CD-ROM drive.

If you think of those old CD-ROM drives, they all had a switch for open close. And often a headphone socket. And an analogue sound output on the back. As well as a mechanical release - usually requiring a small screwdriver or opened up paper clip.

Not a stepper motor for the tray. Only two terminals.

I have a couple of old machines I?m about to junk, at least One has a CD ROM in it (can?t measure it from here)

If you haven?t found a solution in a couple of days, PM me and I?ll take a look.

firstname dot lastname at lastnamecommunications dot co dot uk

Can?t be too careful giving out your email address on USENET but on the face of it, this looks like a riddle too far...

Tim

I've had a valid E-Mail address here on Usenet for more than 20 years and get very little junk E-Mail sent to it, maybe one or two a week.

Ditto. My comment about ?can?t be too careful? was tongue in cheek.

Tim

The email address I'm using here is actually valid too, and I occasionally clear out all the junk. But I never use it for real, hence the bit in my sig.

?Can?t be too careful giving out your email address on USENET but on the face of it, this looks like a riddle too far...

Tim ?

Well, at this end, it says the post is from ?Me?, but I assume youse all see my dear departed snipped-for-privacy@o2.co.uk address.

Which many (including dave?).

Know is one of the Chris Holmeses

Yup, that's what I see... and had picked up > Which many (including dave?).

but I had not seen (or at least not made the connection) on the surname

- although google groups can link the to together up to about 2013!

This discussion on names reminds me......

I wonder if Matthew still walks among us in pseudonym form?