I had the same issue with one of those drives. I think I may have it but I need to source a belt to fix it. The black goop that used to be the belt got all over the mechanism. It was a pain to clean off completely.
Sellam On Tue, Jan 10, 2023 at 10:11 PM Chris Zach via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > Speaking of reading old floppies, I got my Model 100 and Tandy Portable > Disk Drive down from the shelf to read some old floppies I found from > the 1980's. 3.5 inch disks with a whopping 100k capacity each! > > Problem was drive was saying the disks were "not formatted". Took it > apart, found that the belt had literally turned to black goo and wrapped > itself around the capstain. Cleaned it off (took forever), then put on a > new modern belt that I use for TU58 Dectape II tapes. Fit, bit tight but > fit. > > Drive works great! And some of the stuff I wrote in the 1980's.... Old > posts to compuserve's pdp11 forum, ancient bitnet messages, stuff about > getting the pdp8/L and passing up other stuff... Could have bought a > Vax730 with R80/RL02 for 3k but didn't have the money. > > All in all a fun trip down memory lane. And I kept thinking "Was I > really that naive? > > C > > On 1/10/2023 6:18 PM, Sellam Abraham via cctalk wrote: > > Yes, the 2/2P models I [think I] had were blue. > > > > Sellam > > > > On Tue, Jan 10, 2023 at 2:21 PM Fred Cisin via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> > > wrote: > > > >>>> A few years later, I got a used ["Euro"]-Apple II, converted for USA > >>>> use, in an OSI Challenger case (with wood (walnu?) sides), with an > >>>> external RCA keyboard. > >>>> If you didn't get it, then maybe Eric Smith? > >> > >> On Tue, 10 Jan 2023, Sellam Abraham via cctalk wrote: > >>> Was it this style (Challenger 4P)? > >>> > >> > https://imgs.search.brave.com/p_LUazpNEKMRJwuHl-uqgVmE7lVt1-7AodxQMTSCvOY/rs:fit:400:326:1/g:ce/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cu/aXRoaXN0b3J5Lm9y/Zy9zaXRlcy9kZWZh/dWx0L2ZpbGVzL2hh/cmR3YXJlL09oaW9D/aGFsbDRQMy5KUEc > >>> I can't remember if I ever had a 4P but I did have I think two 2 or 2P > >>> models. > >>> Either way, I'm not sure if I got any from you, but in the end, if I > did, > >>> you know what happened. > >>> I do still have a Challenger motherboard around here somewhere, as well > >> as > >>> I think an OSI of some model in a custom-built big-box style enclosure. > >> > >> Yes, it was that style, but BLUE > >> No floppy unit. > >> The external RCA keyboard was black, and a splash resistant case. > >> >
