So there is no way I can retrieve any data of these disk. Unless via the M100? On 7 Apr 2016 1:19 p.m., "Ron Wiesen" <[email protected]> wrote:
> No. > > > > Keeper of the Primordial Bit (mother of all bits), -= Ron Wiesen =- > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* M100 [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of * > [email protected] > *Sent:* Thursday, April 07, 2016 07:48 > *To:* Model 100 Discussion > *Subject:* Re: [M100] TPDD2 Belt > > > > Happy to report I now have a fully working TPDD2! > > > > Now another question, is it possible to read the floppies I format on a > regular PC? > > > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > On 2 Apr 2016, at 1:55 am, Stephen Adolph <[email protected]> wrote: > > James, sounds like classic belt gone. Your hunch is correct. A While > back I posted UK links for local belts. i will forward. > > On Friday, April 1, 2016, <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi guys > > > > I was was gifted a TPDD2 and I think the belt is shot. I have Rex > installed with TR-DOS rom image installed. My m100 can see the drive and > tells me the disk I've inserted isn't formatted. I'm using a 720k floppy, > as I assumed given the age, this wouldn't be high density. Anyways, trying > to format throws up and error. The drive buzzes and acts like it's trying > to do something but can't. I'm guessing this means the built is dead. But > I'd like someone with more experience to give me their thoughts. > > > > Cheers > > James > > > Sent from my iPad > > > On 1 Apr 2016, at 1:49 am, Bogdan Macri <[email protected]> wrote: > > Ron, > > > > Thanks for your source. Unfortunately, I went with Steve’s source for the > belt, but I will save both his and your links for future reference. > > > > Thanks to both of you! > > > > *From:* M100 [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Ron > Wiesen > *Sent:* Wednesday, March 30, 2016 21:18 > *To:* 'Model 100 Discussion' <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [M100] TPDD2 Belt > > > > Hello Bogdan: > > > > ===== Replacement drive belt for Tandy Disk Drives ===== > > > > Source is Russell Industries > > Part number is FRW8.5 which is a Flat Rubber Belt that has the dimensions: > > Inside Circumference (IC) of 8.5 inch > > Cross Section (C/S) of .150 inch > > Wall (WALL) of .023 inch. > > See [ http://www.russellind.com/client/download/belts.pdf ] > > > > See [http://www.club100.org/library/sup/tddbelt.txt ] for procedure to > change the drive belt. > > > > Keeper of the Primordial Bit (born of the Big Bit Bang), -= Ron Wiesen =- > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* M100 [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Bogdan > Macri > *Sent:* Thursday, March 31, 2016 00:59 > *To:* 'Model 100 Discussion' > *Subject:* [M100] TPDD2 Belt > > > > Hello all! > > > > I’m the proud owner of a TPDD2, but I need to replace the belt. Does > anyone know a source that has them in stock for quick shipping? > > > > Regards. > > Bogdan > >
