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by toddvernon
Fri Mar 06, 2020 5:42 pm
Forum: PCjr Hardware
Topic: PCjr prototypes and oddities
Replies: 7
Views: 6123

Re: PCjr prototypes and oddities

Just because it's close to my troubleshooting right now, No resistor termination pack on the disk drive?

-todd
by toddvernon
Fri Mar 06, 2020 6:50 am
Forum: PCjr Hardware
Topic: New to me PCjr.. Weird issue surrounding disk controller
Replies: 7
Views: 6147

Re: New to me PCjr.. Weird issue surrounding disk controlle

Thanks Chuckphd53. I just found this link this morning as well https://www.lo-tech.co.uk/downloads/manuals/qume/QumeTrak-142-floppy-drive.pdf If I read correctly I do indeed need a termination pack as obviously PCjr is a single drive system. I bought a broken drive on eBay that has the pack so hopef...
by toddvernon
Thu Mar 05, 2020 8:57 pm
Forum: PCjr Hardware
Topic: New to me PCjr.. Weird issue surrounding disk controller
Replies: 7
Views: 6147

Re: New to me PCjr.. Weird issue surrounding disk controlle

I'm having similar issues as this thread with a newly acquired Pcjr. Same drive problems. The box had a bad internal power supply card that had smoked soot all over the inside. Replacing the card brought it all back to life, except the disked drive. I cleaned the heads and got the drive sled moving ...
by toddvernon
Thu Mar 05, 2020 8:44 pm
Forum: PCjr Software
Topic: Writing img files to 360K disks with no other PC
Replies: 16
Views: 11597

Re: Writing img files to 360K disks with no other PC

Great thoughts here guys. Really enjoying the creative thoughts. I'm in for helping out. I have an entire working system.....except the diskette drive apparently. I bought some sealed PC Dos 3.3 disks on ebay but I think the drive is a little messed up. The internal power supply had obviously fried ...
by toddvernon
Wed Mar 04, 2020 1:27 pm
Forum: PCjr Software
Topic: Writing img files to 360K disks with no other PC
Replies: 16
Views: 11597

Writing img files to 360K disks with no other PC

Hey guys, sorry if this has been covered but I have not had any luck finding anywhere on the web. I'm a Mac user recreating my PCjr experience. Successfully found and fixed a PCjr, monitor, etc. Now I'm looking for a way to write diskette image files on diskettes. I see a thread about doing it an ol...
by toddvernon
Sat Feb 29, 2020 3:43 pm
Forum: PCjr Hardware
Topic: jrIDE - time for another production run?
Replies: 89
Views: 68632

Re: jrIDE - time for another production run?

New to the forum. How do I find, get, make, buy a Jr IDE? Thanks in advance!