What Classic Computer are All About - A Lovers

From: jpero_at_mail.cgo.wave.ca <(jpero_at_mail.cgo.wave.ca)>
Date: Tue Jul 15 08:34:13 1997

> Date: Tue, 15 Jul 1997 12:07:09 -0500
> Reply-to: classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu
> From: "Bill Girnius" <thedm_at_sunflower.com>
> To: "Discussion re-collecting of classic computers" <classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
> Subject: Re: What Classic Computer are All About - A Lovers
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> IMHO the ST-4096 FH 80 MG was the most reliable of this era. I spent over
> 600.00 for this drive new and used it for more than 20 years, and ended up
> selling it to a business for 50.00 to replace their dead st-251.

Had to ask! Are you kidding? :) None 5.25" hds came out til after
'82 when lot of hds bigger than 8" was king. !!!! 20 yr old
ST4096? Impossible! More like 8 or 9 years.

Seagate started on this design after 1986. Is this one of yours
that only have one board on bottom with only platter cover painted
black? That is last generation of this design which is finally
reliable. Earlier ones had teething problem of all kinds, no
kidding. All the way back to early first linear voice coil of ST4025
between 1985 through '88. I pick them up all the time are almost
always dead due to bearing failures. These drives are best left
running horizontal right side up.

Jason D.
Received on Tue Jul 15 1997 - 08:34:13 BST