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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://bitbang.social/users/mac84tv/statuses/114819942805376175">Mac84 ? (mac84tv@bitbang.social)'s status on Wednesday, 09-Jul-2025 07:21:38 JST</a><a href="https://bitbang.social/@mac84tv" title="mac84tv@bitbang.social"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/83493-48-20230101053121.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="Mac84 ?" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">Mac84 ?</a></section><article><p>YES!!</p><p>I successfully repaired my Apple 40SC Tape backup drive by creating a new 3D printed capstan for it. I then was able to recover some lost Apple / Claris engineer's goodies from 36 years ago! 😮 </p><p>Read all about it here... 📼<br><a href="https://tinkerdifferent.com/threads/repairing-my-apple-tape-backup-40sc-drive-and-rescuing-apple-history-from-36-year-old-data-tapes.4477/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://tinkerdifferent.com/threads/repairing-my-apple-tape-backup-40sc-drive-and-rescuing-apple-history-from-36-year-old-data-tapes.4477/</a></p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/5323026#notice-10443498">In conversation</a><time datetime="2025-07-09T07:21:38+09:00" title="Wednesday, 09-Jul-2025 07:21:38 JST">about 2 months ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://bitbang.social/@mac84tv/114819942805376175" rel="external" title="Sent from bitbang.social via ActivityPub">bitbang.social</a></span></span><a href="https://bitbang.social/@mac84tv/114819942805376175">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><label><a rel="external" href="https://gnusocial.jp/attachment/4908584">A replacement capstan for my drive 3D printed out of TPU.</a></label><br><a href="https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/114/819/939/226/941/377/original/77416a2ec8530d6c.png" rel="external">https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/114/819/939/226/941/377/original/77416a2ec8530d6c.png</a></li><li><label><a rel="external" href="https://gnusocial.jp/attachment/4908585">The Apple 40SC external SCSI tape drive from the late 1980s.</a></label><br><a href="https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/114/819/939/600/868/707/original/344c378adda03c8b.png" rel="external">https://files.bitbang.social/media_attachments/files/114/819/939/600/868/707/original/344c378adda03c8b.png</a></li><li><article><header><div>Domain not in remote thumbnail source whitelist: tinkerdifferent.com</div><h5><a href="https://tinkerdifferent.com/threads/repairing-my-apple-tape-backup-40sc-drive-and-rescuing-apple-history-from-36-year-old-data-tapes.4477/">Repairing my Apple Tape Backup 40SC Drive and Rescuing Apple History from 36 year old data tapes!</a></h5><div></div></header><div>About five years ago I acquired an Apple Tape Backup 40SC drive, an external SCSI drive from 1987 that matches the lovely design of Apple's CD-ROM and external hard drive offerings at the time. The tape drive can take DC2000/QIC-40/80 mini cartridge type tapes, which have a capacity of about...</div><footer></footer></article></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

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Mac84 ? (mac84tv@bitbang.social)'s status on Wednesday, 09-Jul-2025 07:21:38 JST Mac84 ?
YES!!
I successfully repaired my Apple 40SC Tape backup drive by creating a new 3D printed capstan for it. I then was able to recover some lost Apple / Claris engineer's goodies from 36 years ago! 😮
Read all about it here... 📼
https://tinkerdifferent.com/threads/repairing-my-apple-tape-backup-40sc-drive-and-rescuing-apple-history-from-36-year-old-data-tapes.4477/
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2. The Apple 40SC external SCSI tape drive from the late 1980s.
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  Repairing my Apple Tape Backup 40SC Drive and Rescuing Apple History from 36 year old data tapes!
  About five years ago I acquired an Apple Tape Backup 40SC drive, an external SCSI drive from 1987 that matches the lovely design of Apple's CD-ROM and external hard drive offerings at the time. The tape drive can take DC2000/QIC-40/80 mini cartridge type tapes, which have a capacity of about...

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