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Re:LGP-30 found in basement, the same model of drum computer... by chiph on Monday November 07, 2022 @09:04PM (#33515135)
It took me a moment - the LGP-30 is a computer that uses magnetic drum memory and is not a musical instrument from the 1980's.

I'm curious if the ferrous oxide is still attached to the drum. I would suspect the heads need cleaning - being clogged with magnetic particles that have flaked off the drum.

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Re:LGP-30 found in basement, the same model of drum computer... by lake_vincent on Monday November 07, 2022 @09:12PM (#33515176)
And here's a link to Story of Mel, for anyone who doesn't know who "Mel" is :)

https://www.cs.utah.edu/~elb/folklore/mel.html

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Re:LGP-30 found in basement, the same model of drum computer... by Jedd on Monday November 07, 2022 @09:26PM (#33515253)
Yes, user eldofever has described the challenges, and restoration procedure, around the drum on those beasts on that thread:

https://old.reddit.com/r/vintagecomputing/comments/yonoa5/i_...

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