Drive alignment tool, diskettes

From: Joe <rigdonj_at_intellistar.net>
Date: Mon Mar 29 00:07:55 1999

At 07:08 PM 3/28/99 -0700, you wrote:
>If you have to align an 8"drive, the alignment diskette is pretty essential,
>i.e. you can't really do well without it.

  Yes I know, I used to repair and alignment drives. What I wanted to
know is what the whole setup is worth and weather I should buy it. He
wants a couple of hundred bucks for it. He said it cost ~$3500 new.

 The 5.25" diskettes are about as
>easy to manage with software and one of the "digital alignment diskettes" if
>you can get them.

   I doubt 5.25" drives are worth reapiring, even if you could get the parts.

   Joe
>
>Dick
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Joe <rigdonj_at_intellistar.net>
>To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
><classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
>Date: Sunday, March 28, 1999 6:46 PM
>Subject: followup: Rinky dink hamfest
>
>
>> Today I went to see a couple of the people that I meet at yesterday's
>>hamfest. One of them used to service XEROX computers. He told me that he
>>threw out three rooms full of old XEROX computers less than a year ago. :-(
>> He gave me part of the stuff that he had left, I have to take a Truck
>>(note capital) back to get the rest (estimated at two cubic yards but no
>>complete machines). So far I've found lots of docs and 8" flopppy disks
>>for the 820 and 16/8. The 16/8 looks pretty interesting, it ran CPM,
>>CPM-86 and MS-DOS. Does anyone have one of these? What's your opinion of
>>them?
>>
>> He has a floppy disk drive control box to manual operate 3.5", 5.25" and
>>8" drives during alignment. Anyone have an idea of what one of these is
>>worth with the alignment disks and manuals?
>>
>> Alos found a Lisa mouse to go with the Lisa that I got yesterday.
>>
>> Joe
>>
>
>
Received on Mon Mar 29 1999 - 00:07:55 BST