olePigeon
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While my IIci has been out for the count, I've been doubling my efforts on a mod I've been working on for quite some time. My Jukebox Fix automated floppy hopper mechanism came with several metal adapters with 2 little hooks so it can hang off the front of the computer on various models. The 2 little hooks like to get bent, then after a few bends & metal fatigue, they break off. A former employee of Fifth Generation Systems actually posted a comment on my video. 
He said that was one of the primary reasons it was recalled, the little adapters broke. Also, people kept calling to ask why it wouldn't fit on their IIsi's curved front.
If you're curious to see it in action, here's an old video I made.
Part of the issue is that it literally hangs off the front of the computer's plastic via those two hooks (they slip in just behind the entrance of the floppy drive.) I suspect a single accidental hit will either break the bracket or the plastic on the front of your computer. I've been extremely careful with mine, so I've been fortunate enough to not break it. However, I wanted to see if I could move it out of the way and use it with an external floppy drive. One of the issues is that while it's hanging off the front of the computer, it takes up the space normally occupied by your keyboard.
So to solve a few issues with it, one thing I did was model the IIci / IIcx / Q700 bracket and print it out. Now I can safely put away the original brackets so they don't get damaged. However, the plastic still too flimsy to hold the Jukebox up, nevermind a hopper fully loaded with 15 floppies in it. So I also designed and printed out some feets to hold up the Jukebox. The feets are especially useful even with the original bracket, as it'll help keep them from getting bent, as well as keeping all the pressure off those two tiny pinpoints pressed against the bezel of your Mac. With slight modifications to my 3D modeled bracket, I can now make brackets sized for any model Mac with an auto-inject floppy (assuming it doesn't have a curved faceplate.) Including an external floppy drive. So I made a booster seat for my floppy drive. Once I finalize all the 3D printed parts, I plan on lending it to Clint over at LGR so he can do a proper Oddware review. I was just terrified the brackets would get broken; they're a bit finicky, and it's easy to bend them.
He said that was one of the primary reasons it was recalled, the little adapters broke. Also, people kept calling to ask why it wouldn't fit on their IIsi's curved front.If you're curious to see it in action, here's an old video I made.
Part of the issue is that it literally hangs off the front of the computer's plastic via those two hooks (they slip in just behind the entrance of the floppy drive.) I suspect a single accidental hit will either break the bracket or the plastic on the front of your computer. I've been extremely careful with mine, so I've been fortunate enough to not break it. However, I wanted to see if I could move it out of the way and use it with an external floppy drive. One of the issues is that while it's hanging off the front of the computer, it takes up the space normally occupied by your keyboard.
So to solve a few issues with it, one thing I did was model the IIci / IIcx / Q700 bracket and print it out. Now I can safely put away the original brackets so they don't get damaged. However, the plastic still too flimsy to hold the Jukebox up, nevermind a hopper fully loaded with 15 floppies in it. So I also designed and printed out some feets to hold up the Jukebox. The feets are especially useful even with the original bracket, as it'll help keep them from getting bent, as well as keeping all the pressure off those two tiny pinpoints pressed against the bezel of your Mac. With slight modifications to my 3D modeled bracket, I can now make brackets sized for any model Mac with an auto-inject floppy (assuming it doesn't have a curved faceplate.) Including an external floppy drive. So I made a booster seat for my floppy drive. Once I finalize all the 3D printed parts, I plan on lending it to Clint over at LGR so he can do a proper Oddware review. I was just terrified the brackets would get broken; they're a bit finicky, and it's easy to bend them.
