12 Nov
1997
12 Nov
'97
10:48 a.m.
At 07:07 PM 11/10/97 -0500, you wrote:
Whups! Sorry. Us po' kids from the big city couldn't never afford none o'
dem fancy machineries. 8^) Don't know that I've ever seen a 200 (let alone
a 600) in the flesh. One of these days...
Actually, the
102 has the same size screen as the 100. Perhaps you're
thinking of the 200? The 200 is a clamshell design (iirc) with 24x80
screen. The 102 was simply a lighter, cheaper-to-make version of the 100.
Wha? Whoa! Mmmmmm, noper. The 200's screen had only twice the real estate
of the M100 -- it has a 40x16 screen. Yes it was a flip-top which was nice (Get this -- the two halves are kept together during
transit by *magnets*)
Hmmm...doesn't sound like such a great idea, but i guess since it doesn't
have a floppy drive...
P.S., has there been any messages on the m100 list? I've not gotten any
since you signed me up. Thanks!
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12 Nov
12 Nov
11:05 a.m.
On Wed, 12 Nov 1997, Uncle Roger wrote:
[Tandy Model 200]
>(Get this -- the two halves are kept together
during transit by *magnets*)
The fold-out display on the Olivetti M10 is also held down by a small
magnet when it's closed.
Hmmm...doesn't sound like such a great idea, but i guess since it doesn't
have a floppy drive...
It always amazes people when I show them that the DEC RK05 pack (and RL0x,
RK06, RK07, etc) is held to the spindle using a fairly powerful ring
magnet. It never seems to damage the data on the pack, though.
I believe that 3.5" floppy disks are also held onto the motor spindle
using a magnet. I've not got a dismantled drive (or the service manual for
the one in my PC) here, so I can't check.
-tony
7:29 a.m.
On Wed, 12 Nov 1997, Uncle Roger wrote:
[Tandy Model 200]
Iomega from early ones all the way to Zip and Jaz, Syquest series,
3.5" fd's, even the short time 2.5" hd removable drive has it.
Few of them has electromagnetic ring instead of magnet ring.
Troll
>(Get this -- the two halves are kept together
during transit by *magnets*)
The fold-out display on the Olivetti M10 is also held down by a small
magnet when it's closed.
Hmmm...doesn't sound like such a great idea, but i guess since it doesn't
have a floppy drive...
It always amazes people when I show them that the DEC RK05 pack (and RL0x,
RK06, RK07, etc) is held to the spindle using a fairly powerful ring
magnet. It never seems to damage the data on the pack, though.
I believe that 3.5" floppy disks are also held onto the motor spindle
using a magnet. I've not got a dismantled drive (or the service manual for
the one in my PC) here, so I can't check.
-tony
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