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2024-05-06 02:46:28

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2024-05-06 19:07:01

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Hello my patrons! I really am a "noob" when it comes to anything to do with the Atari 8-bit line of computers. I've had these three Atari 810 floppies drives for a number of years so I decided it was finally time to dig into these units to see 1) if they work and 2) can I actually load some software off a real floppy disk.

As I'm very used to Commodore disk drives, it was fun digging into these drives to see what makes them tick.

In others news, I've still been keeping really busy with stuff away from the channels -- life stuff like visiting family, health stuff and springtime weeding in the yards. :-) I have no idea how I was ever able to keep up with all the life stuff, making videos AND working full time. It frankly seems impossible now!

Thank you for all the support that makes it all possible! I think it's time to try to work on a bigger project. I have a really cool one that fell into my lap. Let's hope it NOT does fall apart like some of the other things I've been trying to work on lately. :-)

Direct link: https://youtu.be/yfU0w883jGE

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Trying to use Atari disk drives for the first time

It's my first time spending time with Atari 810 disk drives, so let's see if I can get these drives working and load some actual Atari software on them. -- Links Learn about the FujiNet on Thom's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@tschak909 FujiNet: https://fujinet.online/ Atari 810: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_810 RevenWolf Retro Tech (who gave me the disc cleaning frame: https://www.youtube.com/c/RavenWolfRetroTech Adrian's Digital Basement Merch store: https://my-store-c82bd2-2.creator-spring.com/ Adrian's Digital Basement ][ (Second Channel) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbtwi4wK1YXd9AyV_4UcE6g Support the channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/adriansdigitalbasement My GitHub repository: https://github.com/misterblack1?tab=repositories -- Tools Deoxit D5: https://amzn.to/2VvOKy1 http://store.caig.com/s.nl/it.A/id.1602/.f O-Ring Pick Set: (I use these to lift chips off boards) https://amzn.to/3a9x54J Elenco Electronics LP-560 Logic Probe: https://amzn.to/2VrT5lW Hakko FR301 Desoldering Iron: https://amzn.to/2ye6xC0 Rigol DS1054Z Four Channel Oscilloscope: https://www.rigolna.com/products/digital-oscilloscopes/1000z/ Head Worn Magnifying Goggles / Dual Lens Flip-In Head Magnifier: https://amzn.to/3adRbuy TL866II Plus Chip Tester and EPROM programmer: (The MiniPro) https://amzn.to/2wG4tlP https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33000308958.html TS100 Soldering Iron: https://amzn.to/2K36dJ5 https://www.ebay.com/itm/TS100-65W-MINI-Digital-OLED-Programmable-Soldering-Iron-Anti-static-Structure/113382669853 EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter: https://www.eevblog.com/product/121gw/ DSLogic Basic Logic Analyzer: https://amzn.to/2RDSDQw https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Logic-DSLogic-Basic-Analyzer-16Ch-100MHz-4Ch-400MHz-Xilinx-Spartan-6-FPGA/202543965672 Magnetic Screw Holder: https://amzn.to/3b8LOhG https://www.harborfreight.com/4-inch-magnetic-parts-tray-90566.html Universal ZIP sockets: (clones, used on my ZIF-64 test machine) https://www.ebay.com/itm/14-16-18-20-24-28-32-40-pin-IC-Test-Universal-ZIF-Socket-Fs/303206721971 RetroTink 2X Upconverter: (to hook up something like a C64 to HDMI) http://www.retrotink.com/ Plato (Clone) Side Cutters: (order five) https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-2-5-10PCS-Micro-Scissor-125mm-PLATO-170-Electronics-Cutter-Side-Cutting-Pliers/163458746184 Heat Sinks: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32537183709.html Little squeezy bottles: (available elsewhere too) https://amzn.to/3b8LOOI --- Instructional videos My video on damage-free chip removal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQVjwPsVFd8 --- Music Intro music and other tracks by: Nathan Divino @itsnathandivino