I had a 3.5 PC floppy duplicator for a while. I ended up donating it to the community college I was attending so they could use it to format / check floppies for use in the lower level computer classes. It was easy to set up as the reject slot was on the side of the machine, and could be arranged to spit the disks right into a trash can. -J On Thu, Sep 1, 2016 at 2:22 AM, Cory Smelosky via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
Archive first, ask permission and increase the lawyer's retainer later? ;)
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On Aug 31, 2016, at 23:14, Dave McGuire via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
Yeah, do you know of anyone who actually pays attention to that sort of crap? ;)
-Dave
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On August 31, 2016 2:03:36 PM Jonathan Gevaryahu via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
There has been some extensive reverse engineering work done into Trace brand duplication machines, but tragically the group who did this work refuses to share even one IOTA of information they gleaned, making it completely worthless.
The group is SPS, creators of the heavily locked down and licence/usage encumbered Kryoflux floppy imaging device. (you're not allowed to share images you make with the device, except with SPS themselves! read the license! Its complete madness, and goes against every definition of preservation I've ever seen.)
On 8/31/2016 1:46 PM, william degnan via vcf-midatlantic wrote: Anyone into vintage disk duplicating machines? Me? I have two; one for 5 1/4 and one for 3.5 disks but I don't use them. Have not powered them on or tested in 10 years. I have never seen anyone demo these at a VCF or elsewhere, but I bet there was a time when these were in use in many businesses before easy software download. A lost piece of tech.
Bill
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