ScuzzBlog: Diaries December 2017 Entry 23rd December 2017: Post: 1 CPC464 - Oh no ! Not more rubber bands. Let's go Very small delivery today and inside yet another rubber band. This time for the cassette drive of the Amstrad CPC464. This is the sad computer that was crushed in the mail and brought back to life and now in need of a new rubber band. How can I refuse. Onward .... Gonna be a long day today. Trust me. Good old DataServe That was quick. Three screws here. Two on the green thingy and the other on that pointy metal bit. All very technical Me pointing at the pointy metal thingy Screws removed and drive belt needs to be removed from the large pulley then the second under the green thingy over that screw place of the sharp pointy metal thing and off the bottom wheel Hmmm.. The belt wasn't that stretched OK the belt is now removed Time for a bit of spring cleaning Very dusty Those red pads tend to make the belt twist. Odd that I guess the belt is designed to slightly twist around the top wheel Basically the belt is square in section Seems to run OK Man is the motherboard dusty Can't leave it like this Dreadful state That's better. Troubled by the tracks at 21. Discoloured from what ? Much cleaner Looking better already Still a bit of dust around Don't like to work some of the components too hard in case they break off the board Good old ZILOG OK the tape is now working and not jamming. It runs freely back and forward. Sadly though getting a read error. Time to use my head cleaner and pull out the cotton buds That did the trick. No problems now Hmm what to do ? What to do I know !! Time to do some hacking So what name shall I use ? I'm in !!!!! Time to get hacking Thanks for that Seems I have a message Just a game Anyway I'm all done. Tape and computer working so time to lock this down

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