Ian Scott :apple_inc: 🐙 on Nostr: Amazingly I figured out how to get the original drive working - there’s a solenoid ...

Amazingly I figured out how to get the original drive working - there’s a solenoid that holds the pressure pad off the surface of the disk until it’s being accessed. It gets stuck in the up position but tapping it with a finger gets the disk to read! I finally am able to read this disk that I’ve carted around for decades! This is a pretty early disk with an oval window and locking shutter (you squeeze the corner of the disk to release it).