<From: kyrrin2(a)wizards.net <Subject: DEC 1 computer (circ. 1982) <problem is a disk errors when he tries to boot. I presume (as I have <yet to inspect the machine myself) the trouble to be with either the <boot disk drive (8" Shugart floppy drive) or the system disk. The <problem could be as simple as a dirty r/w head or a worn felt pad that <presses disk against the r/w head or as bad as a fried system disk. <Though as a tech I have worked on several machines of this era, I am <at a disadvantage in this case seeing that I have never seen a DEC 1 <running properly or at all for that matter. The ONLY possibility is a DEC VT180 as that is the only DEC hardware I know with shugart floppy drives (sa400l 5.25" single sided). DEC used RX01/02/03/6 which was calcomp drives. DEC-1???? need more info. could he mean a decmate-I Still used RX01/2. <a) Spare parts or a PM kit for a Shugart 8" floppy drive <b) Someone who has spare system or boot disk for a DEC 1 that they < might be willing to part with <c) someone who has a clue or any usefull insight! A better description of the system and a better description of the problem would make easier to suggest solutions. Allison