVD drive replaced with the FDDM-101 #floppyDrive module, there's no CD/DVD drive connected.
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Does anyone here have a spare Shugart SA390 or SA400 or similar single sided, compatible drive, so I can repair a CBM 4040? Or a spare drive mech from a CBM 3040 or 4040?
#retrocomputing #floppydrive