A flexible removable magnetic disk, typically encased in hard plastic, used for storing data
A floppy disk is a data storage medium that is composed of a disk of thin, flexible ("floppy") magnetic storage medium encased in a square or rectangular plastic shell.
(floppy disk) diskette: a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer; "floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price"
(floppy disk) A removable disk used for storing digital data, measuring between 2 and 8 inches diagonally and storing between 80 KB and 240 MB
Put right (a damaged relationship or unwelcome situation)
a formal way of referring to the condition of something; "the building was in good repair"
the act of putting something in working order again
Make good (such damage) by fixing or repairing it
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"
Fix or mend (a thing suffering from damage or a fault)
Apple A9M0106 800k External Floppy Drive Connectors
I use this 800k drive with a Mac 512k that has the original 64k ROMs. Pins 9 (-12v) and 20 (speed) are disconnected for compatibility because my Mac's internal floppy drive is still 400k (see pages 193 and 194 of Larry Pina's Macintosh Repair & Upgrade Secrets book).
This external 800k drive works well except for one odd problem. The red LED on the floppy drive lights up every 2 seconds when no disks are in the drives (at boot time). The Mac seems to scan the drive continually until a disk is inserted (I can hear a small motor noise from the drive every 2 seconds when the LED flashes). This seems odd since that 800k drive is supposed to be supported by the Mac 512k. I am aware of the HD20 init, but that is only required to read/write 800k disks. Once I boot the Mac, I can read/write 400k disks in this 800k drive without any init installed. 800k disks, of course, only work with the HD20 init. I believe this to simply be a minor incompatibility with this drive and the 64k ROMs, as opposed to a unique problem specific to my external drive alone.
The drive mechanism is a red-labeled SONY MFD-51W-03. Voltages at the 800k drive connector measured 4.75v~4.78v, and 11.99v.
old computer/tech stuff
Found while going through papers from the last 10 years of my life. I think the yellow receipt at the top is for my Packard Bell computer, which I bought in 1996.. The white receipt is a work order to repair the com ports when the 28.8 dial-up modem stopped working in 1998. Somehow, The smaller white receipt is for my first digital camera, the Sony Mavica that used a floppy disk. I still had a floppy disk.