#FloppyDrive

The Oasis BBS

@theoasisbbs.bsky.social

6 days ago

1541 Single Flash Repair - The Oasis BBS 1541 single flash repair goes step by step as TheRetroChannel traces a rare Commodore 1541 fault to bad traces and socket trouble.

1541 Single Flash Repair: TheRetroChannel Tracks Down a Strange Drive Fault
#Commodore64 #Commodore1541 #RetroComputing #TheRetroChannel #C64Repair #FloppyDrive #WorldOfJani #JiffyDOS

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The Oasis BBS

@theoasisbbs.bsky.social

1 month ago

Amiga 4000 Red Death - The Oasis BBS Amiga 4000 Red Death strikes fast. Chris rebuilds a botched recap, restores video, and services the HD floppy drive.

Amiga 4000 Red Death: When a “Simple Audio Fix” Turns Into a Full Rescue
#Amiga #Amiga4000 #RetroComputing #CommodoreAmiga #ElectronicsRepair #Recapping #FloppyDrive #HardwareRestoration

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The Oasis BBS

@theoasisbbs.bsky.social

1 month ago

Amiga 1200 Recap: Dr. Chris Saves a PAL Board from Texas - The Oasis BBS Amiga 1200 recap from Texas: Dr. Chris tackles a dead floppy, leaky caps, and a chunky PAL modulator, then tests it back to life.

Amiga 1200 Recap: Dr. Chris Saves a PAL Board from Texas
#Amiga #Amiga1200 #RetroComputing #Commodore #VintageComputing #Recapping #HardwareRepair #ElectronicsRepair #FloppyDrive #PAL

theoasisbbs.com/amiga-1200-r...

The Oasis BBS

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1 month ago

Amiga tower rebuild: Ms Mad Lemon fixes the last gremlins - The Oasis BBS Amiga tower rebuild: Ms Mad Lemon tunes drives, IDE, PCMCIA, and noise so the tower finally feels solid and usable.

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

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The Oasis BBS

@theoasisbbs.bsky.social

1 month ago

Commodore 1541 Alps Swap Revives a “Dead” Drive - The Oasis BBS Commodore 1541 Alps swap revives dead Newtronics drives using an Apple Alps donor, adapter PCB, and jumper tweak. Watch the build.

Commodore 1541 Alps Swap Revives a “Dead” Drive
#Commodore64 #Commodore1541 #DiskDriveRepair #RetroComputing #VintageComputing #FloppyDrive #HardwareHack #PCBDesign #3DPrinting #AppleUniDisk #RetroBits #VCFSwapMe

theoasisbbs.com/commodore-15...

The Oasis BBS

@theoasisbbs.bsky.social

1 month ago

Floppy Head Cleaning: bwack Tries to Save a Dusty Disk Drive - The Oasis BBS Floppy Head Cleaning with bwack: he cleans the pickup head, re-greases rails, then tests stubborn disks on a C64 drive.

Floppy Head Cleaning: bwack Tries to Save a Dusty Disk Drive
#Commodore64 #C64 #FloppyDrive #RetroComputing #DiskDrive #C64Repair #VintageComputers #KungFuFlash #C64Ultimate #RetroTech

theoasisbbs.com/floppy-head-...

Blake Patterson

@blakespot.bsky.social

2 months ago

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#AppleII #Apple2Forever #CRT #Christmas #Holidays #nostalgia #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #retrocomputers #floppydrive #rertrogaming #demo #video #carols #happyHolidays #AppleIIe #mirth

The Oasis BBS

@theoasisbbs.bsky.social

2 months ago

RGB2HDMI Amiga 600: A600 Goes HDMI Anywhere - The Oasis BBS RGB2HDMI Amiga 600 turns an A600 into an HDMI friendly travel setup. Watch the video for the Denise install and test run.

RGB2HDMI Amiga 600: A600 Goes HDMI Anywhere
#Amiga600 #RGB2HDMI #DeniseChip #RaspberryPi #HDMI #AmigaMods #RetroHardware #ClassicComputing #Zipstick #FloppyDrive

theoasisbbs.com/rgb2hdmi-ami...

The Oasis BBS

@theoasisbbs.bsky.social

3 months ago

SFD 1001 Floppy Drive Repair Success - The Oasis BBS Discover the full SFD 1001 floppy drive repair, from diagnosis to fix, and see how this rare Commodore drive returns to action.

