| Silent Apple II drive hack [message #347253] |
Wed, 28 June 2017 00:14  |
anthonypaulo
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As we all know, Woz saved some bucks by not adding a sensor to the apple drive which led to all the lovely banging noises we suffer through on a daily basis. I'm wondering if anyone has ever hacked their drive to include a sensor so that any movement of the head beyond a certain point was not allowed, thereby eliminating the racket.
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| Re: Silent Apple II drive hack [message #347259 is a reply to message #347253] |
Wed, 28 June 2017 05:31  |
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Originally posted by: Jorge
On Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at 6:14:52 AM UTC+2, Anthony Ortiz wrote:
> As we all know, Woz saved some bucks by not adding a sensor to the apple drive which led to all the lovely banging noises we suffer through on a daily basis. I'm wondering if anyone has ever hacked their drive to include a sensor so that any movement of the head beyond a certain point was not allowed, thereby eliminating the racket.
I like it the way it is, ratatatatata !!
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Jorge
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| Re: Silent Apple II drive hack [message #347284 is a reply to message #347253] |
Wed, 28 June 2017 12:27 |
Michael J. Mahon
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Anthony Ortiz <anthonypaulo@gmail.com> wrote:
> As we all know, Woz saved some bucks by not adding a sensor to the apple
> drive which led to all the lovely banging noises we suffer through on a
> daily basis. I'm wondering if anyone has ever hacked their drive to
> include a sensor so that any movement of the head beyond a certain point
> was not allowed, thereby eliminating the racket.
>
IIRC, there were some third-party half-height drives that inhibited seeks
beyond track 0. The drives came with a track 0 switch, and they used it.
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-michael - NadaNet 3.1 and AppleCrate II: http://michaeljmahon.com
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| Re: Silent Apple II drive hack [message #347301 is a reply to message #347284] |
Wed, 28 June 2017 15:32 |
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Originally posted by: James Davis
On Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at 9:27:27 AM UTC-7, Michael J. Mahon wrote:
> Anthony Ortiz wrote:
>> As we all know, Woz saved some bucks by not adding a sensor to the apple
>> drive which led to all the lovely banging noises we suffer through on a
>> daily basis. I'm wondering if anyone has ever hacked their drive to
>> include a sensor so that any movement of the head beyond a certain point
>> was not allowed, thereby eliminating the racket.
>>
>
> IIRC, there were some third-party half-height drives that inhibited seeks
> beyond track 0. The drives came with a track 0 switch, and they used it.
>
> --
> -michael - NadaNet 3.1 and AppleCrate II: http://michaeljmahon.com
Yes, my half-height 5.25" and 3.5" floppy drives are a lot quieter than my full-height Apple Disk II drives are.
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