IBM PC5150 monitor wanted/question

From: Tony Duell <ard_at_p850ug1.demon.co.uk>
Date: Thu Feb 5 13:45:04 2004

> Worth mentioning that there used to be a *lot* of clone floppy drives
> around. My orignal PC has one orignal FH drive and one clone; externally
> they look *exactly* the same as the geniune IBM units, but lack the
> small embossed IBM logo in the plastic.

AFAIK the original 'IBM' drives were actually Tandon units -- they're
mechanically and electrically identical (PCB layout, etc). I've used
Tandon parts to fix IBM drives. The only difference is that the IBM ones
have the IBM logo on the faceplate.

-tony
Received on Thu Feb 05 2004 - 13:45:04 GMT