california digital

From: Richard Erlacher <edick_at_idcomm.com>
Date: Thu Aug 30 09:41:30 2001

That 500 UKP is not far off the price that some of these things brought when
they were in full production. I remember feeling VERY happy when I got a pair
of Mitsubishi 2894's for $480 each, plus shipping. That was a substantial
reduction from the normal price in 1981. The prices dipped somewhat after the
adoption of 5-1/4" HD diskettes in the PC, (1984) but I've never seen new drives
listed at much below the $400 mark for SS and $475 for DS drives. It was the
high volume of the PC that drove the FDD's down to where they could be discarded
rather than repaired when you suspected they were defective.

Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Tuck" <technos_at_nerdland.org>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 10:26 PM
Subject: RE: california digital


> On Wednesday, August 29, 2001 3:09 PM, Sellam Ismail
> [SMTP:foo_at_siconic.com] wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, 29 Aug 2001, Tony Duell wrote:
> >
> > > Sounds like a surplus shop called 'Display Electronics' over here.
> > > The
> > > last advert I saw from them (a couple of months ago) listed 8"
> > > floppy
> > > drives for close to \pounds 500 (no, not \pounds 5.00, which is
> > > what
> > > they tend to sell for at rallies)
> >
> > Believe it or not, due to their general scarcity from normal market
> > channels, 8" floppy drives can demand a high price from those who
> > really
> > need it to keep some old gear that uses one for storage alive. When
> > you've got an operation that can break down completely due to a
> single
> > 8"
> > floppy drive going bad, UKP500 is a small price to pay.
> >
>
> There are companies that make them *new*. They're used in some
> applications where radioactivity is a concern. I remember seeing an
> invoice for one (went in some medical equipment) that priced them
> at $170.
>
> Jim
>
>
Received on Thu Aug 30 2001 - 09:41:30 BST