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  7. Posted · Edited by blakespot

    Yeah those drives suck, the newer ones with epson mechs work a lot better, and the ones with the large eject also seems to work ok.

    I have one of the SF314's open. Looks very clean inside. It's not immediately obvious to me which part is causing the problem. What do I lubricate? And I assume I use grease and not oil?

     

    See pics of the open drive here:

    http://pix.blakespot.com/view/computers/atari_520ST/

     

    Thanks for any advice here. (Is there a how-to on this somewhere?)

     

     

     

     

     

    blakespot

  8. Posted

    I received a bundle of ST-related items, including two SF314 drives w/ PSU's. Both, oddly, usually wont accept a disk - as if something is stuck in there. I hit eject hard, and occasionally I can get a disk in ONE but not the other. Is this a common thing? Any ideas?

     

    Thanks.

     

     

     

    blakespot

    if you open it up, all the way, there is a little pin on the left side of the drive(drive facing you) under all the covering, that binds up and sticks. You have have to lube it up.

    Thanks. With what? Sewing machine oil or grease or what?

     

     

     

    blakespot

  9. Posted

    I received a bundle of ST-related items, including two SF314 drives w/ PSU's. Both, oddly, usually wont accept a disk - as if something is stuck in there. I hit eject hard, and occasionally I can get a disk in ONE but not the other. Is this a common thing? Any ideas?

     

    Thanks.

     

     

     

    blakespot

  13. Posted

    If memory serves, SF314's are just standard DS/DD PC floppies - 720K, right? SF354's are single-sided at 360K. Given that, I assume writing out ST images to (true) DS/DD 720K PC floppies on a standard PC (I have a Win98SE PC) w/ a std 1.44MB floppy drive is an easy process. Right?

     

    What util do I need? Tnx.

     

     

     

    blakespot

  15. Posted · Edited by blakespot

    What are your thoughts on an oversampling line doubler? (other than the price)

    Like I said in an earlier post, a scandoubler I am using on my Amiga 1200 (internal) seems to do a perfect job, in that it just doubles the lines and does not corrupt the image at all. It cost 60-70 Euro from Vesalia.de.

     

    See a close-up photo of the Amiga's Workbench at 640x200, scandoubled to 640x400, here:

    http://pix.blakespot.com/view/computers/a1...ageViewsIndex=2

     

     

     

     

    blakespot

  16. Posted

    If LCD monitor has TV tuner it usually has composite and S-video inputs.

    Quality should be much better than with any available scan-doubler.

    However, I didn't see anything under 300 Euros.

    Except some Gaba monitors without tuner, but with composite video input. But it is far from good brand.

    I think that in US they have chinch connectors for composite video.

    Why do people keep talking like scan-doublers lower quality? I've got an internal scan-doubler on my Amiga 1200 tower and it just...doubles the image. 320x200 screens are 640x400 with 2x2 pixel "pixels," effectively. No noise or interference or whatever. Blocky, sure, but what do you expect?

     

     

     

    blakespot

  18. Posted

    Don't tell me you are not going to put a nice SC1224 monitor on that MicroMate 520 STation!!! You really want to get shot? LOL Get a JVC SC1224 monitor!

    I want a SC1224, sure. And I'll probably end up with one as part of the bundle I end up with - but there's simply zero room in my computer area for this setup UNLESS I can put the STation under an existing CRT - and the only CRT on the desk without a computer under it is my currently-3-way-KVMed 19" Sony.

     

    See: http://www.bytecellar.com/qtvr.html

     

    Wish I had a shade more room.

     

     

     

     

    blakespot

  20. Posted

    There are external scandoubler boxes available for the Amiga that let them work with standard 31kHz VGA displays. Do such devices exist for older ST's?

    I've never seen one for the STs. I've got an external scan doubler/flicker fixer for the Amigas, one of these days I plan on trying to put a custom cable together and connect it to the STs. In theory it should work.

    Yes, all that is needed to get an ST working on an "Amiga monitor" is a cable providing the flag voltage. That said, an Amiga scandoubler should work fine as long as a custom cable is built with - what is it, 12v on one pin? The only way I've got room in my computer room for an ST setup is to let my KVM'ed 19" Sony do double-duty as an ST display.

  24. Posted

    I just posted a message in the Marketplace regarding my search for a Micro Mate 520 STation, which is a flat grey-painted, metal system stand for the Atari 520ST.

     

    I purchased one of these from an ad in STart or maybe Compute! ST back in '86-'87 and am seeking another as I try to put together a vintage 520ST system for the sake of nostalgia. Any info where I can find one of these _specific_ system stands would be much appreciated.

     

    Thanks!

     

     

     

    blakespot

  25. Posted

    I am on a search for a flat grey-painted, metal Atari ST system stand known as the "Micro Mate 520 STation." It was designed pretty specifically for the 520ST. Here is a picture of it:

     

    STation.gif

     

    I bought one in '86-'87 and am looking to find another. Anyone have any ideas where I might find one today? Here is a blurb from Antic magazine about it:

     

    If your ST feels a little cluttered, with all those cables and power supplies kicking around the back of the desk, you might want to organize things with the Micro Mate 520 Station ($95). This shielded, custom-designed cabinet stores all power supplies and cables in a tidy, streamlined chassis that doubles as monitor stand, and contains space underneath to slide your ST and mouse neatly out of sight.  

     

    Micro Mate, Inc., Pioneer Building, 600 First Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104, (206) 643-9697. FINAL.

     

    Any help appreciated. Thanks.

     

     

     

     

    blakespot

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