Omega-TI #1 Posted May 20, 2015 To get something << like this >> for my TI! It would be... PERFECT! Isn't that drive enclosure just beautiful? Small, elegant and not overbearing or ugly. This is exactly what I've been looking for (but with the ability to add the appropriate cabling for the TI). Even if I had to modify the P-Box to supply power to a small external drive case this would be fantastic. With the DSDD 80 track device in the pipline... A man's gotta have dreams, right? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Willsy #2 Posted May 20, 2015 I've got exactly that for my TI as DSK3. Plugs onto the back of the TI disk controller. Got it from Mike Dudek. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Omega-TI #3 Posted May 20, 2015 I've got exactly that for my TI as DSK3. Plugs onto the back of the TI disk controller. Got it from Mike Dudek. COOL! I wonder if MDUDE has any more? If he doesn't , I just might have to see if they are willing to sell just the case and cable. I could put on the required connector for the drive myself as well as modify the case for an external power jack. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Schmitzi #4 Posted May 20, 2015 (edited) same same (from Mike), but another treasure I think /tech-EDIT/ 014350 Series 5 Drive mit Mitsumi D359M3D PowerSupply Bantan: 5V 1A 8W AP05M-US 110V / extern IEEE1284 parallel / Cable 473708? IEEE1284 1x25pol Edited May 20, 2015 by schmitzi 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Omega-TI #5 Posted May 20, 2015 That one is really nice too! I'm hoping to get lucky and score something in black or a silver closer to the P-Box's colors, but that is very doubtful. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shift838 #6 Posted May 20, 2015 yes, these are nice. of course when you can't find them you can always repurpose an external enclosure from the TRS80 computers. like this one: HERE I did it and have a 3.5 and a 5.25 drive in it. works great. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Omega-TI #7 Posted May 20, 2015 ... you can always repurpose an external enclosure from the TRS80 computers. like this one: HERE I did it and have a 3.5 and a 5.25 drive in it. works great. Chris, That's a very good idea. I'd probably go that route if I was not so cramped for space. Being that my system has to be configured as a tower due to that very same lack of space, I'd like to get something small to set on top that's not so obtrusive. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shift838 #8 Posted May 20, 2015 i have my TI as a tower as well. I also have my hard drive enclosure on the top of the PEB and my external power supply... See my pic HERE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gazoo #9 Posted May 20, 2015 I have my TI as a tower as well, but nothing is external. It's all inside the case. Gazoo 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shift838 #10 Posted May 20, 2015 I have my TI as a tower as well, but nothing is external. It's all inside the case. Gazoo Nice. So, Gazoo.. how about some pics of inside that thing! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+arcadeshopper #11 Posted May 20, 2015 i ended up getting some used external scsi tape drives and reporpoiseing them for my external drives.. and on my geneve I have a dual scsi bay that is holding my 40meg mfm drive and the 3.5" drive: I had two of them on the geneve at one time but found this dual enclosure so i have those spare now. Greg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gazoo #12 Posted May 20, 2015 Nice. So, Gazoo.. how about some pics of inside that thing! 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Schmitzi #13 Posted May 20, 2015 Hi Gazoo, perfect thing Is it all running with the standard 5 / 12 Volt from the PC´s powersupply, or did you have to make changes on that ? schmitzi Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gazoo #14 Posted May 20, 2015 Hi Gazoo, perfect thing Is it all running with the standard 5 / 12 Volt from the PC´s powersupply, or did you have to make changes on that ? schmitzi Standard PC power supply, no changes to power supply or cards . 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Opry99er #15 Posted May 20, 2015 I have my TI as a tower as well, but nothing is external. It's all inside the case. Gazoo Built in cassette player... That is all you need now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vorticon #16 Posted May 20, 2015 I've got exactly that for my TI as DSK3. Plugs onto the back of the TI disk controller. Got it from Mike Dudek. Me too. I also have a slim 5 1/4" drive as well from him. I love them! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+OLD CS1 #17 Posted May 20, 2015 Built in cassette player... That is all you need now. Any more and we will need special clearance. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gazoo #18 Posted May 20, 2015 Any more and we will need special clearance. Built in cassette player... That is all you need now. I've got a better idea, take out the EZ135 drive and install another CF port. Connect that to an MP3 player to play the files into the CS1/2 port to load the files. Better yet, is there such a thing as a 3.5" drive bay MP3 player? I'm not going to do that, way too slow. But a neat and doable idea. Gaz Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Ksarul #19 Posted May 21, 2015 The drive Ralf has was a repurposed Backpack Drive/case. I think I have two or three of them that I use to add 3.5 drives to one of my systems when I need them. They are really nice cases. . . 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Opry99er #20 Posted May 21, 2015 http://youtu.be/G6trfLkNqDU Pretty proud of my external box. I didn't build it though. Houses 2 3.5 drives. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+OLD CS1 #21 Posted May 21, 2015 Check out this bizarre thing eBay Auction -- Item Number: 201215070006 One of the System/34s in my high school lab had a similar device but for 8" floppies. It held a "magazine" of I think five or six floppies and you could select between them. It was cool to watch it spit out a floppy, move the magazine, and pull in a new one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+OLD CS1 #22 Posted May 21, 2015 Ohhhh or this one! eBay Auction -- Item Number: 121656021532 Hey, is it obscene for me to expect our TI can read an 8" floppy?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Ksarul #23 Posted May 21, 2015 The DSR supposedly supports 77-track disks, so it just might. . .at least according to the DSR specification. It may or may not have actually been implemented. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+InsaneMultitasker #24 Posted May 21, 2015 The Winchester DSR code used in the Myarc HFDC references 8" disks in multiple places. Not sure if anyone ever used that functionality.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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