1771 floppy controller questions

From: Tothwolf <tothwolf_at_concentric.net>
Date: Tue Nov 27 12:00:25 2001

On Tue, 27 Nov 2001, Richard Erlacher wrote:
> From: "Tothwolf" <tothwolf_at_concentric.net>
>
> > 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.
>
> 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.

Maybe that's where my vendor originally got their price from? They
actually thought the 1771 was worth more then $20ea...Thanks to the tip
about B.G. Micro selling the chip for $5, my vendor decided to match the
price.

-Toth
Received on Tue Nov 27 2001 - 12:00:25 GMT