RK05 classic computing trivia question

The differences are the door, which doesn't really mater, the heads, the linear positional, and reformat the pack. most regular packs can be reformatted. There are 2 boards from the A which are interchangeable with the F (most of the newer drives have them), and they have a few dip switches that need to be changed.

Another neat option which i don't remember the part #, if the RK05 front panel with the TU56 type rotary switches to change the drive ID # on the fly. I think I kept a few for myself.

On Wed, Dec 31, 2014 at 5:36 PM, Johnny Billquist <bqt at update.uu.se> wrote: > On 2014-12-31 20:30, tony duell wrote: > >> Based on some boxes of stuff I unpacked today... >> >> How could you quickly distinguish an RK05F spare head from a normal RK05 >> spare head? >> > > I wasn't even aware that there were any differences. But I guess there > are, as you ask. > It's been close to 30 years since I touched an RK05F... > > But the disk being fixed was the thing I knew. Is the optical thingy that > tells the head movement a part of the head? > > Johnny > > -- > Johnny Billquist || "I'm on a bus > || on a psychedelic trip > email: bqt at softjar.se || Reading murder books > pdp is alive! || tryin' to stay hip" - B. Idol >