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First post, by Auzlin

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This is a picture of my 1988 IBM PS/2 Model 30 286. I don't have it any more, but I'm trying to recreate it with one I am restoring. On Christmas day in 1988 I received Heroes of The Lance for Christmas to play on that computer, but it was on 5.25 floppies instead of 3.5. The day after Christmas my father felt so bad for me that he drove me an hour to the computer store in Niagara Falls where he spent money he didn't have (the computer was a gift from a rich cousin, my father was a shift worker) to buy the 5.25 floppy drive you see in the picture. I'm struggling to figure out what the make and model it is. Nothing I find matches, so any help would be greatly appreciated!

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Reply 1 of 3, by Guld

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IBM 4869 backpack floppy of some form. Can't see the power switch to see if it's the double density or high density version (color gives it away), and I forget if heroes of the lance came on high or double density. Probably high.

There are different versions, much easier to find double density drives around.

https://www.ardent-tool.com/floppy/4869-002.html

Looking online it looks like the game came on double density disks? So those drives are easier to find.

Actually, looking at the image more carefully and not on my phone 😀. It's not a 4869. The light is on the wrong side and the handle looks slightly different.

Good luck tracking it down! And Heroes of the Lance was a great game, I remember playing it when I was young 😀.

Reply 2 of 3, by Auzlin

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Thanks for trying Guld! It is a real mystery. If I remember correctly, it was plug and play, no need to open the case. However, my memory could be flawed.

Reply 3 of 3, by Guld

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Auzlin wrote on 2024-12-28, 18:23:

Thanks for trying Guld! It is a real mystery. If I remember correctly, it was plug and play, no need to open the case. However, my memory could be flawed.

It probably connects via the parallel port like the IBM ones do.