On 6/12/06 22:27, "Gordon JC Pearce" <gordon at gjcp.net> wrote:
Indeed, it
looks like the original boot drive (also an RD53) long gave up
the ghost, which is a shame because it had RT11 5.4 and one of the systems I
wrote in the 1980's......
What actually fails in them?
Head actuator I think; it powers up and spins up, doesn't sound headcrashed
but I can't hear or feel the heads move.....
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