http://blog.romheat.net/tags/floppy-disk/Recent content in Floppy-Disk on cseguraHugoen-usSun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000http://blog.romheat.net/posts/2026/26_10_25_northstar_advantage_restoration_part_2/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000http://blog.romheat.net/posts/2026/26_10_25_northstar_advantage_restoration_part_2/<h2 id="looking-more-closely-at-the-drives">Looking more closely at the drives</h2> <p>This continues <a href="http://blog.romheat.net/posts/2026/26_10_25_northstar_advantage_restoration_1_first_look_inside/">NorthStar Advantage Restoration Part 1</a>, with a closer look at the drive hardware and how floppy disks mark sectors.</p> <p>Many computers from the late 1970s and early 1980s used 5¼-inch floppy drives. The Tandon TM100-2A is one example. These drives can become difficult to use as they age. Their radial alignment—the position of the read/write head across the disk’s tracks—can shift. If it moves far enough, the drive may not read or write disks reliably.</p>