Matthew JonesFeb 27

The unobtainium piece of the Seequa collection has arrived, and wow is it smaller than I imagined! The Tabor 3.25” drivette for these little disks were designed in a collaborative effort between Dysan Corporation from California, Tabor Corporation from Massachusetts, and Seequa Computer Corporation from Maryland. These rigid plastic disks could hold 500K on a single disk, and were to be the new “golden standard” of format for any luggable IBM compatible.

I will have my 3.25” disk, my NOS Drivette, and the Tabor edge adapter on display alongside my Seequa research at VCF East and VCF Midwest!

#vintagecomputing #seequa #floppydisks

Show threadL.A.Mar 4
@mcjonestech Interesting. I need to look into this and see how they compare against those sony rigid disks that Amstrad (and spectrum after the purchase) used.
Show threadMatthew JonesMar 4
@lonelyautomata Hi! I can confirm this has the flop of a 5.25", but has the metal ring like a 3.5". It is like a weird hybrid of the two! I'm blanking (too early in the morning), what was the capacity of the 3" disks Amstrad used again?
Show threadMatthew Jones
@lonelyautomata Here is a sheet on the TC 500 drive, for your reference.
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