Hi Julie, I'd be happy to help. I have one good/tested unit left. But, it shouldn't have been so hard to get a belt. do you have the dimensions on hand? they are well known I believe. Either on Bitchin100 or in the list archives.
Steve On Sat, Jan 16, 2016 at 7:01 AM, Julie Aylward <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Steve, > > I have spend the last year trying to find replacement belts for the TPDD > but without success. > > I did dismantle one and sound the remains of the drive belt.... > > If your kind offer sf supplying me with a working drive still stands, I > would very much like to accept. How much do you want and what will it cost > to send it to the UK please? > > Many thanks, > > Julie Aylward > > -----Original Message----- > From: M100 [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Stephen Adolph > Sent: 03 January 2015 17:34 > To: Model 100 Discussion > Subject: Re: [M100] Can someone help me please? > > Julie, does that Escort have a Crossflow 1600cc? > I'd offer to read those discs for you but there is transit risk. > If you want, I can supply a working TPDD. > ..Steve > > On Sat, Jan 3, 2015 at 12:00 PM, Julie Aylward <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hi Gary, Fred, Steve and Chris, > > > > Many thanks for your kind replies. I see a common theme in them, the > > drive belts! > > > > I have just ordered replacement belts from the Club and I will let you > > know how I get on. I am confident that I have the ability do open the > > DDs up and replace them, I am an engineer by profession. Check out the > > company's website at www.arqiva.com > > > > I used to use the M100s in the office of a bus museum in Dewsbury > > (Yorkshire, England) and we have an urgent legal question that needs > > to be answered but the documents are stored - yes, you've guessed it - > on a 3.5" > > floppy disk. Check out the museum website at > > www.dewsburybusmuseum.co.uk > > > > Are you seeing a trend here? I seem to be still living in the past. > > Apart from these bits of history, I drive a 1973 Ford Escort and still > > watch videos on my Sony F1 Betamax VCR. > > > > Once again, many thanks to all who offered advice. > > > > Regards, > > > > Julie Aylward > > > > > > > > > > > > From: Julie Aylward > > Sent: Friday, January 2, 2015 5:14 PM > > To: Model 100 Discussion > > > > Hi Fred, > > > > Many thanks for your kind reply but I think that I may have misled you > > by my incorrect terminology. When I said they had forgotten > > everything, I should have been clearer. The ROM functions are all > > there, BASIC, TEXT, TELCOM, ADDRSS and SCHEDL are all there and > > working, as is INTSOL (Interactive Solutions ROM). They have both > > forgotten all the other programmes and files that I had loaded on, > > such as FLOPPY.CO. They are just like when I took them out of their > > boxes 32 years ago except that they think it is the year 1900 > > > > I have typed in the short BASIC programme from the Disk Drive manual > > and it has retained that. When I "RUN" that programme, it is the LED > > on the Disk Drive that flashes "Low Battery", not the one on the > computer itself. > > > > Does that help? > > > > Regards, > > > > Julie Aylward > > > > ________________________________ > > From: M100 [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > > Frederick Whitaker > > Sent: 02 January 2015 21:38 > > To: Model 100 Discussion > > Subject: Re: [M100] Can someone help me please? > > > > This is obviously the inner backup battery. Also make sure that the > > memory switch on the back is turned on. Charge them overnight to see > > if that makes a difference, if not the circuit board backup batteries > need to be replaced. > > > > Fred Whitaker > > On 1/2/2015 4:14 PM, Julie Aylward wrote: > > > > Hi All, > > > > I have two 32K Model 100s that have been in the cupboard for a very > > long time and they have both gone completely flat. I have managed to > > revive them but they have both forgotten everything, including > > FLOPPY.CO, Everything else seems to be working perfectly. > > > > I have two Portable Disk Drives with Utilities diskettes. I have tried > > to re-load FLOPPY.CO from the diskettes using the short BASIC > > programme from the manual but without success. I have tried all > > combinations of computer/disk drive/diskette and I did remember to > > reset the DIL switches to the "learn" position. The disk drives always > > show a flashing red LED indicating "Battery Low", once I run the > programme, even with new batteries. > > > > Is there anyone in the UK (home is West Yorkshire, work is South > > London) who has a fully working system that could help me diagnose the > > problem(s) please? > > > > Many thanks and a Happy New Year, > > > > Julie Aylward > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > > > This email, its content and any files transmitted with it are for the > > personal attention of the addressee only, any other usage or access is > > unauthorised. It may contain information which could be confidential > > or privileged. If you are not the intended addressee you may not copy, > > disclose, circulate or use it. > > > > If you have received this email in error, please destroy it and notify > > the sender by email. 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