-----Original Message-----
From: Joe <rigdonj_at_intellistar.net>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
Date: Tuesday, 26 May 1998 22:27
Subject: Re: Original IBM PC (was Re: Prices to pay for old
>At 06:44 PM 5/26/98 +1000, you wrote:
>>
>>
>>I have one question , well I actually have two......
>>though, what software came on cassetes?
>>and what is the most common fault in the IBM full height floppy drives
that
>>makes them die???
>>
> I dunno about the FH drives. I've never seen one die! They seem to
>last forever!
>
> Joe
>
email: desieh_at_southcom.com.au
desieh_at_bigfoot.com
museum_curator_at_hotmail.com
Apple Lisa Web Page:
http://www.southcom.com.au/~desieh/index.htm
oh well with my 5150 it has two FH IBM drives in i and they both seem to be
dead, Ive replaced the controllor card check the dips,
checked power output, it seems here in Austrlaia these drives are almost
impossable to get a hold of......
Received on Tue May 26 1998 - 23:40:39 BST