Usagi Electric | Minicomputer Part 20: Connecting the CDC 8” Floppy Drives to the Centurion @UsagiElectric | Uploaded September 2022 | Updated October 2024, 1 day ago.
In the previous episode we got the floppy drives almost working, but there was one wild problem we were still butting our heads against – a jittery nightmare of a head seek. I asked the community and y’all came out swinging with some amazing suggestions! In this episode, we get the drives fully working and plug them in to the Centurion to see if we can get any life at all out of the FFC card!
Centurion Wiki:
github.com/Nakazoto/CenturionComputer/wiki
Floppy Manual:
bitsavers.org/pdf/cdc/discs/floppy/77834769Y_Flexible_Disk_Drive_Description_May79.pdf
If you want to support the channel please hop over to Patreon:
patreon.com/usagielectric
Also, we now have some epic shirts for sale!
my-store-11554688.creator-spring.com
Come join us on Discord and Twitter!
Discord: discord.gg/p7UsfHD
Twitter: twitter.com/UsagiElectric
Intro Music adapted from:
Artist: The Runaway Five
Title: The Shinra Shuffle
ocremix.org/remix/OCR01847
Restoration Music:
Artist: Ben Prunty
Title: Impulse
benpruntymusic.com
Thanks for watching!
Chapters
0:00 Introduction
1:01 Was it the power supply?
2:12 A few people nailed it
3:32 It works properly now
5:45 Where did I get it wrong?
7:47 Tidy up
9:42 Plugged in to the Centurion
13:52 Working on Drive B
16:18 What was wrong with Drive B?
20:46 Plugging Drive B into the Centurion
23:23 Kitty!
In the previous episode we got the floppy drives almost working, but there was one wild problem we were still butting our heads against – a jittery nightmare of a head seek. I asked the community and y’all came out swinging with some amazing suggestions! In this episode, we get the drives fully working and plug them in to the Centurion to see if we can get any life at all out of the FFC card!
Centurion Wiki:
github.com/Nakazoto/CenturionComputer/wiki
Floppy Manual:
bitsavers.org/pdf/cdc/discs/floppy/77834769Y_Flexible_Disk_Drive_Description_May79.pdf
If you want to support the channel please hop over to Patreon:
patreon.com/usagielectric
Also, we now have some epic shirts for sale!
my-store-11554688.creator-spring.com
Come join us on Discord and Twitter!
Discord: discord.gg/p7UsfHD
Twitter: twitter.com/UsagiElectric
Intro Music adapted from:
Artist: The Runaway Five
Title: The Shinra Shuffle
ocremix.org/remix/OCR01847
Restoration Music:
Artist: Ben Prunty
Title: Impulse
benpruntymusic.com
Thanks for watching!
Chapters
0:00 Introduction
1:01 Was it the power supply?
2:12 A few people nailed it
3:32 It works properly now
5:45 Where did I get it wrong?
7:47 Tidy up
9:42 Plugged in to the Centurion
13:52 Working on Drive B
16:18 What was wrong with Drive B?
20:46 Plugging Drive B into the Centurion
23:23 Kitty!
