1 Feb
2018
1 Feb
'18
1:17 p.m.
On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 1:08 PM, Paul Berger via cctalk <
cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
On 2018-02-01 3:43 PM, Ali via cctalk wrote:
This is true. I have the pinouts at home if anyone wants them, I can post
them when I get home from work. However: I will note that the YE-DATA 8"
drives have heads that are rough on some 8" media, particularly those prone
to shedding. The heads are also a pain to get to to clean after such
shedding has taken place. I've stopped using mine for 8" archival for this
reason. The Shugart 850/851s are much nicer in this regard (Al suggested
them to me awhile back) -- easier on disks, much easier to clean.
- Josh
This was dressed to go with the AS/400 line.
Mine is dated 1994.
Anyone know how easy it is to adapt one of
these to work with an IBM PC
compatible class machine? I have one sitting around here somewhere and if I
recall correctly the drive is a bog std. YE-DATA DS 8" drive so it should
be just a matter of making sure the cabling is ok.
The drives that where used on the AS/400 are all "industry standard"
drives so it should be easy to adapt one to a PC.
Paul.