What Classic Computer are All About - A Lovers

From: Bill Girnius <thedm_at_sunflower.com>
Date: Tue Jul 15 12:39:09 1997

Typo was intended to be 10, but it was still undauntingly reliable.

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> From: jpero_at_mail.cgo.wave.ca
> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
> Subject: Re: What Classic Computer are All About - A Lovers
> Date: Tuesday, July 15, 1997 8:34 AM
>
> > 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
> > X-To: <classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
>
> > 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 - 12:39:09 BST