>
> On Fri, 14 Dec 2001, Cameron Kaiser wrote:
>
> > > Here are a few that while not so hard to find... WHen they are on eBay, the
> > > price goes very high:
> > >
> > > Commodore 128D
> >
> > Now these I can see some justification for (not merely because I'm a Commodore
> > freak). 128Ds are nice units, especially with the built-in disk drive; and
> > they're very sturdy and well-built. They're also very stylish units, probably
> > the best looking computers of the 8-bit Commodore line.
>
> A C-128D was my main machine before I got my Amiga 2000. I was planning
> on unboxing it again soon, but before I stopped using it, the drive seemed
> to be going out of alignment. It needed a little gentle pressure on the
> disk sometimes to get 'er going.
>
> 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...)
>
Centisible software (
http://www.centisible.com) is the distributor for
Free Spirit Software's 1541/71 Drive Alignment. They sell it new for $19.95
Cheers,
Bryan
Received on Sun Dec 16 2001 - 17:57:38 GMT