1 Mar
2011
1 Mar
'11
6:24 p.m.
On Tue, 1 Mar 2011, Philip Pemberton wrote:
Hi guys,
I'm trying to track down an 8-inch floppy drive to read an Intel MDS M2FM
disc I've been sent for adding to the DiscFerret decoder engine.
Specifically: it's an ISIS boot floppy, in SS/DD format.
Does anyone have a spare 8in drive gathering dust in a corner somewhere?
Based on the prices on Greed-Bay, I get the impression most of the sellers
have been engaging in some form of abuse of illicit substances.... I mean,
seriously, $700 for a Shugart 801, "untested" (which would seem to be a
synonym for "I know it's broken but I sure as hell won't admit it!")
and
missing the head-amp / motor control PCB?
Keep an eagle-eye on eBay. In the past few years I've picked up a number
of them, including three brand-new 1/2-ht Panasonic DC units. Not
everyone picks usurious price-points.
They do come along now and then.
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