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Author:  lodger [ Sat Dec 31, 2011 12:53 am ]
Post subject:  disk drive mania ...

Since I do not post anywhere else on the web, this seems to be the appropriate place to tell the tale ... people, this is almost too good to be true - but it is: a few weeks ago, I was asked by a friend wether I want to pick up "some old computer stuff" he found in an abandoned building his company was about to demolish. So when I got there, I was delighted to find a CBM 4040 disk drive and a CBM 610 computer. :)

And today, after days of bargaining with its previous owner, I was happy to buy a working 1581 disk drive including the original packaging for €100, quite a bargain! But what really gives me the kicks, at least for today, is this:

3160 blocks free.

hehe ... *finally*, after 23 years, this kid can enjoy thousands of free blocks. Ha! 8)

Author:  RaveGuru [ Sun Jan 15, 2012 6:31 am ]
Post subject:  Re: disk drive mania ...

That's a great story and what a great way to begin the new year! And 3160 sure is a hell of a lots of blocks :D

You should get Jiffy Dos for it asap though, it will make the little guy haul some serious a** :D

Author:  zap [ Sat Jan 21, 2012 1:50 am ]
Post subject:  Re: disk drive mania ...

Nice find and i mean find, wonder how many other treasures await finding. :)

No time to go hunting for treasures today I’m setting up a new home for cbm8bit and friends at zenix5ive's Denver data center.

enjoy the wide open spaces a 1581 can give you. :)

Author:  lodger [ Sat Jan 28, 2012 5:01 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: disk drive mania ...

Currently that 1581 is running as true drive #9 with my VICE emulator (using opencbm and the ZoomFloppy adapter). Nice ...

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