A&J Micro.
6 messages · 2008-12-17 → 2009-02-24 · Yahoo Group era · View archive on archive.org
Participants: moteman48, joe schmoe, zxbruno, Glen Goodwin
Preserved from the Timex/Sinclair 2068 Yahoo Group (2001–2019), which is no longer online. Text reproduced from the archive.org archive; email addresses masked.
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1. A&J Micro.
moteman48 · Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:30
I have the A&J micro drive for my 2068. I have several tapes that
still work. I was wondering is there any source for these tapes? IS
the A&J micro drive actually a Exatron Stringy Floppy?
One more thing has anyone done it or is it even possible to have an
Ethernet connection for a 2068?
2. Re: [ts2068] A&J Micro.
joe schmoe · Sun, 1 Feb 2009 09:23:
Hi Moteman,
I believe that the media itself is the same, cannot say about the formatting method though. I also believe that Olivetti made a data storage device for one of their typeriters that also uses the same "stringy floppy-(proprietary cassette basically)".
--- On Wed, 12/17/08, moteman48 <[email]> wrote:
From: moteman48 <[email]>
Subject: [ts2068] A&J Micro.
To: [email]
Date: Wednesday, December 17, 2008, 12:30 AM
I have the A&J micro drive for my 2068. I have several tapes that
still work. I was wondering is there any source for these tapes? IS
the A&J micro drive actually a Exatron Stringy Floppy?
One more thing has anyone done it or is it even possible to have an
Ethernet connection for a 2068?
3. Re: A&J Micro.
zxbruno · Sun, 01 Feb 2009 19:11
--- In [email], "moteman48" <moteman48@...> wrote:
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> I have the A&J micro drive for my 2068. I have several tapes that
> still work. I was wondering is there any source for these tapes? IS
> the A&J micro drive actually a Exatron Stringy Floppy?
I've read about all the different tape drives for the TS2068 but never
saw one. It seems they're extremely rare. Would it be possible to
share pictures with us?
> One more thing has anyone done it or is it even possible to have an
> Ethernet connection for a 2068?
It is possible. The interface for the ZX Spectrum is almost done, and
I believe it can be adapted to work on a TS2068. Visit Winston's
website and contact him if you have any question.
http://spectrum.alioth.net/doc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooi9rpx6ECM
4. Re: A&J Micro.
moteman48 · Wed, 04 Feb 2009 06:20
I have added a picture of the A&J Micro drive. You can have two drives
and they will work on the TS2068 and ZX81/Timex computers.
5. A&J Micro.
Glen Goodwin · Wed, 04 Feb 2009 12:15
These drives came in two types: A and B. The media is physically
different between the types. I have one of each, in working
condition, with media.
Warning: These things are extremely unreliable, and the tapes
break easily. By unreliable, I mean that they do not work exactly
as advertised. The tapes, as far as I can tell, are no longer
available from any source.
If you have one of these drives I recommend that you stash it away as
a "collector's item" and never attempt to use it. They are certainly
of historical value but were never practical to use.
Glen
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joe schmoe wrote:
> Hi Moteman,
> I believe that the media itself is the same, cannot say about the formatting method though. I also believe that Olivetti made a data storage device for one of their typeriters that also uses the same "stringy floppy-(proprietary cassette basically)".
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6. Re: [ts2068] Re: A&J Micro.
joe schmoe · Tue, 24 Feb 2009 09:59
I have uploaded pictures of the stringy floppy tapes that the A&J micro uses.
--- On Sun, 2/1/09, zxbruno <[email]> wrote:
From: zxbruno <[email]>
Subject: [ts2068] Re: A&J Micro.
To: [email]
Date: Sunday, February 1, 2009, 2:11 PM
--- In ts2068@yahoogroups. com, "moteman48" <moteman48@. ..> wrote:
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> I have the A&J micro drive for my 2068. I have several tapes that
> still work. I was wondering is there any source for these tapes? IS
> the A&J micro drive actually a Exatron Stringy Floppy?
I've read about all the different tape drives for the TS2068 but never
saw one. It seems they're extremely rare. Would it be possible to
share pictures with us?
> One more thing has anyone done it or is it even possible to have an
> Ethernet connection for a 2068?
It is possible. The interface for the ZX Spectrum is almost done, and
I believe it can be adapted to work on a TS2068. Visit Winston's
website and contact him if you have any question.
http://spectrum. alioth.net/ doc
http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=ooi9rpx6ECM