10 Nov
2001
10 Nov
'01
3:46 p.m.
Hey! I just got a haircut. What more do you want?
BTW, my 6502 homebrew, not to mention the several CP/M boxes, all with 8"
drives, didn't need frequent head cleaning or any other sort of maintenance more
often than, perhaps twice a year. Their environment was pretty clean, ceratinly
cleaner than what I use now, and none of the drives I bought brand new ever
needed alignment. I was occasionally given to buying second-hand hardware,
though, and that's how I got familiar with cleaning and alignment of disk
drives.
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sellam Ismail" <foo(a)siconic.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2001 10:01 PM
Subject: Re: Apple Floppy Drives (was: More Apple Pimpers)
On Sat, 10 Nov 2001, Eric Dittman wrote:
It sounds like you are agreeing with Dick that
the Disk ][ required
special handling (like weekly cleaning and adjustment).
I would agree that ANY disk system would benefit from a weekly head
cleaning.
However, I was pointing out that Dick is the one in need of urgent head
cleaning.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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