04-20-2017, 03:46 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-21-2017, 05:30 AM by shades_aus.
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(04-20-2017, 01:33 PM)admin Wrote: Hmm.. the interface chips should never get hot. Like I said, that is only possible with a bus problem.
ALL 3.5" drives should be able to be powered via a standard USB port. I wonder if that particular drive has a problem with excessive current draw? Model brand/model drive is that?
While it is certainly possible with the SCP hardware to access a floppy drive via Windows, I have zero experience with Windows device drivers. So, I won't be able to do it. If someone has experience in this area, I can supply everything necessary to read/decode and encode/write data.
There are many devices already (using just a simple interface and PC sound card) for archiving tapes.
I'll get some pictures of the drive up for you. It was a Sony 3 1/2" drive, I know that much.
I wish I knew how to code, my best efforts were BASIC on C64 i'm afraid.
Maybe a bounty in the forum section? I'd be willing to donate for sure however, yeah, I won't be able to help code.
Would love to see it happen though.
I'll have to re-investigate the tape stuff, thanks again for your time Jim.
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sony drive model pic attached