In my experience - Sinclair/ZX Microdrives (Score: 1) by fatphil@pipedot.org on 2014-05-19 21:01 (#1RM) One single continuous piece of tape, no spool, all zig-zaggy inside the case, that was quite literally shoved back into the cartridge as fast as it was being tugged out. 85KB capacity, IIRC. Innards of the drives visible here: http://www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk/scripts/picshow.php?image=qlmicrodrives.jpg&folder=/Museum/Sinclair/ql&back=/Museum/Sinclair/ql/index.php . Although initially developed for the BT Merlin and the Sinclail QL, I had one on my ZX Spectrum as I splashed out on Interface 1.Dire is the only word for them.However, the drives were significantly lighter than the 40kg unit which I used to read these: http://fatphil.org/images/im_floppier.jpg Re: In my experience - Sinclair/ZX Microdrives (Score: 1) by zafiro17@pipedot.org on 2014-05-19 22:59 (#1RP) Is that your own photo? If so, it's brilliant. Slashdot in the background is the icing on the cake. Re: In my experience - Sinclair/ZX Microdrives (Score: 1) by fatphil@pipedot.org on 2014-05-20 09:19 (#1S6) I would have taken a new photo with pipedot in the background, but that would have required me going to one corner of the room to pick up the box of floppies, another corner of the room to get my camera, and all kinds of hard work like that. Ain't noone got time for that shit!http://fatphil.org/images/floppy_pipe.jpg
Re: In my experience - Sinclair/ZX Microdrives (Score: 1) by zafiro17@pipedot.org on 2014-05-19 22:59 (#1RP) Is that your own photo? If so, it's brilliant. Slashdot in the background is the icing on the cake. Re: In my experience - Sinclair/ZX Microdrives (Score: 1) by fatphil@pipedot.org on 2014-05-20 09:19 (#1S6) I would have taken a new photo with pipedot in the background, but that would have required me going to one corner of the room to pick up the box of floppies, another corner of the room to get my camera, and all kinds of hard work like that. Ain't noone got time for that shit!http://fatphil.org/images/floppy_pipe.jpg
Re: In my experience - Sinclair/ZX Microdrives (Score: 1) by fatphil@pipedot.org on 2014-05-20 09:19 (#1S6) I would have taken a new photo with pipedot in the background, but that would have required me going to one corner of the room to pick up the box of floppies, another corner of the room to get my camera, and all kinds of hard work like that. Ain't noone got time for that shit!http://fatphil.org/images/floppy_pipe.jpg