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Vintage GERBER GSP Sprint JS-3.5 Disc Drive & PCB

Ziklag

Passion for SignGraphics!
Supposedly, this is a vintage 3.5 disk Gerber Job Save unit with its card that should be installed somewhere inside the console on the mother board. the console is the old Gerber Sign Maker 4B. However, I do remember sometime ago an ad displaying the unit sitting on top of the console but the cables and the card (pictured front of the unit) is what I'm not sure where it goes and its proper installation. If anyone out there is familiar with the unit (as old as I am lol!) and possibly knows how it should be properly installed I would really appreciate it.
Thank you!
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netsol

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it goes one of the font slots
just like the lmk attaches the pc/slotter to the 4b
i still have/occasionally use one of the lmk's (had mine since 1990.)
 
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Ziklag

Passion for SignGraphics!
it goes one of the font slots
just like the lmk attaches the pc/slotter to the 4b
i still have/occasionally use one of the lmk's (had mine since 1990.)
Thank you netsol! I thought along those lines but needed to be sure and do appreciate your informative reply on it. Although I've got current systems to do signs but I was blessed with a vintage Sprint system, the one with a 4B console, an upgraded to a Sprint) and a CTR amber monitor and 15" plotter on its own stand. Thought It may become a pass time hobby to clean it up and fiddle with it. It's not in possession as of yet but look forward to having it. According to my retired friend who had a sign business said the system remains to be amazingly operative which keeps its aka as a work horse. So I thought picking up on its proprietary 3.5 saving device will add to it's vintage aesthetics yet functional. Heck, I just may cut a sign or two and make some money on it to pay for parts that may be needed depend how often its being used. Again, thank you!
 
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netsol

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I can probably point you to a source
we have a mutoh hybrid, Roland print/cut & a 48x96 cnc I put together & modified to contour cut output from the mutoh, but I still use the 4b from time to time
 
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