YE Data 8" floppy drives

From: Joe <rigdonj_at_cfl.rr.com>
Date: Tue Feb 19 12:03:17 2002

At 07:44 AM 2/19/02 -0700, you wrote:
>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.

  Yes, I have to do more searching for the data. I thought someone on the
list whould have it but if they do they're not saying anything.



>You may have an interesting easter egg hunt ... Have you checked with Herb
>Johnson?

   Not on the YE Data but this morning I was searching for stuff about the
Dynabyte computers and I found that he has a good bit of docs for them. I
don't need the docs for those but I'd grab one of those machines if I could
find one.


   BTW I've been thinking about putting together a list of sho has what
docs for the 8" floppy and hard drives. Can you tell me what you have?

    Joe

    Joe

>
>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
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>> >
>> >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
>> >>
>> >>
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Received on Tue Feb 19 2002 - 12:03:17 GMT