On Sat, 13 Oct 2001 at 22:51:32 -0400 "Glen Goodwin"
<acme_ent(a)bellsouth.net> said:
Philip Pemberton wrote:
A while ago I got a Phonemark "Quick
Data Drive", aparrently made by
Entrepo. It uses small endless-loop tape cartridges called "Wafers" (any
relation to the Rotronics Wafadrive? hmm...).
Sounds like this device uses the same "stringy floppy" tape as the A&J
Microdrive and the Wafadrive.
Looks like it - I found a post on GoogleGroups from
someone who said the
Wafadrive used the same carts.
> I've had the cover off, and it appears to use
a small-ish black plastic
> mechanism with "BSR" printed on it. This mechanism looks (from the
front)
exactly like
the ones on the Rotronics Wafadrive. Anyone know if
Wafadrive
cartridges will work with it? Anyone know where
to get Wafadrive
cartridges?
Try comp.sys.sinclair. Be advised that Entrepo made two types -- A and B.
Same tape, different housing. I have A&J drives (one each A and B type)
hung off my TS2068.
Hmm... Live and learn.
By TS2068 I assume you mean the Timex/Sinclair 2068.
The drives are slow, and the tapes are extremely
fragile, to the point
that
I rarely use the drives any more, in order not to
destroy my few remaining
tapes.
Urk! Time to get a few tapes in while they're still available :-)
If the tape is that fragile, I might pull one apart and replace the tape
with better quality tape.
Or I might design my own "stringy floppy" drive - even more fun!
Anyone got a spare QOS wafer?
--
Phil.
philpem(a)bigfoot.com
http://www.philpem.f9.co.uk/