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FrankRahman: /* Kodak Connections */

2026-06-17T14:35:30Z

Kodak Connections

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	==Kodak Connections==		==Kodak Connections==
	An interesting note is that Kodak was the other company to license the DriveTec Drives and eventually ~~assumed the company~~.		An interesting note is that Kodak was the other company to license the DriveTec Drives and eventually bought Drivetec.

	===Robie Image===		===Robie Image===

FrankRahman: /* Kodak Connections */

2026-06-17T06:41:42Z

Kodak Connections

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	An interesting note is that Kodak was the other company to license the DriveTec Drives and eventually assumed the company.		An interesting note is that Kodak was the other company to license the DriveTec Drives and eventually assumed the company.

	Notice on this image of a Kaypro Robie that the A drive has a logo on it.		===Robie Image===
			Notice on this image of a Kaypro Robie that the A drive has a logo on it. Both drives have beveled edges which likely makes them Kodak drives. (I have not seen a Drivetec Brand Drive with beveled edges. See below.)

	[[File:Kaypro Robie.jpg]]		[[File:Kaypro Robie.jpg]]
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	I suspect that this drive was replaced at some point in it's life.		I suspect that this drive was replaced at some point in it's life.

	~~There was~~ a pair of Kodak 3.3 drives ~~on eBay~~ in ~~2026~~. They did not have the Kodak logo on the front panel but the label on them is Kodak.		===Sample Kodak Drives===
			Here is a pair of Kodak 3.3 drives (with a Drivetec drive in some picture for comparison) in my collection. They did not have the Kodak logo on the front panel but the label on them is Kodak.

	{\|		{\|
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	\|		\|
	[[File:~~Kodak 3.3 drive label~~.jpg]]		[[File:Drivetec Label.jpg]]
	\|\|		\|\|
	[[File:~~Kodak 3.3 drive~~ front.jpg]]<br>No ~~front logo~~		[[File:Drivetec vs kodak front.jpg]]<br>Left: Kodak 3.3 Drive (Beveled Edge)<br>Right: Drivetec Drive (No Bevel)
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	[[File:~~Kodak 3.3 drive~~ pcb 1.jpg]]<br>PCB is basically the same but designating marks are different.		[[File:Drivetec vs kodak pcb.jpg]]
			<br>PCB is basically the same but designating marks are different.
	\|\|		\|\|
	[[File:Kodak ~~3.3 drive pcb 2~~.jpg]]		[[File:Drivetec vs Kodak sides.jpg]]
			<br>Top: Drivetec Drive (2 Screw Holes)
			<br>Middle: Kodak Early Drive (2 Screw Holes)
			<br>Bottom: Kodak Later Drive (4 Screw Holes)
	\|}		\|}

FrankRahman: /* Kodak Connections */

2026-06-09T16:47:12Z

Kodak Connections

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 [[File:Kodak Company Logo.jpg]]
-I suspect that this drive was replaced at some point in it's life.  Note that I can't find another image of a Kodak branded 3.3MB Disk Drive. (If you find one feel free to email me at picture at admin@kayprojournal.com)
+I suspect that this drive was replaced at some point in it's life.
 "Chandler then announced that Kodak had reached a new licensing agreement with Drivetec, Inc., of San Jose, California, which permits Kodak to manufacture a flexible disk drive for use with personal computers. The disk drives will carry Kodak trade dress."<br>

FrankRahman: /* Kodak Connections */

2026-01-06T18:09:31Z

Kodak Connections

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	I suspect that this drive was replaced at some point in it's life. Note that I can't find another image of a Kodak branded 3.3MB Disk Drive. (If you find one feel free to email me at picture at admin@kayprojournal.com)		I suspect that this drive was replaced at some point in it's life. Note that I can't find another image of a Kodak branded 3.3MB Disk Drive. (If you find one feel free to email me at picture at admin@kayprojournal.com)

