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Category: 1050 Disk Drive

Make Floppy Disks Double-Sided (5-10 mins)

June 28, 2019 moorejh 1050 Disk Drive, 810 Disk Drive, Hardware

Task: Make Floppy Disks Double-Sided Needed: floppy disks, notcher Time: 5-10 minutes Introduction When floppy disks first came on the scene they were single-sided and had a single notch or hole on the right side that you could cover with tape to write-protect the disk.

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Explore Disk Operating System (DOS) Versions (30-60 mins)

June 15, 2019 moorejh 1050 Disk Drive, 810 Disk Drive, Software

Task: Explore Disk Operating System (DOS) Versions Needed: DOS ATR files Time: 30-60 minutes Introduction I remember vividly the excitement of getting my first Atari 810 disk drive and the magic of the disk operating system (DOS). Since we got our 800 and 810 around

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Install the Happy Board for the 1050 Disk Drive (45-60 mins)

September 16, 2018 moorejh 1050 Disk Drive, Hardware, Modifications

Task: Install the Happy Board for the 1050 Disk Drive Needed: 1050 Disk Drive & Happy Enhancement Time: 45-60 minutes Introduction The Atari 810 disk drive could read and write single-density disks with about 90k of data. Atari’s followup drive was the 1050 that was

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Make New Floppy Disks (15-30 mins)

August 26, 2018 moorejh 1050 Disk Drive, 810 Disk Drive

Task: Make New Floppy Disks Needed: Atari computer, disk drive, floppy disks, and DOS Time: 15-30 minutes Introduction I am a big fan of cartridges but understand and accept that the floppy disk is important and useful. I still have all of my floppies from

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Clean an 810/1050 Disk Drive Head (15-30 min)

August 4, 2018 moorejh 1050 Disk Drive, 810 Disk Drive, Hardware

Task: clean an Atari 810/1050 disk drive head Needed: Phillips-head screwdriver, Q-tip, alcohol Time: 15-30 minutes Introduction I started out back in the early 80s with an Atari 400 computer and a 410 cassette recorder for storing programs. Working with the 410 was tedious and

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