23 Sep
2022
23 Sep
'22
8:22 a.m.
Of course I meant disk platters in working configuration as in disk packs
or stacks of platters on a spindle, not loose platers extracted from packs
or stacks and converted into coffee tables or wall ornaments. :-)
Tom
On Fri, Sep 23, 2022 at 9:09 PM Paul Koning <paulkoning(a)comcast.net> wrote:
On Sep 22, 2022, at 10:44 PM, Tom Hunter via
cctalk <
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
I cannot understand the mindset of people who buy up components
desperately
sought by others who want to restore machines
just to nail them to their
man cave or living room wall.
These same types of people vacuum up core memory boards, keyboards, disk
platters, 9-track tapes, etc just for bragging rights and as a result
depriving those who restore and preserve computer systems from doing so.
Agreed for the most part, with the exception of disk platters. While it
might be theoretically possible to repair a disk pack, or disk drive, given
a loose platter in good condition, I doubt this is practical. Partly
because few if any of us have the precision equipment needed to do this,
and partly because loose platters are typically loose because they were
wrecked.
There might be some exceptions: a spare RF11 or RC11/RS64 platter merely
needs to be bolted to the spindle hub and formatted, that's a normal field
repair procedure. But, say, a platter out of an RP04 pack is unlikely ever
to be able to serve as anything more than a wall hanging or a prop.
paul