There are tons of IBM PC 5.25 floppy drives on Ebay - is he looking specifically for an Atari one?
Ted -----Original Message----- From: PLUG <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Johnathan Mantey Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2025 12:22 PM To: Portland Linux/Unix Group <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [PLUG] Vintage Atari 1040 ST with software and and accessories FWIW, There is an instructor at WSU Vancouver that keeps a library of old computer gear. If you have no takers, you may want to reach out the WSU. This person has been searching for a 5.25in floppy drive w/o success. If anyone has one lying around.... :) On Tue, May 27, 2025 at 11:18 AM King Beowulf <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello PLUGers, > > > I'm hoping to donate, to a good home, an Atari 1040 ST computer > collection. I ended up with this hardware ~20 yrs ago (when I lived > in Albuquerque, NM) after the untimely passing of a member of the > local Chess community. No heirs, family etc, and I was known at the > time as the "computer guy that likes old stuff". > > Since moving to Vancouver WA in 2007, the Atari has sat in a closet. I > have no idea if it still boots up. I offer this historical artifact > of late 1980s computing history to anyone who wants it. Perhaps a > fellow hardware geek on the list, or if anyone knows of someone who > has dreamed of owning an Atari computer. A hardware tinkerer, perhaps. > > Free. Gratis. No Charge. > > While I prefer that this computer stash is picked up, I can deliver in > the PDX/Vancouver metropolitan area (Saturday or Sunday). > > Any interested parties can ping me off list. > > NOTE: > If you must discuss computer nostalgia and wax philosophic of days of > yore, please start a new discussion thread. Do not hijack this one. > > NOTE: > Please no suggestions to donate to the various "computer museums". I > am fully aware that these institutions exist. > > Documentation > ------------- > Atari hardware manuals, original > > Hardware list: > -------------- > > Atari 1040 ST (2) ea > Atari SH204 20MB HD > Atari SH305 30MB HD > Atari SM124 monochrome CRT (2) each > Atari SC1224 color CRT > Star NX-1000 dot matrix printer > Monitor Master Switch (swap between color and monochrome) > > Software List > ------------- > Most but Not all floppies found. all are quite old. These may still be > installed on one of the external hard drives. > > Boot floppies 5.25 and 3.5 media. > > Cartridge, no label > PC Board Designer - Abacus Software > Time Works Data Manager > PC-Ditto - Avant-Garde Systems > Biology vol 3 - Arrakis Technologies > Cyberpaint - Antic Publishing > Cyber Studi0 - Antic Publishing > Quantum Paint - Eidersoft > Chrono Forest (game) - Psygnosis > Jewels of Darkness (game) - Firebird > > There is also a chess software and extensive game database on one of > the hard drives. I do not recall what the software was. The original > owner was a high level chess player and hobbyist. > > While I'd like to keep everything together, since there are some > duplicates, splitting into two sets is acceptable. > > > *** > Since I am familiar with the quirks of my fellow PLUGers, I REPEAT: > *** > > NOTE: > If you must discuss computer nostalgia and wax philosophic of days of > yore, please start a new discussion thread. Do not hijack this one. > > NOTE: > Please no suggestions to donate to the various "computer museums". I > am fully aware that these institutions exist. > > Thanks, > -Ed > > > >
