7 Dec
2015
7 Dec
'15
3:54 a.m.
Tom Gardner <t.gardner at computer.org> wrote:
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
OK, but I'm not looking for a replacement for en Evotek harddisk, but for
a CDC FINCH harddisk. These drives seem to be so rare - I would not even
care about the media the disks where made of ;)
And - I found nothing "compatible" so far to replace them with other
harddisks.