<From: kyrrin2_at_wizards.net
<Subject: DEC 1 computer (circ. 1982)
<problem is a disk errors when he tries to boot. I presume (as I have
<yet to inspect the machine myself) the trouble to be with either the
<boot disk drive (8" Shugart floppy drive) or the system disk. The
<problem could be as simple as a dirty r/w head or a worn felt pad that
<presses disk against the r/w head or as bad as a fried system disk.
<Though as a tech I have worked on several machines of this era, I am
<at a disadvantage in this case seeing that I have never seen a DEC 1
<running properly or at all for that matter.
The ONLY possibility is a DEC VT180 as that is the only DEC hardware
I know with shugart floppy drives (sa400l 5.25" single sided).
DEC used RX01/02/03/6 which was calcomp drives.
DEC-1???? need more info. could he mean a decmate-I Still used RX01/2.
<a) Spare parts or a PM kit for a Shugart 8" floppy drive
<b) Someone who has spare system or boot disk for a DEC 1 that they
< might be willing to part with
<c) someone who has a clue or any usefull insight!
A better description of the system and a better description of the problem
would make easier to suggest solutions.
Allison
Received on Tue Nov 25 1997 - 14:19:18 GMT