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It took me a moment - the LGP-30 is a computer that uses magnetic drum memory and is not a musical instrument from the 1980's. I'm curious if the ferrous oxide
by chiph 4y ago
It took me a moment - the LGP-30 is a computer that uses magnetic drum memory and is not a musical instrument from the 1980's.
I'm curious if the ferrous oxide is still attached to the drum. I would suspect the heads need cleaning - being clogged with magnetic particles that have flaked off the drum.
- lake_vincent 4y agoAnd here's a link to Story of Mel, for anyone who doesn't know who "Mel" is :) https://www.cs.utah.edu/~elb/folklore/mel.html https://www.cs.utah.edu/~elb/folklore/mel.html
- Jedd 4y agoYes, user eldofever has described the challenges, and restoration procedure, around the drum on those beasts on that thread: https://old.reddit.com/r/vintagecomputing/comments/yonoa5/i_found_ancient_computers_in_the_basement_of_my/ivgdimn/ https://old.reddit.com/r/vintagecomputing/comments/yonoa5/i_...