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From: Joe <rigdonj_at_cfl.rr.com>
Date: Tue Jul 22 21:18:08 2003

At 04:48 PM 7/22/03 -0700, you wrote:
>> HP 9122D floppy drive unit
>>
>> Anyone have one they're willing to trade?
>>
>> Jay West
>>
>
>Maybe, what exactly is it? Is it by chance an 8" drive with an HPIB
>Interface?
>
> Zane
>

   No, the 9122D is a 3.5" double sided floppy drive with two drives and a
HP-IB interface. It uses the same drive as the HP Integral, HP 9133 and
other combination drives. WARNING! be carefull with them. The HP DS drives
have a tendency for the disk lifting mechanism to stick. Then the disk hits
to top head and bents it's mounts or rips the head off. If you have one
make sure that it opens fully! If it doesn't then don't try to remove or
install a disk or you WILL damage the head. You can take the drive out and
clean the old greaase off of it and regreae it with a GOOD Qualtiy grease
and it will work fine.

   The 8" drive with the HP-IB interface is a HP 9895. The older 8" drive
with the parallel inteface is a HP 9885. FWIW some systems recognize the
9122 as being a 9895!

    Joe
Received on Tue Jul 22 2003 - 21:18:08 BST