Re: Twiggy Drives

Thanks for all of your help, everyone! James, those pictures are very informative.
I was curious to see how Twiggy drives operated mechanically differently than other drives, including the motor (that I think ran at variable speeds; can anyone confirm this?) and the eject mechanism. My long-term goal here (this will take a while) is to somehow design and build a Twiggy-esque drive that could interface with the Lisa and read Twiggy disks, to be used in Lisa 1 restoration/downgrading projects. Of course it wouldn't be an original drive, but if there is any way to design such a piece of hardware, I want to at least attempt to design it. It's a long shot, but I enjoy learning about these drives and enjoy tackling engineering projects, so I thought I'd do some research on the drives and start designing. The photographs are to judge the size, shape, and function of parts (I own 3 Lisa 2s, but I don't own a physical Twiggy drive, although I am looking for Lisa 1 parts, so the pictures are the best thing I have at this point).

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