2 Mar
2014
2 Mar
'14
2:18 p.m.
Hi folks...
I have for auction on Ebay, a dual 8" floppy drive for a Xerox Model 820
desktop. The auction number is 111291934342. I don't have means of
testing this machine but it turns on and the drive motors spin. From
what I understand, this drive will only work with the 820? I do not have
the rest of the machine, sorry... Local pickups can also be arranged.
Thanks!
-Kurt
2 Mar
2 Mar
4:11 p.m.
On 03/02/2014 02:18 PM, Kurt M. Nowak wrote:
I have for auction on Ebay, a dual 8" floppy
drive for a Xerox Model 820
desktop. The auction number is 111291934342. I don't have means of
testing this machine but it turns on and the drive motors spin. From
what I understand, this drive will only work with the 820? I do not have
the rest of the machine, sorry... Local pickups can also be arranged.
Not true--it's basically a pair of Shugart SA-801 single-sided drives
with power supply in a box with a DC-37 male plug. The conductors are
easy to rearrange to fit many PC external drive connectors of the same
flavor.
The downside is, of course, that they're single-sided. But that may not
matter to many people.
--Chuck
3 Mar
3 Mar
4:25 a.m.
On Sun, 2 Mar 2014, Chuck Guzis wrote:
On 03/02/2014 02:18 PM, Kurt M. Nowak wrote:
I have for auction on Ebay, a dual 8" floppy
drive for a Xerox Model 820
desktop. The auction number is 111291934342. I don't have means of
testing this machine but it turns on and the drive motors spin. From
what I understand, this drive will only work with the 820? I do not have
the rest of the machine, sorry... Local pickups can also be arranged.
Not true--it's basically a pair of Shugart SA-801 single-sided drives with
power supply in a box with a DC-37 male plug. The conductors are easy to
rearrange to fit many PC external drive connectors of the same flavor. The downside is, of course, that they're
single-sided. But that may not
matter to many people.
My Xerox 820-II has double-sided drives, FWIW.
--
10:08 a.m.
On 03/03/2014 04:25 AM, Steven Hirsch wrote:
My Xerox 820-II has double-sided drives, FWIW.
Yes, but the item was stated as an 820, not a II. Regardless, if
someone wants to install DS drives, the cable does have the head-select
line intact. One word of warning is to make certain that if you want to
re-drive the box, that the bezel is designed for Shugart drives and will
have to be modified or discarded. I've got a box here that was
re-drived using Siemens FDD-200s and the bezel wasn't even a close fit.
--Chuck
9:33 a.m.
Thats good to know...thanks, Chuck. I dont know where I read that but, I'll
gladly stand corrected. According to a wikipedia page on the Xerox 820,
Xerox did offer single and dual sided 8" drives as well as 5.25 single and
dual. This thing is a heavy SOB for its size. Its just under 40lbs.
-Kurt
On Sun, Mar 2, 2014 at 4:11 PM, Chuck Guzis <cclist at sydex.com> wrote:
On 03/02/2014 02:18 PM, Kurt M. Nowak wrote:
I have for auction on Ebay, a dual 8" floppy drive for a Xerox Model 820
desktop. The auction number is 111291934342. I
don't have means of
testing this machine but it turns on and the drive motors spin. From
what I understand, this drive will only work with the 820? I do not have
the rest of the machine, sorry... Local pickups can also be arranged.
Not true--it's basically a pair of Shugart SA-801 single-sided drives with
power supply in a box with a DC-37 male plug. The conductors are easy to
rearrange to fit many PC external drive connectors of the same flavor.
The downside is, of course, that they're single-sided. But that may not
matter to many people.
--Chuck
10:24 a.m.
On 03/02/2014 02:18 PM, Kurt M. Nowak wrote:
I have for auction on Ebay, a dual 8" floppy
drive for a Xerox Model 820
desktop. The auction number is 111291934342. I don't have means of
testing this machine but it turns on and the drive motors spin. From
what I understand, this drive will only work with the 820? I do not have
the rest of the machine, sorry... Local pickups can also be arranged.
I don't have any Xerox gear, and I'd hate to step on anyone here who
is trying to complete a partial 820, but I'm interested in this for
use with other equipment (Z-80, S-100, PC-based media archival box).
If someone here _really_ wants it, I won't stand in the way, but I'm
interested enough to put a bid on it.
I wouldn't be able to do local pickup, and I see that the shipping
costs are non-trivial.
-ethan
10:33 a.m.
I looked up the model number on the box and this unit does have SSSD disks.
Paxton
On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 10:24 AM, Ethan Dicks <ethan.dicks at gmail.com> wrote:
On 03/02/2014 02:18 PM, Kurt M. Nowak wrote:
--
Paxton Hoag
Astoria, OR
USA
I have for auction on Ebay, a dual 8" floppy
drive for a Xerox Model 820
desktop. The auction number is 111291934342. I don't have means of
testing this machine but it turns on and the drive motors spin. From
what I understand, this drive will only work with the 820? I do not have
the rest of the machine, sorry... Local pickups can also be arranged.
I don't have any Xerox gear, and I'd hate to step on anyone here who
is trying to complete a partial 820, but I'm interested in this for
use with other equipment (Z-80, S-100, PC-based media archival box).
If someone here _really_ wants it, I won't stand in the way, but I'm
interested enough to put a bid on it.
I wouldn't be able to do local pickup, and I see that the shipping
costs are non-trivial.
-ethan
11:30 a.m.
I will open it up and add some pictures of the inside tomorrow when I get a
chance.
-Kurt
On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 10:33 AM, Paxton Hoag <innfoclassics at gmail.com>wrote:
I looked up the model number on the box and this unit
does have SSSD disks.
Paxton
On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 10:24 AM, Ethan Dicks <ethan.dicks at gmail.com>
wrote:
--
Paxton Hoag
Astoria, OR
USA
On 03/02/2014 02:18 PM, Kurt M. Nowak wrote:
> I have for auction on Ebay, a dual 8" floppy drive for a Xerox Model
820
> desktop. The auction number is 111291934342.
I don't have means of
> testing this machine but it turns on and the drive motors spin. From
> what I understand, this drive will only work with the 820? I do not
have
the rest
of the machine, sorry... Local pickups can also be arranged.
I don't have any Xerox gear, and I'd hate to step on anyone here who
is trying to complete a partial 820, but I'm interested in this for
use with other equipment (Z-80, S-100, PC-based media archival box).
If someone here _really_ wants it, I won't stand in the way, but I'm
interested enough to put a bid on it.
I wouldn't be able to do local pickup, and I see that the shipping
costs are non-trivial.
-ethan
1:12 p.m.
On 3/3/2014 1:24 PM, Ethan Dicks wrote:
On 03/02/2014 02:18 PM, Kurt M. Nowak wrote:
Shipping a dual-drive 8" cabinet is definitely a non-trivial event.
I have for auction on Ebay, a dual 8" floppy
drive for a Xerox Model 820
desktop. The auction number is 111291934342. I don't have means of
testing this machine but it turns on and the drive motors spin. From
what I understand, this drive will only work with the 820? I do not have
the rest of the machine, sorry... Local pickups can also be arranged.
[...]
I wouldn't be able to do local pickup, and I see that the shipping
costs are non-trivial.
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