> This talk of stepper motor disk drives makes me
want to ask again:
>
> Anybody ever seen the 3.5" FDD that used a linear step motor for
> the positioner? I had one once and dismantled it. Forgot what the
The 5.25E drives used in the Epson QX10 (and I believe the TF20 floppy
drive unit for the HX20, etc) use a linear positioner.
-tony