Type 0665? This is 5.25" FH IBM HD, on topic. :)

From: jpero_at_pop.cgocable.net <(jpero_at_pop.cgocable.net)>
Date: Sun Dec 20 16:49:18 1998

> Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1998 00:55:31 +0000 (GMT)
> Reply-to: classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu
> From: ard_at_p850ug1.demon.co.uk (Tony Duell)
> To: "Discussion re-collecting of classic computers" <classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
> Subject: Re: Type 0665? This is 5.25" FH IBM HD, on topic. :)

> >
> > my june94 ref guide suggests this is a 30meg hard drive for an IBM AT. FRU
> > 8286216. not worth much, but fascinating to take apart!
>
> 'Not worth much'? This is classiccmp, isn't it? There are plenty of machines
> out there that are not PCs but which use ST506-type hard disks. And unlike
> PCs you can't just drop an IDE or SCSI card into them (well, unless _you_
> have a source of IDE interfaces for PERQs or Professionals or Daybreaks
> or...).
>
> IMHO, therefore, any working ST506 drive should be preserved. It may not
> be useful in a PC, but it certainly can be useful in other machines.
> Heck, some of us are working out ways to repair broken hard disks in
> these machines.
>
> -tony

Huh!? Someone said that hd is dump?! NOT!...

As long as it stay working I will gonna find someone who will
appeciate them. I prefer coil voice drives because they are better
quality built and reliable. Stepper types is out and many I saw is
right now dying or already dead.

Just moments ago, I pulled up a MFM controller, a fake 486 in a 386dx
board cached, bunch of cables and such with that '0665 hd and picked
type 20 (733/5/17). To my greatest surprise it booted even HD top
casing is thin drawn aluminum can and looked bit battered!

Now looking for a mouse to play with the old crusty windows I think
this one is pre 2.x on DOS 3.2!

When done, backed up some data if anyone is of any interest in
s/w. After that, plan to reformat it, spinrite'ed with 3.5 ver and
passed, I will post it here for trade.

BTW, I think I might have lot of old HH 5.25" IDE #94204-71, What
model I can sub that circuit board for MFM or ESDI from other drives?
This is because of your machines on that mailing list!

Jason D.
email: jpero_at_cgocable.net
Pero, Jason D.
Received on Sun Dec 20 1998 - 16:49:18 GMT