23 Jan
2023
23 Jan
'23
6:14 p.m.
On Tue, 24 Jan 2023, Chris via cctalk wrote:
The Minisport is such an oddball it just kills me to
not finally see
them boot off a disk. I never had a ac adapter. Bought suitable
batteries years ago intending to rebuild the battery packs. They work or
sid to some degree afaik. To create simple aluminum molds for the disk
case and other components is not beyond my abilities (and equipment). I
have a dream - in it I'm able to spray magnetic goop onto a mylar disk
and have a functional floppy disk. Who knows.
How many Oersted was it?
(could you cut a 2.5" circle out of an 8" disk?)