10 Feb
2014
10 Feb
'14
7:26 p.m.
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Nice pictures of the three-platter 7740:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/elliotli/7229124666/in/photostream/
Thanks for the tip, Chuck; if/when I get the 7710 spinning I'll be sure to
check that it's level.
m
Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2014 08:59:51 -0800
From: Chuck Guzis <cclist at sydex.com>
Does your 7720
have a semi transparent cover? Couldn't tell from pictures
online.
I remember that thing--we evaluated one in the 70s. It had an
interesting intolerance of being out of level--if you raised the end
farthest from the spinning disk, the servo mech would have fits. We
stuck with the Shugart SA4000 until ST506-style 5.25" MFM hard drives
became available. I think we started with the 7MB Rodime model.
Eventually, IMI merged with Onyx--I recall their building on North First
Street in San Jose bearing the logo "Onyx+IMI"--a singularly
unimaginative name, I thought.
--Chuck