This is the one I used. There might be more local equivalents, I think it was a pretty common VCR belt in the day.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/8-5-IC-Flat-Rubber-Replacement-Belt-for-VCRs-and-More-FRW8-5-NEW-/332567541128?hash=item4d6e91f588 [http://i.ebayimg.com/images/i/332567541128-0-1/s-l1000.jpg]<https://www.ebay.com/itm/8-5-IC-Flat-Rubber-Replacement-Belt-for-VCRs-and-More-FRW8-5-NEW-/332567541128?hash=item4d6e91f588> 8.5" IC Flat Rubber Replacement Belt for VCRs and More - FRW8.5 - NEW | eBay<https://www.ebay.com/itm/8-5-IC-Flat-Rubber-Replacement-Belt-for-VCRs-and-More-FRW8-5-NEW-/332567541128?hash=item4d6e91f588> www.ebay.com Flat rubber replacement belt, for VCRs and other electronic equipment. Inside circumference: 8.5". | eBay! ________________________________ From: M100 <[email protected]> on behalf of Scotty Brown <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 2, 2018 04:50 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [M100] Bar code reader with REX On the TPDD2 belt replacement - did you order something specific (that I can then also order :) ) ? Cheers, Scotty On 2/03/2018 14:33, Anthony Coghlan wrote: > Recently discovered that a few gadgets in my “collection” work well or > could work with a little effort, and I have been having fun with > those: an old Apple ImageWriter (a beastly tank, but great through > the serial port), a TPDD2 that I had never been able to test until I > replaced the totally deteriorated drive belt over the holidays, and a > bar code reader for which I was finally able to download the drivers > (thanks to REX with TS-DOS, and MComm). > > The bar code reader puzzles me, though. First, does anyone have > experience using one with REX installed? Is there any > incompatibility? Could I be creating a memory conflict between the > driver and REX? I don’t have much experience with managing machine > language programs on the M100, or M102 in this case. Just seems that > when I try to run the bar code reader program “as is” or following the > instructions in the BCR manual, with REX installed, the computer hangs > up. Upon restarting, I end up with TS-DOS still in memory (if I > recall correctly) but not REX Manager. I’ve had very little success > with BCR - basically read one bar code a handful of times, but the > device seems to be in perfect shape. ANY tips would be appreciated. > Thanks! > > Best wishes, > Anthony > >
