16 Dec
2001
16 Dec
'01
5:57 p.m.
On Fri, 14 Dec 2001, Cameron Kaiser wrote:
A C-128D was my main machine before I got my Amiga 2000. I was planning
on unboxing it again soon, but before I stopped using it, the drive seemed
to be going out of alignment. It needed a little gentle pressure on the
disk sometimes to get 'er going.
Now, when I bring it back out - for someone w/o a whole lot of experience
with working on disk drives - what's a good approach for getting it back
up to snuff. (I currently have no o-scope or other 'fancy' test gear, so
I'm looking for the basics here...)
Centisible software (http://www.centisible.com) is the distributor for
Free Spirit Software's 1541/71 Drive Alignment. They sell it new for $19.95
Cheers,
Bryan
Here are
a few that while not so hard to find... WHen they are on eBay, the
price goes very high:
Commodore 128D
Now these I can see some justification for (not merely because I'm a Commodore
freak). 128Ds are nice units, especially with the built-in disk drive; and
they're very sturdy and well-built. They're also very stylish units, probably
the best looking computers of the 8-bit Commodore line.