At 16:30 11-07-98 -0700, "Zane H. Healy" <healyzh_at_ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>>This is off-topic, so I'd like to know if anyone would like to start a
>>short discussion off the list regarding data recovery on crashed hard
>>drives?
>
>Sam,
>I've got to disagree on this being off topic. Granted the case you are
>talking about is with modern drives, but I'm sure this is something of
>interest to many of us on the list. Consider this my request to please
>keep the discussion on the list.
>
>Unfortunalty I can't contribute to the discussion, as I've been meaning to
>research this, but haven't had time.
I feel Zane is pretty much correct re: being on topic w/r to our older
drives. I sure as heck could not afford $1490 for the work that Sam had to
pay to have done tho he may have *had* to do it w/r to his job (therefore,
cost could be justified/recovered eventually.)
Most of us are just plain hobbyists who want to try to preserve our
equipment as best we can with little or no resources. I've got several 10+
year-old dead drives I was wondering how to handle especially a physically
huge HP 7912 drive (64mb IIRC) that I'd really like to restore (servo error
#9, either servo board or head positioner?)
Nevertheless, thanks for bringing this up and many of us concerned will be
watching for worthwhile suggestions.
-- Chris
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Christian Fandt, Electronic/Electrical Historian
Jamestown, NY USA
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Received on Mon Jul 13 1998 - 08:13:22 BST