	"Chandler then announced that Kodak had		"Chandler then announced that Kodak had reached a new licensing agreement with Drivetec, Inc., of San Jose, California, which permits Kodak to manufacture a flexible disk drive for use with personal computers. The disk drives will carry Kodak trade dress."<br>
	reached a new licensing agreement with
	Drivetec, Inc., of San Jose, California,
	which permits Kodak to manufacture a ~~flex-~~
	~~ible~~ disk drive for use with personal ~~comput-~~
	~~ers~~. The disk drives will carry Kodak trade
	dress."<br>
	(Kodak Highlights, 3rd Quarter 1983) This is the Shareholders Newsletter for Kodak		(Kodak Highlights, 3rd Quarter 1983) This is the Shareholders Newsletter for Kodak

FrankRahman: /* Kodak Connections */

2026-01-06T16:44:18Z

Kodak Connections

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-I suspect that this drive was replaced at some point in it's life.
+I suspect that this drive was replaced at some point in it's life.  Note that I can't find another image of a Kodak branded 3.3MB Disk Drive. (If you find one feel free to email me at picture at admin@kayprojournal.com)
 [https://forum.vcfed.org/index.php?threads/kodak-verbatim-6-6-mb-floppy-drive.36437/ *]

FrankRahman: /* News */

2026-01-06T16:26:29Z

News

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	Micro-Mini Systems Article written by Herb Thompson		Micro-Mini Systems Article written by Herb Thompson
	[[~~File~~:198307 Drivetec 3.3Mb Floppy.pdf]]		[[Media:198307 Drivetec 3.3Mb Floppy.pdf\| click here]]

	"In addition to the new-product announcements, Kaypro told its stockholders that it has solved its sourcing problems for both hard and floppy disk drives with the addition of new vendors and by entering into a licensing agreement with Drivetec Inc. that will result in Kaypro manufacturing high-capacity floppy disk drives for its new Robie desktop personal computer."		"In addition to the new-product announcements, Kaypro told its stockholders that it has solved its sourcing problems for both hard and floppy disk drives with the addition of new vendors and by entering into a licensing agreement with Drivetec Inc. that will result in Kaypro manufacturing high-capacity floppy disk drives for its new Robie desktop personal computer."

FrankRahman at 16:24, 6 January 2026

2026-01-06T16:24:18Z

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 . Floppiclene<br>
 (Kugram Vol.2 No.5 Page 22)
 [https://forum.vcfed.org/index.php?threads/kodak-verbatim-6-6-mb-floppy-drive.36437/ *]

FrankRahman at 14:14, 5 January 2026

2026-01-05T14:14:28Z

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	\| [[File:Andrew Kay w Robie and K4.jpg\|400px]]		\| [[File:Andrew Kay w Robie and K4.jpg\|400px]]
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	Andrew Kay with a Drivetec Robie and a regular Kaypro 4.		Andrew Kay with a first version Drivetec Robie and a regular Kaypro 4.

	Drivetec drives were used in the [[Kaypro 4X]] and early [[Robie]].		Drivetec drives were used in the [[Kaypro 4X]] and early [[Robie]].

			==Images==

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			==News==
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	Kaypro is now in the disk drive manufacturing business! We have signed a manufacturing agreement with Drivetec of San Jose that allows us to build drives which they designed. We are even allowed to build the parts that make up the drives, if we choose. The only thing we can't do is sell the drives outside the computer as independent components. The Eastman Kodak Company has a similar arrangement with Drivetec. We are currently using the drives in our Robie computer which has been sent to a beta test site for evaluation and will be shipped to dealers soon.		Kaypro is now in the disk drive manufacturing business! We have signed a manufacturing agreement with Drivetec of San Jose that allows us to build drives which they designed. We are even allowed to build the parts that make up the drives, if we choose. The only thing we can't do is sell the drives outside the computer as independent components. The Eastman Kodak Company has a similar arrangement with Drivetec. We are currently using the drives in our Robie computer which has been sent to a beta test site for evaluation and will be shipped to dealers soon.

FrankRahman at 16:36, 30 December 2025

2025-12-30T16:36:33Z

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 Drivetec drives were used in the [[Kaypro 4X]] and early [[Robie]].
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 Photos from Chris Singleton
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FrankRahman: /* Cleaning Disks */

2025-12-19T14:56:35Z

Cleaning Disks

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	4. Floppiclene<br>		4. Floppiclene<br>
	(Kugram Vol.2 No.5 Page 22)		(Kugram Vol.2 No.5 Page 22)

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