5150 & 720 KB FD

From: Robert Little <robert_little_2000_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Wed Oct 2 19:59:20 2002

Think I found the problems....

Machine #2 (the one I'm rebuilding) had its DIP's set
for a single drive. After correcting that, still
failed to work, so decided to check out the 720
itself... AH HA!
Of course it wouldn't work. It was a dead drive.

As for the purist out there who shudder at the thought
of adding later components to such a classic, I should
mention that I'm an astronomer. I don't have the
systems as collectibles, I use them. Yup, that's
right... when you're on a budget, you have to make
everything work. This ol' PC is basically just going
to serve as a real time clock. With CGA monitors they
are good for that...

Better that then have it go to the landfill (as is too
often the case...)

Robert Little
Astronomer
Talcott Mountain Science Center

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