29 Jul
1999
29 Jul
'99
12:52 p.m.
On Thu, 29 Jul 1999, Tony Duell wrote:
The Commodore 8050 service manual claims that it uses
100tpi drives -
does anyone know if this is the case? Certainly Micropolis and Tandon
mechanisms were used...
I just got the 8050 today! Is there anything I can verify for you?
I just took a look inside and can't identify the mechanism used. Only one
drive has a controller board attached, and it looks to be of Commodore
origin. The other mechanism is naked.
Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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