I thought so. The Pertec drives were more plastic than most other drives of their time. Like Remex, they were considered lower quality, though the Remex drives were quite a bit better than the Pertec. I think the plastic alloys were more stabile in the Remex drives, hence they stayed aligned and functional a bit better than did the Pertec models. Those PerSci drives bring about $9 in scrap value if you sufficiently dismantle them. That's about a buck more than the older Shugart drives, and two bucks or so more than the newer, lighter 8" full-size drives of the late '80's. They all have significant scrap value as "high-quality" aluminum. If you dismantle them, the stuff you take off the castings, heads, motors, screws, solenoids, sensors, etc, becomes spare parts/hardware, while the casting, which takes up most of the space gets recycled in a constructive way. It's not a way to make money, but it reduces waste. Dick ----- Original Message ----- From: <CLASSICCMP(a)trailing-edge.com> To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org> Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2001 6:10 AM Subject: Re: Free in DC area: Fuji SMD drives aware