6 Jan
2003
6 Jan
'03
4:23 p.m.
So now the question is... what hard drive was there
for use with either
the 5110 or the System/23? I don't know which system my backup floppies
go to, but they are the only two systems that I ever had 8 inch floppies
for, so it must be one of them. (and then the bigger question is... where
did my hard drive go?!? It isn't like it can get up and run away... and
I'm assuming it is large enough that it can't really be hidden in a
corner anywhere... although I did overlook a System/23 datamaster for a
number of years, so anything is possible)
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
The hard drive for the System 23 was the IBM 5247. I have one (in the garage)
it's a large cabinet-style drive that weighs about 120 lbs., and I have never
seen another (although I'm sure Sellam has one in storage). It came in two
varieties, as I recall, 17 or 33 MB. There was no hard drive option for the
5110 (or for that matter the 5100 or 5120).
-W