6 Dec
2015
6 Dec
'15
1:44 p.m.
The Evotek drive initially used the notoriously unreliable Ampex Alar plated media;
whether they ever upgraded to sputtered media is uncertain. It probably should be
avoided.
I would look for an replacement drive using oxide media. The nice thing about oxide media
is it came pre-corroded so that's one thing not to worry about in a 35 year old drive
Tom
-----Original Message-----
From: Chuck Guzis [mailto:cclist at sydex.com]
Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2015 11:13 AM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Evotek Winchester Harddisk
On 12/05/2015 10:36 AM, Oliver Lehmann wrote:
Hi,
has anyone ever heard of Evotek ET-5800 series Winchester harddisks?
I wonder which interface they have. I'm looking for a replacement of a
CDC FINCH 9410 and wonder if they would be a possible replacement.
ET-5800: http://www.ebay.de/itm/252174622907
CDC-FINCH:
http://bitsavers.org/pdf/cdc/discs/brochures/CDC_9410_Finch_Brochure_M
ar81.pdf
The Evotek 5000 series is a bog-standard ST-506/ST-412 "MFM" interface.
OEM manual is on Manx:
http://manx.classiccmp.org/mirror/harte/Evotek/ET-5000%20Family%20OEM%20Man…
Back in 1983 I had an opportunity to play with one. Pretty interesting, but very
expensive, as I recall--and not terribly reliable.
--Chuck