On Thu, 8 Apr 1999, Richard Erlacher wrote:
> Since new floppy drives cost about $25 including shipment, it's difficult to
> justify repairing them. This is frustrating for people like you who have
> drives for which replacements are not readily available for $20 or so.
What? What if you don't have $25 laying around, or $25 * 12 = $300 as
Mike says is his current number of broken drives. You don't just go and
pull $25 out of your pocket everytime a drive breaks. The last I checked
money still doesn't grow in the pasture (believe me, I check every
morning).
> Your experience with sloppy workmanship gives clear indication that $10 per
> hour is not enough to pay a competent technician. The occasional look
> inside should give you good indication of why one who can't spend more than
> 15 minutes' time fixing a $20 drive, can't get the job done. These devices
> must be considered "throw-away" items by now. You've got to learn to
> fix-em-yourself.
Well, exactly. That's why its called a hobby.
Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar_at_siconic.com
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