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    Sony 800k Floppy Drive oddities

    Anyone know about Sony 800k floppy drives? I've been learning a lot about them lately as I attempt to get a couple of MacPlus computers ready to sell. I watched a few YouTube videos (especially those from @JDW, which are pretty amazing!), and learned a LOT about what I need to do with these...
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    Sony 800k Floppy: heads not moving

    Hello I have a bunch of Sony MFD-51W 800k floppy drives that I'd like to put back into my Mac Plus computers so that I can sell them. Fortunately, I was able to get all their eject mechanisms working properly, thanks to James Wages' terrific instructions! But many of the drives have the same...
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    Mac Plus speaker not working

    I have a few Mac Plus computers that I'm getting ready to sell. One of them doesn't make any sounds out of the speaker, but sound does come out of the headphone/external speaker connector. Just wondering if anyone knows the usual reason for this failure?  I've tested the speaker with an...
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