19 Nov
2001
19 Nov
'01
7:25 p.m.
On Tue, 20 Nov 2001, Richard Erlacher wrote:
From: "Tothwolf"
<tothwolf(a)concentric.net>
Well, I accidentally plugged the chip in backward when troubleshooting the
floppy interface right after I got it. It turned out that the floppy
ribbon was bad, just due to age I guess. I don't think the chip let out
its magic smoke, but it certainly does not work now ;)
-Toth
On Mon, 19 Nov 2001, Michael Holley wrote:
What is it that makes you believe that the 1771 s the problem? From: "Tothwolf"
<tothwolf(a)concentric.net>
Thanks for the info. I should be able to get my local vendor to match that
price since B.G. Micro is a fairly well known vendor. I have a complete TRS-80 Model I that has a dead
Western Digital FD1771-01
chip in its expansion interface. Does anyone know if a National 1771-B01
is a suitable replacement? What would be a fair/reasonable price for a new
1771 these days?
B. G. Micro, www.bgmicro.com, has FD1771s for $4.95.