floppy controller IC (was Re: Fixing a PET?) - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

26 Sep 1999

In a message dated 09/25/1999 2:53:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
CLASSICCMP(a)trailing-edge.com writes:

Tony Duell wrote:
...
  Before that,
most micros used off-the-shelf ICs. Although some of these 
chips are getting rather hard to find now -- some disk controllers 
(WD1771, Intel 8271, etc) are _very_ difficult to find new. 

CLASSICCMP(a)trailing-edge.com replied:
...
   Not all are that difficult - BG Micro (
http://www.bgmicro.com/ ), for
  example, has a fairly decent selection of WD floppy controller chips. 
This looks like a pretty good source.  However, they don't list the WD1770 
disk controller IC -- anyone know where these might be available?

TIA, 

Glen Goodwin
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