Free in DC area: Fuji SMD drives

From: Richard Erlacher <edick_at_idcomm.com>
Date: Sat Jul 28 09:05:25 2001

Gee! How much smaller, and how much later? The PerSci drives accepted step
rates in the low hundreds of microcseconds. For a long seek they actually would
traverse the diskette at average rates nearly that fast. How'd the Epson drives
do?

Dick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Maslin" <donm_at_cts.com>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2001 10:29 PM
Subject: Re: Free in DC area: Fuji SMD drives


>
>
> On Fri, 27 Jul 2001, Richard Erlacher wrote:
>
> > You mean Pertec, or PerSci? I've got a few PerSci drives, but I wasn't
aware
> > that anyone else made voice-coil actuated FDD's.
>
> Well, Epson of course, but somewhat later and somewhat smaller!
>
> - don
>
> > Dick
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <CLASSICCMP_at_trailing-edge.com>
> > To: <CLASSICCMP_at_classiccmp.org>
> > Sent: Friday, July 27, 2001 9:03 PM
> > Subject: Free in DC area: Fuji SMD drives
> >
> >
> > >
> > > I've got 5 Fuji 8" SMD drives (M233x and similar) just
> > > inside the DC beltway (I-495) available immediately. You
> > > pick up only; I will not ship these (weight with power supplies
> > > is 35-45 lbs each). They all worked about three years ago, the
> > > last time I fired them up. Anyone hauling them away also gets
> > > my collection of Emulex SMD controllers and Fuji SMD manuals, and
> > > the rack mount slides/trays, and whatever else I feel like making
> > > you take.
> > >
> > > Also available are some 8" Pertec voice-coil floppy drives, in
> > > "parts only" condition. Manuals and some Pertec-specific
> > > test equipment are available too. Again, you-haul.
> > >
> > > Email if interested; first-come, first-served.
> > >
> > > Tim. (shoppa_at_trailing-edge.com)
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
Received on Sat Jul 28 2001 - 09:05:25 BST