It's fun to work with old retro computers, but what's not always fun is trying to make disks for them so you can actually use them. This video is a guide to cover making FM and MFM disks using a PC. Many old computers use this format of floppy disk and if you have one, this video is for you.
This video isn't for you if you are trying to make disks for the Apple II, Commodore PET/VIC-20/64, Amiga or Mac (800k disks.)
0:00 Intro
00:46 Part 0 - The problem
3:20 Part 1 - Floppy disk encoding
8:39 Part 2 - Physical attributes
16:50 Part 3 - The disk drives
20:13 Part 4 - Picking you parts
26:23 Part 5 - Building the machine
34:30 Part 6 - Setting up ImageDisk
41:12 Part 7 - Making disks
53:38 Part 8 - Conclusion
-- Video Links
Michael Haardt's floppy guide with lots of technical information:
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For the Apple II and Macintosh, I recommend the FloppyEmu:
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For the C64/VIC-20/C128 I recommend a SDIEC: (lots of options here, search around a bit)
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For the Amiga, a Gotek with FlashFloppy works well:
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ImageDisk:
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TexElec Quad Floppy card:
(not out yet)
Recovering a floppy disk using an oscilloscope: (Fascinating read!)
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Adrian's Digital Basement Merch store:
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Adrian's Digital Basement ][ (Second Channel)
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Support the channel on Patreon:
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-- Tools
Deoxit D5:
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O-Ring Pick Set: (I use these to lift chips off boards)
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Elenco Electronics LP-560 Logic Probe:
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Hakko FR301 Desoldering Iron:
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Rigol DS1054Z Four Channel Oscilloscope:
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Head Worn Magnifying Goggles / Dual Lens Flip-In Head Magnifier:
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TL866II Plus Chip Tester and EPROM programmer: (The MiniPro)
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TS100 Soldering Iron:
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EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter:
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DSLogic Basic Logic Analyzer:
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Magnetic Screw Holder:
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Universal ZIP sockets: (clones, used on my ZIF-64 test machine)
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RetroTink 2X Upconverter: (to hook up something like a C64 to HDMI)
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Plato (Clone) Side Cutters: (order five)
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Heat Sinks:
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Little squeezy bottles: (available elsewhere too)
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--- Links
My GitHub repository:
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Commodore Computer Club / Vancouver, WA – Portland, OR – PDX Commodore Users Group
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--- Instructional videos
My video on damage-free chip removal:
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--- Music
Intro music and other tracks by:
Nathan Divino
@itsnathandivino