SFD 1001 Floppy Drive Repair Success
#Commodore #SFD1001 #FloppyDrive #RetroComputing #Root42

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The Archive

@archive.pants.place

5 months ago

Author: Shawn Handle: newenglandretrocomputers

latest Pentium 150mhz #retrocomputer #windows98 #floppydrive #Dos #meme #tiktok #archive

RobSmithDev

@robsmithdev.bsky.social

5 months ago

Commodore vs. Clone: High Density Floppy Drive Showdown YouTube video by RobSmithDev

#Commodore vs. Clone: High Density #FloppyDrive #Amiga Showdown youtu.be/vwAmNYBc-sU

The Oasis BBS

@theoasisbbs.bsky.social

5 months ago

Amiga External Drive Restoration - The Oasis BBS Amiga external drive restoration brings an old Chinon FB 354 floppy drive back to life through cleaning, testing, and reassembly.

Amiga External Drive Restoration
#Amiga #RetroComputing #FloppyDrive #HardwareRestoration #Amiga500

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Kozmic Retro

@kozmicretro.bsky.social

6 months ago

A shorter video looking at some NOS floppy disks. Oh, and a surprise!

Link in reply!

#retrocomputing #floppydisks #floppydrive #nos #enay #testing #msdos #wolfenstein3d

Warning56k

@warning56k.bsky.social

9 months ago

It's 1995 and you're about to cram all 69 3.5" floppy disks worth of data into this bad mama jama.

#Iomega #ZipDrive #Zip #Floppy #FloppyDrive #90s #Computer #PC #Storage #ClassicPC #Warning56k

The Oasis BBS

@theoasisbbs.bsky.social

9 months ago

Oceanic 1541 Clone Put to the Test - The Oasis BBS Arctic Retro tests an Oceanic 1541 clone floppy drive with JiffyDOS to see if it still works—and how fast it is.

Oceanic 1541 Clone Put to the Test
#Commodore64 #RetroComputing #FloppyDrive #1541Clone #JiffyDOS #Oceanic1541 #FSD2ExceleratorPlus #ExceleratorPlus

theoasisbbs.com/oceanic-1541...

Canadian Retro Things

@cndnretro.bsky.social

10 months ago

Using A Rare Diagnostic Disk To Service My Floppy Drives: Part 2 YouTube video by Canadian Retro Things

I have some more #FloppyDrive maintenance to do with my Dysan Digital Diagnostic Disk! #RetroRepair #RetroComputer
youtu.be/jRY5-fVVuOQ

Canadian Retro Things

@cndnretro.bsky.social

10 months ago

Using A Rare Diagnostic Disk To Service My Floppy Drives: Part 1 YouTube video by Canadian Retro Things

Now that I have the Digital Diagnostic Disk, it's time to see how easy it is to do some #FloppyDrive maintenance with it! #RetroRepair #Tandy #TRS80
youtu.be/LV0eszteMfs

Canadian Retro Things

@cndnretro.bsky.social

10 months ago

This Non-Copyable Disk Is Being Lost To History YouTube video by Canadian Retro Things

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
youtu.be/HckD6dLXz1I

The Oasis BBS

@theoasisbbs.bsky.social

11 months ago

Restoring a Vintage PROLOGIC DOS Classic Floppy Speeder - The Oasis BBS Follow Jani's detailed journey as he restores a classic PROLOGIC DOS floppy speeder for the Commodore 64, bringing it back to full functionality.

Restoring a Vintage PROLOGIC DOS Classic Floppy Speeder
#C64 #Prologic #RetroComputing #Commodore64 #VintageTech #FloppyDrive #RestorationProject #REXDataTech

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The Oasis BBS

@theoasisbbs.bsky.social

11 months ago

Reviving a Commodore 1551 Floppy Drive on Adrian’s Digital Basement 2 - The Oasis BBS Adrian tackles the repair of a Commodore 1551 floppy drive, a rare disk drive for the Commodore Plus/4 and C16. Will he get it working again? Watch to find out!

Commodore 1551 Floppy Drive | Adrian’s Digital Basement 2
#Commodore #RetroComputing #AdriansDigitalBasement #FloppyDrive #VintageTech #Plus4 #C16

theoasisbbs.com/reviving-a-c...

The Oasis BBS

@theoasisbbs.bsky.social

1 year ago

Restoring and Understanding the Commodore SFD-1001 Floppy Drive - The Oasis BBS A deep dive into the Commodore SFD-1001 floppy disk drive, its performance, maintenance needs, and compatibility with vintage computers.

Restoring and Understanding the Commodore SFD-1001 Floppy Drive
#Commodore #C64 #SFD1001 #RetroComputing #FloppyDrive #VintageHardware #IEEE488

theoasisbbs.com/restoring-an...

