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Larson-Davis 2800-2900 floppy drive ; I need one

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Angelo Campanella

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Jun 2, 2010, 2:40:47 PM6/2/10
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Dear All:

I need a floppy drive for my LD 2900. My unit stopped working.

Anyone have one available?

Angelo Campanella


Angelo Campanella

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Jun 7, 2010, 3:57:15 PM6/7/10
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"Angelo Campanella" <a.camp...@att.net> wrote in message
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> Dear All:
>
> I need a floppy drive for my LD 2900. My unit stopped working.
>
> Anyone have one available?

Clarification:

The Larson-Davis floppy drive is Type 2510.

Ange


Riccardo Balistreri

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Jun 23, 2010, 5:20:31 AM6/23/10
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Sorry Ange, but what is 2510? the 5 in floppies drives?

Riccardo

Angelo Campanella

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Jun 25, 2010, 1:53:49 PM6/25/10
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"Riccardo Balistreri" <rup...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:57:15 -0400, Angelo Campanella wrote:
>
>> "Angelo Campanella" <a.camp...@att.net> wrote in message
>> news:hu68h9$hl3$1...@news.eternal-september.org...
>>> I need a floppy drive for my LD 2900. My unit stopped working.
>> The Larson-Davis floppy drive is Type 2510.
> Sorry Ange, but what is 2510? the 5 in floppies drives?

3-1/2"

L-D found one that used to be sold with the 3200, as a repacement... I'lll
have it next week.

Ange


Riccardo Balistreri

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Jun 30, 2010, 9:30:04 PM6/30/10
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Glad to hear, but if a 3.5" should be common, or is this 2510 a special
one? I remember 720k, 1.44, and 2.88, I believe the 2.88 would be quite
difficult to find.

Riccardo

Angelo Campanella

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Jul 1, 2010, 11:29:03 PM7/1/10
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"Riccardo Balistreri" <rup...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:53:49 -0400, Angelo Campanella wrote:
>
>> "Riccardo Balistreri" <rup...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:hvsjkv$n80$1...@news.eternal-september.org...
>>> On Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:57:15 -0400, Angelo Campanella wrote:
>>>
>>>> "Angelo Campanella" <a.camp...@att.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:hu68h9$hl3$1...@news.eternal-september.org...
>>>>> I need a floppy drive for my LD 2900. My unit stopped working.
>>>> The Larson-Davis floppy drive is Type 2510.
>>> Sorry Ange, but what is 2510? the 5 in floppies drives?
>> 3-1/2"
>> L-D found one that used to be sold with the 3200, as a repacement...
>> I'lll have it next week.
> Glad to hear, but if a 3.5" should be common, or is this 2510 a special
> one? I remember 720k, 1.44, and 2.88, I believe the 2.88 would be quite
> difficult to find.

Recieved units yesterday. The new FD (now type number DVX003, intended for
the L-D ViRTe` Real-time Analyzer, the successor to the LD2900). The DVX003
FD is an exact duplicate (as far as I can tell) of the 2510 FD, likely just
the next production batch to perform the same functoin.

Angeo Campanella


Noral Stewart

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Jul 10, 2010, 8:07:31 AM7/10/10
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Great informatinon Ange. Several of us have dead floppies for the 2800-2900
and been told no replacements were available. If this DVX003 works I will
have to see if we can get one.


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Angelo Campanella

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"Noral Stewart" <noral.stewart at ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
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> Great information Ange. Several of us have dead floppies for the
> 2800-2900 and been told no replacements were available. If this DVX003
> works I will have to see if we can get one.

They are very limited in stock... it is said that LD discovered a few in
storage by accident... left over from some old demo events. But they seem to
be the standard issue for the LD3000 at one time, identical packaging as the
2510 . Pricey (~$700 now, comes with usual cable).

I could find no way other than floppy to be able to back-load an old
.LDL file into the LD2900 for quick review/browse and quick parallel
printer screen- and data- printout for records and reports...

Ange
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> "Angelo Campanella" <a.camp...@att.net> wrote in message
> news:i0jme0$f2c$1...@news.eternal-september.org...
>>
>> "Riccardo Balistreri" <rup...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:i0gr2s$f7p$1...@news.eternal-september.org...
>>> On Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:53:49 -0400, Angelo Campanella wrote:
>>>
>>>> "Riccardo Balistreri" <rup...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:hvsjkv$n80$1...@news.eternal-september.org...
>>>>> On Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:57:15 -0400, Angelo Campanella wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> "Angelo Campanella" <a.camp...@att.net> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:hu68h9$hl3$1...@news.eternal-september.org...
>>>>>>> I need a floppy drive for my LD 2900. My unit stopped working.
>>>>>> The Larson-Davis floppy drive is Type 2510.
>>>>> Sorry Ange, but what is 2510? the 5 in floppies drives?
>>>> 3-1/2"

>>>> L-D found one that used to be sold with the 3200, as a replacement...
>>>> I'll have it next week.


>>> Glad to hear, but if a 3.5" should be common, or is this 2510 a special
>>> one? I remember 720k, 1.44, and 2.88, I believe the 2.88 would be quite
>>> difficult to find.
>>

>> Received units yesterday. The new FD (now type number DVX003, intended

>> for the L-D ViRTe` Real-time Analyzer, the successor to the LD2900). The
>> DVX003 FD is an exact duplicate (as far as I can tell) of the 2510 FD,

>> likely just the next production batch to perform the same function.
>>
>> Angelo Campanella
>>


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