Took the entire day due to a lot of silly problems, but I can now transfer programs and files from the Timex FDD 3000 to the Mac (directly generating a TAP file) through the serial port! 😁 This will allow me to save some of the first programs I ever written, and some old Masterfiles databases my parents used.
The FDD 3000 serial ports waited 40 years to be finally used! Some floppy disks have errors but it's amazing many of them are still mostly readable. #zxspectrum #Timex #RetroComputing
The restoration of the Timex FDD 3000 is officially done! 😁
I might replace the power supply in the future by something that runs cooler, but I’m super happy with this!
I played countless hours on this thing when I was a kid and the first software I ever wrote is still mostly readable in many of these floppies. I never expected to see this thing working ever again, especially in full, perfect working order!
A big 🙏 to @luisfcorreia for his help bringing this back to life! #ZXSpectrum #Timex
All right, both PAL mysteriously marked 16 + helper flip-flop passed without issues (after a lot of issues getting the software right)!
Now I need to test the PALs that pair with these, marked with a mysterious 40. At least those are in sockets, so they're much easier to test, no flip-fop logic involved.