Recent content by STorrence

We are looking to read a number of CF2 floppies, presumably used with either an Apple II or an Amstrad. To do this, we're looking to acquire an Amstrad FD-1 Disk Drive or DDI-1 Disk Drive for use in the States. Willing to pay shipping costs to have unit and necessary cables ASAP. More details...

Hello, everyone! The Museum of Computer Culture is looking to help a local institution recover data from their Sony / Plasmon 130mm Magneto-Optical (MO) Disks. We are looking for a Sony SMO-F551 MO Disk Drive or equivalent. AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. We're in Austin, Texas. We would also accept an...

Calling all South-Central US vintage computing enthusiasts! The Vintage Computer Festival Southwest 3.0 is coming up this August 4th and 5th in Arlington, Texas. Gil Carrick of the Museum of Information Technology - Arlington has traditionally organized these events. This year the Museum of...

Hey all! It's been quite a while since I've posted here. I originally discovered the VCF through my interest in Retr0brite. For the past couple of years I've been volunteering with the Goodwill Computer Museum in Austin, Texas. That group recently had a bit of a shake-up in November, but we...

We have a Commodore CBM (PET 2001-32B) here at the Goodwill Computer Museum with an 8050 Dual Floppy external drive bay. Through a series of unfortunate circumstances we have lost the connecting cable that goes between them. To replace it, we need to know what to look for. Which cable connects...

I am currently working on getting an old Macintosh LC II with an Asante MCiLC ethernet card (part no. 09-00062-03 A1) onto the wonders of the world wide web. I have made it as far as installing System 7.5.5 and Open Transport 1.1.2, as well as the original Asante network driver which I tracked...

So as part of the haul I made a little while I back I got several HDDs. None of them worked right off the bat, but thanks to Lorne I now have a copy of the 2.20 Advanced Diagnostics disk and was able to attempt to LLF all of them. Here are my results: a) Drive: IMI 5012H (??mb) Would not power...

I recently came across a local collector who is moving soon and needed to get rid of a large collection of PCs he had in his outdoor shed. When I got the systems most of them were filled with Lubbock dust and I wasn't sure if they would function after so many years. However, my roommates and I...

I'm currently looking for a working 1.44mb 3.5" floppy drive for an IBM 5150/5160 (PC/XT). Can be full height or half height, doesn't matter.

I'm currently looking for a working 720k 3.5" floppy drive for an IBM 5150/5160 (PC/XT). Can be full height or half height, doesn't matter.

I recently acquired a Commodore 128 in its original box from a collector. I plugged in the power supply and flipped it on, but I get no response whatsoever. The power light does not come on, and I can hear no signs of life from the unit. I'm very unfamiliar with the C128, so I'm wondering if...

I am attempting to safely disassemble the monitor that I have with an old Macintosh LC II. It's a "Macintosh Color Display" model M-1212. I have found two screws on the bottom that loosen what appears to be the whole upper housing, but I cannot lift this housing off completely. It seems to be...