28 Jul
2001
28 Jul
'01
9:05 a.m.
Gee! How much smaller, and how much later? The PerSci drives accepted step
rates in the low hundreds of microcseconds. For a long seek they actually would
traverse the diskette at average rates nearly that fast. How'd the Epson drives
do?
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Maslin" <donm(a)cts.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2001 10:29 PM
Subject: Re: Free in DC area: Fuji SMD drives
On Fri, 27 Jul 2001, Richard Erlacher wrote:
> You mean Pertec, or PerSci? I've got a few PerSci drives, but I wasn't
aware
that anyone
else made voice-coil actuated FDD's.
Well, Epson of course, but somewhat later and somewhat smaller!
- don
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: <CLASSICCMP(a)trailing-edge.com>
To: <CLASSICCMP(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2001 9:03 PM
Subject: Free in DC area: Fuji SMD drives
I've got 5 Fuji 8" SMD drives (M233x and similar) just
inside the DC beltway (I-495) available immediately. You
pick up only; I will not ship these (weight with power supplies
is 35-45 lbs each). They all worked about three years ago, the
last time I fired them up. Anyone hauling them away also gets
my collection of Emulex SMD controllers and Fuji SMD manuals, and
the rack mount slides/trays, and whatever else I feel like making
you take.
Also available are some 8" Pertec voice-coil floppy drives, in
"parts only" condition. Manuals and some Pertec-specific
test equipment are available too. Again, you-haul.
Email if interested; first-come, first-served.
Tim. (shoppa(a)trailing-edge.com)