1771 floppy controller questions

From: Tothwolf <tothwolf_at_concentric.net>
Date: Mon Nov 26 20:36:36 2001

On Mon, 26 Nov 2001, Richard Erlacher wrote:
> From: "Ethan Dicks" <erd_6502_at_yahoo.com>
> > --- Richard Erlacher <edick_at_idcomm.com> wrote:
> > > You can get one for cheap if you go down to the thrift store and buy an
> > > old TRS-80. That will cost less than a new WD1771, I'd bet.
> >
> > I'll _trade_ you an old TRS-80 for a WD1771. I haven't seen
> > non-Commodore/Apple/IBM-compatible computers* at the thrift stores
> > in a long, long time. I suspect they don't bother setting them out
> > and just trash them.
>
> Actually, my initial comment was that I'd happily junk a Coco in order
> to get a WD1773. I've got plenty of 1771's, and a few 179x's in my
> parts stock. If I needed a 1771, unlikely, but if it happened, I'd
> simply unplug one from an old "Big Board" SBC. I've got an upgrade to
> a 179x for them anyway. It's been a while since I last saw a Coco,
> and now that I know there's a 1773 in them, I'll snag one first chance
> I get. I've still got TRS-80 doc's lying about from back in the late
> '70's, but I've never owned a TRS-80.

Well, I now have a pair of brand new WD1771 chips on hand, one for my
model 1, and one spare. A local vendor I use will sell me as many chips as
I need for $5ea. They have both the WD and National versions of the chip.
I imagine they have another 25-40+ chips left in stock, tho a good many of
them need to have their pins straightened.

-Toth
Received on Mon Nov 26 2001 - 20:36:36 GMT