1771 floppy controller questions

From: Richard Erlacher <edick_at_idcomm.com>
Date: Tue Nov 27 09:17:34 2001

Our local Gateway Electronics store has these in stock, but they actually think
they're worth more than the 179x types. Neither is under $10. Fortunately,
there's no associated stock issue for me.

Dick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tothwolf" <tothwolf_at_concentric.net>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 7:36 PM
Subject: Re: 1771 floppy controller questions


> 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
>
>
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