[Coco] [Color Computer] color computer 2 and fd-501 floppy drive

[rcrislip]

On Fri, 26 Sep 2014 15:52:26 -0400
Gene Heskett <gheskett at wdtv.com> wrote:

> On Friday 26 September 2014 15:00:35 rcrislip did opine
> And Gene did reply:
> > On Tue, 23 Sep 2014 20:17:11 -0400
> > 
> > Gene Heskett <gheskett at wdtv.com> wrote:
> > > On Tuesday 23 September 2014 20:09:47 tim lindner did opine
> > > 
> > > And Gene did reply:
> > > > On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 4:40 PM, Camillus Blockx
> > > > 
> > > > <camillus.b.58 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > Some QTips work better, the cleanfloppy is wear for your
> > > > > drive, and they become almost unfindable. Qtips & rubbing
> > > > > alcohol
> > > > 
> > > > I also recommend finding 99% pure rubbing alcohol. Sometimes the
> > > > other stuff will include skin moisturizers and water that are
> > > > unnecessary.
> > > 
> > > And hardware store, paint aisle alcohol is way better than any of
> > > that stuff.
> > > 
> > > Cheers, Gene Heskett
> > 
> > Hi Gene,
> > 
> > I can breath again. This is the first time in a while you posted. I
> > was becoming worried for you.
> > 
> > Your Amiga Bud
> > 
> > Richard
> 
> The advice of a very long experienced (nearly 65 years now) C.E.T.
> about such things seems to be more and more ignored here.  OTOH, I
> may be the old man of this mountain at 80 next week.  So, when I can
> enlighten on a better way, I still try to do it.  It's in my gene's I
> think.
> 
> Thanks for the flowers & caring Richard.  Its been busy, trying to
> solve a gear range problem in the software that runs my cnc lathe,
> finally doing that yesterday, then Dee fell ON the couch 3 weeks ago
> and bent a knee in a direction they aren't supposed to go.  The MRI's
> claim its a bone bruise and could be months to heal.
> 
> I have been trying to move some dirt and refill the ditch a gas line
> was put in in my back yard left behind when I had a 20kw standby
> installed last spring, but the crew didn't backfill worth a toot and
> I am afraid one of us will turn or break an ankle stepping in it as
> the grass now has it well hidden.  So, like I say, busy.
> 
> And I have to do some house cleaning too as one of my boys will be
> here with his wife and youngest on the 1st to help me celebrate my
> birthday on the 4th.  He has been up in North Dakota for the last 6
> months doing maintenance shop work for one of the drillers and making
> obscene amounts of money, working 90 hour weeks and enjoying it
> immensely as he is his own boss now.
> 
> I had 2 of the other boys here 6 weeks back for a week, and enjoyed
> that very much, even unloaded some brass I haven't fully reloaded yet
> but I have more. But I haven't a clue if my oldest will make it
> though, after about 6 months in a dry out facility last spring, he is
> back living in a bottle about 5 months later.  Sad, when that stuff
> takes over.
> 
> Being diabetic, I now claim I am a 1 beer a night alcoholic and thats 
> something like a Miller 64.  Almost beer, but not quite IMO.  But its 
> taste is similar to real beer. ;)
> 
> Cheers, Gene Heskett

Well I for have always enjoyed reading your technical take on the
various issues that arise on this list. The trouble is many of you
students are probably approaching your level of knowledge and
experience. Some, not all.

Anyway happy to see that you are still kicking. I am very sorry to hear
about your little brides knee injury, I felt the pain just reading
about it. My prayer is for an as comfortable and speedy recovery as
possible.

Congratulation on completing 88 full orbits around ole sol. I keep
imploring people to try to convince Captain Kirk to break this
Enterprise out of orbit and to find something else to orbit, because
this sun is sucking the life out of us 8-).

Cheers Richard