$25 · PC 3.5 inch 720K double-density disk drives or Atari SF314 external disk drive

I will pay $25 each for PC 3.5 inch 720K double-density disk drives. These drives were first produced in 1984. In 1987 the 1.44 Meg high density drives were introduced. Unfortunately, I can not use the higher density drives with an Atari ST computer. If you have Atari ST computer equipment currently located in storage, I might be interested in making an offer. I especially would like to buy any SF314 external disk drives (would pay more than $25). However, I would like to avoid collecting those old CRT Atari monitors. I am currently using a modern flat screen monitor (it was a challenge to find one that can display low, medium Thanks, Ted Skrecky Former Atari ST Software Librarian for Garden City A.C.E. (Victoria, BC) Note: Atari also produced SF354 external disk drives. These are single sided drives (360K only). If you have any of these units, the drive belts would have long ago “decomposed.” However, replacement drive belts are available from Best Electronics in the United States. UPDATE: I have uploaded nine issues of Wire TAPS, the newsletter of The Atari Programmers Society to “Internet Archive”. The issues are from 1985 to 1986. You can do a search for “Wire TAPS, Atari” to find them. I have also uploaded six issues of XIO3, the newsletter of the Garden City Atari Computer Enthusiasts. Search for “XIO3, Atari.” Some examples: XIO3 Garden City Atari Computer Enthusiasts Newsletter January / February 1990 In this issue: Atari News and Rumours by Rowland Grant (discussed in this column: Apple IIgs, Jack Tramiel, Atari 1200XL, Commodore 16, Plus-4 and 128 computers, The Lorraine project, Atari Lynx hand-held, Atari’s hand-held MS DOS computer known as the Portfolio, Sig Hartmann retires, TOS 1.4, STacy Laptop, 1040STE, Atari TT, STlog, Analog, Antic and John J. Anderson dies in the San Franscisco earthquake), General Meeting by Rowland Grant, PEEKing around… (Gossip Column) by Gordon F. Hooper, 8-Bit Tetris by Douglas Skrecky, User Group Fix by Douglas Skrecky, TOS Switch by Steven Lemmen (discussion on how to add two versions of TOS to your ST and switch between them with a toggle switch. TOS 1.0 is the best for playing games. TOS 1.4 is the best for productivity software), Turbo Trio by John Picken (Programs created using Turbo BASIC), Disk Fix by Geoff Corry, Editorial by Gordon F. Hooper, Garden City A.C.E. Club 1989 Financial Statement. XIO3 Garden City Atari Computer Enthusiasts Newsletter March / April 1991 In this issue: Atari News and Rumours by Rowland Grant (discussed in this column: The Pacific Rim Computer and Communications Show in Vancouver, Atari TT030 computer, Dareck Mihocka, Branch Always Software, ATR8000 drive interface, Nick Kennedy’s SIO2PC, IBM Emulators for the Atari ST), Editorial by Bob Nex (The newsletter is produced using Paper Clip on an Atari 8-bit computer), When All Else Fails by Rowland Grant (Mindscape’s Captive game), General Meetings by Rowland Grant, Club Cenacal Atari by Rowland Grant (French Atari 8-Bit club), Modula-3 by Douglas Skrecky (programming language), PEEKing around… (Gossip Column) by Gordon F. Hooper, G.C.A.C.E. Liabrary News – Atari 8-Bit, XL XE Keyboard Fix by Ron De Pol, Frustrations by Gordon F. Hooper (computers are not always easy to use), Personal Publishing (Almost) on Your Atari 8-Bit by John Picken, Online! By Bob Nex (Bob is the sysop of the Pothole BBS. He discusses BBSing), G.C.A.C.E. Membership List, The 8-Bit Arc Mail Order Co. - listing of 8-Bit in stock specials (This business operated by Mike Harrison). If you are not interested in Atari newsletters, you still must visit “Internet Archive.” Everything there is “free” and there is a lot of it! Eg. Doctor Demento music, episodes of many old TV shows, etc. Check it out! Lastly, Best Electronics, located in San Jose, California, is the ultimate source of all things Atari. They currently have 2 warehouses full of Atari goodies. Some items are in short supply so you may be restricted to buying just one item. To reach their website, do an internet search for “Best Electronics, Atari.”