YE Data 8" floppy drives

From: Richard Erlacher <edick_at_idcomm.com>
Date: Tue Feb 19 08:44:59 2002

Yean ... I vaguely remember that they didn't want to produce that
documentation for one reason or another. I do remember that someone in that
CP/M newsgroup found something about 'em, though. There was a fellow in the
UK who had some info somewhat more recently, though it's been at least a year.
You may have an interesting easter egg hunt ... Have you checked with Herb
Johnson?

Dick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe" <rigdonj_at_cfl.rr.com>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 5:47 AM
Subject: Re: YE Data 8" floppy drives


> At 10:24 PM 2/18/02 -0700, Dick wrote:
> >Have you tried contacting the mfg? They're still selling drives.
>
> Yeah I contacted them. You just didn't read far enough down.
>
> >> I contacted them via their website. I got their reply today. This has
> >> got to be a classic!
> >>
> >> "This model(YD-180) is many specification so that we couldn't answer.
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >> Y.Morizumi/Y-E Data "
>
>
> Joe
>
>
> >
> >Dick
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Joe" <rigdonj_at_cfl.rr.com>
> >To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
> >Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 5:17 PM
> >Subject: Re: YE Data 8" floppy drives
> >
> >
> >> At 08:58 AM 2/17/02 -0700, you wrote:
> >> >I've seen mention of YE data 8" drives several times in the CP/M
> newsgroup.
> >> >Perhaps a look at the archive will help you out. I can't imagine that
> this
> >> >has gone unanswered for the several years since the first mention I saw.
> >>
> >> I'll do some more digging but a quick search found nothing.
Discussions
> >> about YE Data usually refer to the use of their 5 1/4" drives in early
IBM
> >> PCs.
> >>
> >>
> >> >
> >> >The mfg is still in business, so I'd hope some help might be forthcoming
> >from
> >> >them as well, though they may be more difficult/intractible.
> >>
> >> I contacted them via their website. I got their reply today. This has
> >> got to be a classic!
> >>
> >> "This model(YD-180) is many specification so that we couldn't answer.
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >> Y.Morizumi/Y-E Data "
> >>
> >> Joe
> >>
> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
Received on Tue Feb 19 2002 - 08:44:59 GMT