9 Feb
2014
9 Feb
'14
8:59 a.m.
On 02/09/2014 07:43 AM, David Gesswein wrote:
Though the marketing material may have shown it better
than the
actual drive. Unsure if its age but its not that transparent in this
picture
http://resetvector.com/wp-content/gallery/DataStorage/Winchester30-30/DSCN1…
Does your 7720 have a semi transparent cover? Couldn't tell from pictures
online.
I remember that thing--we evaluated one in the 70s. It had an
interesting intolerance of being out of level--if you raised the end
farthest from the spinning disk, the servo mech would have fits. We
stuck with the Shugart SA4000 until ST506-style 5.25" MFM hard drives
became available. I think we started with the 7MB Rodime model.
Eventually, IMI merged with Onyx--I recall their building on North First
Street in San Jose bearing the logo "Onyx+IMI"--a singularly
unimaginative name, I thought.
--Chuck
