Maybe someone
with a spare drive that could be dismantled and someone
who could create the specific hardware to write analogically the pack,
could create a machine for creating alignment packs?! :o)
It was done before with 5 1/4 disk drives... :oD
Hmm, I was under the
impression that the alignment packs had everything
hard-coded as to ensure the alignment went okay.
Well, I know nothing about DEC alignment packs. BUT I aligned some
hundred of 3 1/2 and 5 1/4 drives during my life, and the alignment disk was
a very simple disk...analog recorded.
Someday, some clever guy just took out a sample of the patterns in the
analogic disk, created a system capable of reproducing it, modified a 5 1/4
drive for analog recording (used the same head amplifiers, but with his
analog wizardry) and started to create analog alignment disks for sale. He
made a fortune.
I do believe the same can be done with DEC packs. An alignment pack must
be something on the same grounds. And easier to create than 5 1/4 disks :)