1050 Disk Drive – Atari Projects

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

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