acsi wrote:Speaking of Obsolete media, does anyone know where you can obtain blank cassette tapes?
acsi wrote:Speaking of Obsolete media, does anyone know where you can obtain blank cassette tapes?
I'm really starting to get hooked on the old 8 bits (ZX80, 81, Oric etc) and just have a hankering to try and use the original media rather than the laptop playing WAV's
SpidersWeb wrote:Are the heads actually broken? I recently went through my 5.25 drives, and found that some needed pressure applied to the head with the cleaning disk (with isopropyl) running inside to actually clean them - they were victims of questionable media too. Rather polished, but running well now, shiny heads.
Carcenomy wrote:SpidersWeb wrote:Are the heads actually broken? I recently went through my 5.25 drives, and found that some needed pressure applied to the head with the cleaning disk (with isopropyl) running inside to actually clean them - they were victims of questionable media too. Rather polished, but running well now, shiny heads.
I'd been cleaning the heads with isopropyl on cotton buds, which worked the first few times, but now... now we're not winning.
acsi wrote:Speaking of Obsolete media, does anyone know where you can obtain blank cassette tapes?
I'm really starting to get hooked on the old 8 bits (ZX80, 81, Oric etc) and just have a hankering to try and use the original media rather than the laptop playing WAV's
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