Austin's Blog - Marty refuses to leave.

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Well, it looks like I won't be parting with the FM TOWNS Marty after all. I officially sold it (i.e., received payment for it) last Tuesday. I streamed it Thursday night afterwards and then went to record last-minute game footage Friday night before shipping it out, only to find that the discs refused to spin. I dug into the unit and could only surmise it being an issue with the laser (the switch that makes the drive spin seems to function properly). I moved it a little and it started working again, but then 30 minutes later the discs stopped spinning once more, to which I tweaked it again and it started working a second time. So, the Marty is too unreliable to sell and I just provided a refund. I don't exactly have a paperweight on my hands as it seems like it's functioning now, but it is going to need some TLC in the future and is not in a sellable state. Even if I do get it working 100%, I'm not sure if I will sell it again. Perfect timing on this current failure though, it's almost as if the system doesn't want to leave my collection, haha. Anyway, if anyone knows where you source replacement drive lenses for the Marty, let me know.

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