Is that Arizona? (Quite a long left turn) I feel like that bunny (No, not Barbie Benton) It was really great to be able to use these images as virtual drives in the Model I, but given I had problems getting the 2nd drive to be physical (I think it was probably a terminating resistor issue, but I contacted Gotek…
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Revolutionizing TRS-80: The Gotek Floppy Drive Emulator Journey
Left turn at Albuquerque (That’s whats up doc) Yet another diversion So I apologize dear reader, but after Tandy Assembly I had another diversion. I’d been reading about people having another device besides the FreHD that would allow them to be able to have a disk drive attached to the system. As part of my care package from Ira I…
Reviving Vintage Drives: A Journey into TRS-80 Disk Restoration
Back to sureality (That’s a surreal reality if you weren’t sure) We gotta DRIVE this home So the next step is getting the drives online. I was actually very disconcerted when I found the drives in the storage unit. I found 2 disk drives without covers and with power supplies, and 2 drives without any sort of power supply (Or,…
Printing Revival: Restoring the Epson MX-80 for Vintage Computing
And now for something completely different (Well, not COMPLETELY, but close) Gears shift a little I decided to change what I wanted to do next. The next steps were of course to start getting the disk drives online, and then the hard drive, and give you all the secret sauce to get there. Looking at the desk, though, my entire…
Triumphs and Trials: Restoring the TRS-80 Expansion Interface
Things are busting out all over (Time to expand the reach of this machine) Time to Interface for Expansion With the base tested using the universal method for ensuring a properly functioning system – and having it work, its time to focus on the Expansion Interface. I had 3. I was definitely able to rule out the top right one,…
Overcoming Obstacles: Restoring the TRS-80 Model I
Road meet rubber (Time to see the blueberry of my labor) Let’s see how bad this is going to be Now its time to get my main piece going. I’ve got a table, I’ve got video (I think), and a power supply. Just need to clean up, reseat, and check out my main piece running. I put what I had…
Triumph and Tribulations: Restoring the TRS-80 Model I Power Supply
Power to the …. Model I (People can get their own power) Model I power supply The next piece to get running would be a TRS-80 Model I Power Supply. Its not really a difficult piece to look at. There are 3 real pieces to it. The 2 prong power plug, the “wall wart” part, and a 5-PIN Din connector.…
Smooth Sailing: Testing the TRS-80 Model I Monitor
SHOW ME THE VIDEO! (All your work is for naught if you can’t see it.) The first thing I decided that to go any farther, I needed to ensure that I’d be able to see the fruits of my labor. I found 2 monitors in storage, but it was very easy to recognize mine. It was in bubble wrap, so…
Setting the Stage: Starting the RACSIII.NET Restoration Journey
In the beginning there was….. (table, and it was good) Where to start So the natural place to start is at the beginning. Well, I don’t have to do that if you read “The WHO of RACSIII .NET”. But you need to start at the bottom and work your way up, so that’s what I’ll do. The Origin of RACS…
The WHO of RACSIII.NET
The WHO of RACSIII.NET (And why, and maybe some other things.) So who am I, and why has my “I” key bounced writing RACSIII? Who am I at RACSIII? My name, well, at least my nickname, is Tuc. Its pronounced like how you “TUCk” in a shirt. I won’t go into my real name since that’s not important for this…