I'm lazy
tonight. Are there any pin compatible replacments for this chip?
It is the SD floppy controller on my TRS-80 EI. It is very sick...
Any sources for 1771 anywhere. I see lots of 197x available.
WD1771's weren't uncommon, so you might still be able to locate a pull.
But it is a 30-year old chip...
Alternatively, a WD1791/1792/1795 is very close in pinout and command set
compatibility and probably could be made to work with a little tweaking.
Alas not in the TRS-80 Model 1 (which is what the first poster is talking
about). The 1771 can write 4 types of data markers, later chips (179x,
etc) can only do 2 of them. And you guessed it, one of the 'odd' ones is
used in the Model 1 on the directory track.
For that reason, the double density upgrade board for the model one
includes both a 1791 and a 1771.
-tony