One could argue that the economic benefit per problem of the large computer would disappear as smaller computers improved. This would be true if smaller computers could be improved at a rate faster than the large computer. {...] Large computes are not at all limited in their rate of improvement, [...]
– J.F. Thornton, _Desing of a Computer: The Control Data 6600_, 1970
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14” HDD, 8” HDD, and 8” FDD All Working!

We were so close to victory in the previous episode with the Finch drive. It spun up and read briefly, and then the whole house of cards came tumbling down. But, we’re not ones to give up, so let’s regroup, reload and head back into the thick of it. I want the Finch working, I want the Hawk working and I want the floppy working, and I want all three working at the same time. And judging by the title, we nailed it! How? Well, that’s what the video is for! Centurion Wiki: https://github.com/Nakazoto/CenturionComputer/wiki If you want to support the channel please hop over to Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/usagielectric Also, we now have some epic shirts for sale! https://my-store-11554688.creator-spring.com Come join us on Discord and Twitter! Discord: https://discord.gg/p7UsfHD Twitter: https://twitter.com/UsagiElectric Intro Music adapted from: Artist: The Runaway Five Title: The Shinra Shuffle https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01847 Thanks for watching! Chapters 0:00 Check out the T-Shirt! 0:55 A recap of what happened and where we need to go 3:10 Let’s get it to the failure state again 4:05 Finch: “What failure state?” 5:00 Let’s back stuff up before it fails again! 6:18 How to get the files from the Centurion to a laptop 8:36 Let’s figure out what’s wrong with the FFC 14:10 Testing the repair 16:34 Can we get the Floppy in the mix too? 17:55 Could it be as simple as a cable? 19:56 Nope! 23:37 It was as simple as a cable and a jumper! 25:23 What’s next? 28:17 Mei-chan the Puppy!

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