2 1/2" floppy?
13-Feb-2003, 05:23 AM
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2 1/2" floppy?
QUIZ........Lets see if the tech guys can figure it out.
I'm expecting Aaron to get it.
What the hell was it used for? I also saw this at Active Suplus the last time I was down there, but I have no idea where we would be able to find a disc for it.
And this was on the the case.........
Panasonic
MODEL JU-202-022
SER.NO. BH8007 0 2 5 2 3 2
MATSUSHITA COMMUNICATION INDUSTRIAL CO.,LTD.
MADE IN JAPAN E66484 LR55468
(the main drive motor is missing a belt, and it also had a date on it..... 23 Jan 90)
Question.....
What was it used for?
No prizes........just something to do at work to pass the time.
Happy hunting.
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I know what is was used for (2 different products), but I want to see if you guys can figure it out.
(by the way, I still don't know where you'd be able to find a disc for it though).
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I'm expecting Aaron to get it.What the hell was it used for? I also saw this at Active Suplus the last time I was down there, but I have no idea where we would be able to find a disc for it.
And this was on the the case.........
Panasonic
MODEL JU-202-022
SER.NO. BH8007 0 2 5 2 3 2
MATSUSHITA COMMUNICATION INDUSTRIAL CO.,LTD.
MADE IN JAPAN E66484 LR55468
(the main drive motor is missing a belt, and it also had a date on it..... 23 Jan 90)
Question.....
What was it used for?
No prizes........just something to do at work to pass the time.
Happy hunting.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I know what is was used for (2 different products), but I want to see if you guys can figure it out.(by the way, I still don't know where you'd be able to find a disc for it though).
.
13-Feb-2003, 06:21 AM
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Possibly from a musical device, like a sampler, electric piano, etc.? I'm guessing here because I had a very old rack-mount AKAI sampler that worked through the MIDI port on my Roland D10 synth and there was an add-on disk drive which used 3" floppy disks (yeah, 3" not 3.5") that were capable of storing one 8 sec. sample per side (you actually had to flip the disk over!).
I'd hazard a guess that that drive you have pictured was used for a similar purpose. Many of the companies (Yamaha, Roland, etc.) had proprietary formats during the 80s and 90s. They didn't last long though.
Like I said, just a guess. I'm curious to know what it is now!
I'd hazard a guess that that drive you have pictured was used for a similar purpose. Many of the companies (Yamaha, Roland, etc.) had proprietary formats during the 80s and 90s. They didn't last long though.
Like I said, just a guess. I'm curious to know what it is now!
15-Feb-2003, 02:32 AM
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I'm so disaponted......so many lookers, and only one post.
Here's the answer.
click here.....
And to think it was once considered "high tech".
Here's the answer.
click here.....
And to think it was once considered "high tech".
15-Feb-2003, 11:21 AM
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Originally posted by ryanhook
Possibly from a musical device, like a sampler, electric piano, etc.? I'm guessing here because I had a very old rack-mount AKAI sampler that worked through the MIDI port on my Roland D10 synth and there was an add-on disk drive which used 3" floppy disks (yeah, 3" not 3.5") that were capable of storing one 8 sec. sample per side (you actually had to flip the disk over!).
I'd hazard a guess that that drive you have pictured was used for a similar purpose. Many of the companies (Yamaha, Roland, etc.) had proprietary formats during the 80s and 90s. They didn't last long though.
Like I said, just a guess. I'm curious to know what it is now!
Possibly from a musical device, like a sampler, electric piano, etc.? I'm guessing here because I had a very old rack-mount AKAI sampler that worked through the MIDI port on my Roland D10 synth and there was an add-on disk drive which used 3" floppy disks (yeah, 3" not 3.5") that were capable of storing one 8 sec. sample per side (you actually had to flip the disk over!).
I'd hazard a guess that that drive you have pictured was used for a similar purpose. Many of the companies (Yamaha, Roland, etc.) had proprietary formats during the 80s and 90s. They didn't last long though.
Like I said, just a guess. I'm curious to know what it is now!
Try finding the disks....
I'm with ryan...
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