+bob1200xl Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 I may regret this... Gilsaluki was lamenting the scarcity of diskette holders - Flip-n-Files, I think. I have many. I'll never use them all. He can have some of mine. Be aware that it may take me a while to search my stuff. I have lots and lots of Atari 8-bit things that I will never use. Anybody looking for something? (not Collectibles, OK?) Gilsaluki: MediaMate or Flip-n-File? 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 I probably could use just one more 5 1/4" disk holder. I have one but it is getting a little tight in there and I'm not going to be able to comfortably fit many more disks before I risk damaging them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashjazzcat Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 33 minutes ago, bob1200xl said: Wow - is that the legendary 1460XLD with built-in twin floppy disk holders? 3 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevymad Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 Makes me wonder if anybody ever made a floppy changer like they did for car cd drives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillC Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 4 minutes ago, chevymad said: Makes me wonder if anybody ever made a floppy changer like they did for car cd drives. I know they made loaders for backup tape drives, but I've never heard of one for floppy drives. I used to have a couple of slot load IDE CD drives with an internal 4 disc magazine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamm Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 (edited) 57 minutes ago, bob1200xl said: I may regret this... Gilsaluki was lamenting the scarcity of diskette holders - Flip-n-Files, I think. I have many. I'll never use them all. He can have some of mine. Be aware that it may take me a while to search my stuff. I have lots and lots of Atari 8-bit things that I will never use. Anybody looking for something? (not Collectibles, OK?) Gilsaluki: MediaMate or Flip-n-File? Wow - I'd never seen flip-n-file style cartridge holders! ? When are you opening your museum, Bob?? Edited April 11, 2020 by jamm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamm Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 8 minutes ago, BillC said: I know they made loaders for backup tape drives, but I've never heard of one for floppy drives. I used to have a couple of slot load IDE CD drives with an internal 4 disc magazine. Someone needs to build a cartridge changer. Preferably out of LEGOs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bob1200xl Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 SS: MediaMate? PM me your name and address. Bob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mytek Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 I got one of the flip cart holders from Bob, and it's very nice ? . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 35 minutes ago, bob1200xl said: SS: MediaMate? PM me your name and address. Bob MediaMate would be great. Thanks for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRaven81 Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 I would be interested in some sort of case for holding the 5 1/4" floppies, even if it was a small one. I don't have anything holding mine at the moment, besides the sleeves they are in. Even though I only have 10 or 12 at the moment, it'd be nice to have something for holding them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACML Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 I'm in no need for anything. Bob, you have and continue to be a very generous person. I just wanted to say that seeing a Teknika MJ-22 brings back memories. I had two of those back in the day and they were my main display throughout the 80's and early 90's. Sadly, I think they got pitched in a landfill in 2004 when I thought I'd never fire up an 8-bit again. Prior to the Teknika, I had a Sylvania 19" color TV with a new "gee wiz" 75 ohm cable built in input for this new thing called "cable". It still amazes me that this 35+ year old hardware, Teknika included, is still providing good service. I guess that's part of the appeal to me of the 8-bit stuff. It would be hard to name a recent product, except for maybe firearms, that will last like these have. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bob1200xl Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 OK, but this isn't just about diskette holders. I have other Atari hardware pieces, books and manuals, as well. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 (edited) now you've gone and done it even I may have pm'd you. Edited April 11, 2020 by _The Doctor__ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRaven81 Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 1 minute ago, bob1200xl said: OK, but this isn't just about diskette holders. I have other Atari hardware pieces, books and manuals, as well. Bob it'd probably be a good idea to make a list of those things somewhere that you are willing to donate to people, when you have the chance to. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bob1200xl Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 Yep - great idea to make a list. Wayyy too many things in my Barn to do that. Just try me... Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamm Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 (edited) 13 minutes ago, bob1200xl said: OK, but this isn't just about diskette holders. I have other Atari hardware pieces, books and manuals, as well. Bob There's a surprising lack of high quality, high resolution scans of the original color owner's guides for the 400/800/1200XL. If you happen to have any of those in good shape, I'd love to borrow them to scan. That includes other color manuals from that era, like "The Entertainer", "The Educator", 410/810 manuals, etc. I'd be happy to send them back afterwards, or pass them on to someone who'd like to have the physical copies. I just have an insatiable craving for digital archiving...! Edited April 11, 2020 by jamm 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bob1200xl Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 Cabin Fever, Doc? A storage center? whazzaat? We pretty much just do regular 8-bit stuff, here. Bob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Robot Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 27 minutes ago, bob1200xl said: Yep - great idea to make a list. Wayyy too many things in my Barn to do that. Just try me... Bob You don't happen to have a copy of De Re Atari you'd care to part with do you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Robot Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 28 minutes ago, jamm said: There's a surprising lack of high quality, high resolution scans of the original color owner's guides for the 400/800/1200XL. If you happen to have any of those in good shape, I'd love to borrow them to scan. That includes other color manuals from that era, like "The Entertainer", "The Educator", 410/810 manuals, etc. I'd be happy to send them back afterwards, or pass them on to someone who'd like to have the physical copies. I just have an insatiable craving for digital archiving...! The Educator and Programmer are available on the IA ,I've never found the others. I've linked them on my page here https://atari8bit.net/software/?d=c&g=Books&f=Manuals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 I would love to see more of the rare Atari manuals and software archived. We all can't have original copies of software, but we can have archives of them. Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bob1200xl Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 Yes, I do. I have one shrink-wrapped, actually. That's a collectible... The open ones are up for grabs. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bob1200xl Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 Allan: Can you give me some titles to look for? Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Robot Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 An open one would be great, I'd like to read it, not collect it! I'll PM you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 4 minutes ago, bob1200xl said: Allan: Can you give me some titles to look for? Bob I will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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