4 Sep
1998
4 Sep
'98
3:03 p.m.
Jason Willgruber wrote:
Hello everybody.
I'm in the process of restoring a submerged TRS-80 Model III. It was
sitting in my friend's basement when his septic tank backed up (yuk.), and
it was sitting on the basement floor (double yuk.).
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<1>, the </>, and the <Enter> key-
enough for me to enter the date. It worked.
More time and patience than I have!
Now's where I need the help. Here's what I
need:
-5.25" full-height 360k disk drives (any type but Apple - doesn't need to
be TRS-80).
-External TRS-80 disk drives.
-Cable to connect external drives to the computer.
-TRS-80 Model III hard drive (can be a clone)
-Internal cable connecting RS-232 adapter to the main board.
-TRS-80 Model III software (can be on tape or disk)
Check the stuff Frank Larosa has on his site at
http://www.searchlight.com/frank/milo.htm
He has a Model III set up with external drives to include a 3.5" drive. I'm not
sure what you can do for a hard drive but if you can get some makes/models I
can see what I can scrounge up. As for a full height floppy, the one you have
is most likely a Tandon belt drive and you should be able to lube and clean it
and get it back on line with a little more detailing. Most likely the head(s)
need to be cleaned with denatured alcohol and the mechanism all lubed
(liberally and then wiped off) with a silicone based oil, much like sewing
machine oil. I do use sewing machine oil, the type they have at Walmart in a
white and red bottle sold under the Singer name. I just refill the needle oiler
I bought at tandy some years ago. Use it on VCRs, appliances, etc.
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