1050 Write Protect Bypass & Drive ID Re-location

[SpicyChronos]

Atari 1050 Modifications

- Write Protect Bypass W/LED indicator

- Drive ID Re-Location

 

Here are some images and graphics to show how I did my Write protect bypass and drive ID re-location

 

I hope these will help others in doing their own modifications.

 

- Marshall Walker

 

 

[+Guitarman]

Smokin'!!! I'll have to try these.

[puppetmark]

Great Work! Having pics to with a mod is priceless.

[+kheller2]

I'm thinking of doing a mod with a multi-color LED to signify RO, RW etc. Didn't the 815 have leds for that?

 

Yeah: http://www.atarimuseum.com/computers/8bits...15/815specs.JPG

Edited April 20, 2007 by kheller2

[Binarygeek]

Outstanding! Thanks a lot!

[Quantum Mechanic]

I used add a write protect switch to every 1050 I got my hands on. I did similar switch and LED placement (along the left side of the front cover plate), although I used a bi-color LED with silver bezel. I'm pretty sure it was exactly this one which allowed separate operation of the red & green lights, or light them both up to get yellow. So all my drives operate like an American stoplight:

Red: Write never

Yellow: Write maybe (based on notch)

Green: Write always

 

 

Dang it... this is making me want to dig out my old Atari stuff and take some photos!

Edited February 4, 2016 by Quantum Mechanic