Ah, I'm on VCF.  Actually forgot the item/trade/etc section there.  But
still, prefered to offer them here first.  I'll wait a few days.
Also I might make it to VCF MW (Chicago) in September - still not 100%
sure.  But possible I could just bring them with me to that (I mean if
someone wanted to pick them up there, not for the free table! :D )
-Steve
On Tue, Jul 25, 2023 at 8:49 PM Chuck Guzis via cctalk <
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
  On 7/25/23 18:33, Steve Lewis via cctalk wrote:
  I have a pair of IBM 8" disk drives - they
are from an 1980 IBM 5120
 I simply won't have the time to give them the attention they deserve for
 many years.  They seem mechanically ok (they spin) but I don't know much
 more about them, or how "universal" they might be as 8" floppy disk
 
 drives.
 I think I do have to cut them from the transformer they are connected to
 (couple thick red wires), but otherwise they have all the original power
 harness stuff as well.
 Thinking just cost of shipping plus rounded to nearest $10 or $100.  They
 are about 20lbs (together, and I would like to keep them together - there
 is a pin/clip that is used to latch them together, but I do think they
 
 can
  be separated fairly easily).
 Message me if any interest.   If you do need/want them for another 5120
 project, I can probably include some adapter cards.
 
 My recollection of the 5120 drives is that they're sui generis in terms
 of interface--i.e. not Shugart-type.  However, I suspect that they'll be
 of great interest to several folks on the Vintage Computer Forum.
 If you'd like, I can post the availability there.
 --Chuck