Hardest to Find Classic Computers

From: Dan Linder <dlinder_at_uiuc.edu>
Date: Sun Dec 16 16:24:27 2001

On Sun, 16 Dec 2001, Cameron Kaiser wrote:

> > Now, when I bring it back out - for someone w/o a whole lot of experience
> > with working on disk drives - what's a good approach for getting it back
> > up to snuff. (I currently have no o-scope or other 'fancy' test gear, so
> > I'm looking for the basics here...)
>
> If you mean failure to get the disk drive to read disks initially, 1571s
> sometimes like to have the disk 'tapped in' once or twice, i.e., insert the
> disk, close the door and then tap the disk in a couple times. Occasionally
> the 1571 fails to note the change of disk. I now have a habit of this with
> my 128D.

Ah, yes, this is the same symptom in mine. I guess when I head back to
the Familial Lodge (parents' house), I must bring down my 128D. I miss it
so.

   - Dan

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Dan Linder / dlinder _at_ uiuc.edu
Graduate Student, College of Engineering, Dept. of Computer Science
   - Dept. of Computer Science Teaching Assistant
   - DRES Computer Accessibility Researcher
Received on Sun Dec 16 2001 - 16:24:27 GMT

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