ScuzzBlog: Diaries June 2017
Entry 16th June 2017: Post: 01
Slots with everything
Hi
Digging out my drives for the C64 yesterday I cam across an Amiga 1011
floppy drive. Immediately you knew that this was an Amiga product. Just
from the weight, feel, colour and the sexy slots to the rear. I dunno
what it was about everything Commodore and Amiga but the slots just are
so prolific. I actually like the lines on the Commodore a little
better.. remind me of one of those ScFi movies where a piercing light
emanates from a strange alien space vessel through a single slot.
http://www.scuzzscink.com/amiga/c128d/a25_c128d06.jpg
The slot gets moved on the Amiga 1000 but the theme is used on the
various drives and the like
http://www.scuzzscink.com/amiga/c128d/a25_c128d06.jpg
http://www.scuzzscink.com/amiga/expansion/scuzz_may15_05.jpg
http://www.scuzzscink.com/amiga/a_scuzz_jul2005/a_scuzz_jul30_177.jpg
And then we have the variant on the slot with the A1200 and the A500
http://www.scuzzscink.com/amiga/a1200/a108_a120005.jpg
Which is also evident on the 3000T and 3000d
http://www.scuzzscink.com/amiga/a_scuzz_nov26/a_scuzz_nov2005_266.jpg
http://www.scuzzscink.com/amiga/a3000/a48_a300001.jpg
AND so to the Amiga 1011
http://www.scuzzscink.com/amiga/a_scuzz_jun12/a_scuzz_jun12_16.jpg
http://www.scuzzscink.com/amiga/a_scuzz_jun12/a_scuzz_jun12_15.jpg
I plugged in the 1011 to an A500 with the 590 and the small floppy fits
neatly over the 590 and looks just the part. Worked no problem, but that
was no surprise. I really do struggle using any of the other brands of
computer from a specific timeline. Most have some issues and
annoyances... but Commodore kit generally works. I never really question it.
Magic company and such a sad loss to the world of computing.
Never mind
scuzz
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