The Oasis BBS

@theoasisbbs.bsky.social

1 year ago

The Commodore 1570: A Unique Stopgap Disk Drive for the C128 - The Oasis BBS A deep dive into the Commodore 1570 disk drive—its features, functionality, and how it compares to the 1541 and 1571.

The Commodore 1570: A Unique Stopgap Disk Drive for the C128
#Commodore #Commodore1570 #RetroComputing #C128 #FloppyDrive #VintageHardware #CommodoreHistory #TechExploration

theoasisbbs.com/the-commodor...

The Oasis BBS

@theoasisbbs.bsky.social

1 year ago

Rescuing a Battered 1541: Tim’s Retro Repair & JiffyDOS Upgrade - The Oasis BBS Tim tackles a wrecked Commodore 1541 floppy drive, restoring it to life and upgrading it with a Mean Well power supply and JiffyDOS. Watch the full repair and upgrade process!

Rescuing a Battered 1541: Tim’s Retro Repair & JiffyDOS Upgrade
#Commodore64 #C64 #Commodore1541 #RetroComputing #FloppyDrive #TechRepair #JiffyDOS #8BitGaming

theoasisbbs.com/rescuing-a-b...

The Oasis BBS

@theoasisbbs.bsky.social

1 year ago

Switching Between Floppy and Gotek Drives: Ms Mad Lemon’s Amiga 1200 Tower Build - The Oasis BBS Ms Mad Lemon experiments with switching between the floppy drive and Gotek drive as DF0 in her Amiga 1200 Tower build, with a hint at a simpler solution coming soon.

Switching Between Floppy and Gotek Drives: Ms Mad Lemon’s Amiga 1200 Tower Build
#Amiga1200 #RetroComputing #GotekDrive #FloppyDrive #VintageHardware #MsMadLemon

theoasisbbs.com/switching-be...

The Oasis BBS

@theoasisbbs.bsky.social

1 year ago

Amiga 1200 Build: Installing Drives and Modifying Cables - The Oasis BBS Ms Mad Lemon begins the Amiga 1200 build, installing various drives, including a CD writer, GoTek, and Zip drive.

Amiga 1200 Build: Installing Drives and Modifying Cables
#Amiga1200 #Amiga #RetroComputing #HardwareBuild #Modding #FloppyDrive #CDWriter #GoTek #ZipDrive #PCBway #Electronics

theoasisbbs.com/amiga-1200-b...

The Oasis BBS

@theoasisbbs.bsky.social

1 year ago

Amiga Boot Selectors - The Oasis BBS Learn how boot selectors let Amiga users boot from external drives, improving compatibility with GoTek emulators and classic software.

Amiga Boot Selectors
#Amiga #RetroComputing #AmigaMods #BootSelector #Amiga500 #Amiga1000 #GoTek #FloppyDrive #ClassicGaming

theoasisbbs.com/amiga-boot-s...

The Oasis BBS

@theoasisbbs.bsky.social

1 year ago

Troubleshooting and Repairing Commodore 1541 Disk Drive - The Oasis BBS Join 8Bit Retro Refix as they dive into troubleshooting and repairing three Commodore 1541 disk drives. Watch as common issues are identified, with repairs attempted on select drives, and one unit sen...

Troubleshooting and Repairing Commodore 1541 Disk Drive
#Commodore1541 #Commodore64 #C64 #RetroComputing #DiskDriveRepair #VintageTech #FloppyDrive

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My Life in 8-Bits and Pieces

@mylifein8bits.uk

1 year ago

The analog board from an Apple 2 floppy drive from 1978

Today I will mostly be trying to fix a floppy drive — an Apple ][ Floppy drive

Wish me luck gang.

#Apple #RetroComputing #RetroApple #FloppyDrive #RetroRepair

Reilly Spitzfaden (they/them)

@reillypascal.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy

1 year ago

If you're curious, here's what the music sounds like. It's some classic harsh noise wall:

#Floppy #FloppyDisk #FloppyDrive #RetroTech #Retro #VintageTech #NoiseMusic #HarshNoise

Reilly Spitzfaden (they/them)

@reillypascal.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy

1 year ago

A black and clear plastic floppy drive, with the floppy sleeve for "Inability To Perform Social Activities Is Considered Inferior" by Yasuyuki Uesugi sitting next to it

Update: the floppy drive works! I ordered a release on floppy a while ago and I couldn't open the disk on my Mac just now, but my Debian laptop handled it fine

#Floppy #FloppyDisk #FloppyDrive #RetroTech #Retro #VintageTech