5155 floppy fixed - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

5 Jan 1999

Hi,
When you say Jr unit, do you mean the complete CPU or just the disk drive?
I am a PCJr collector and would be willing to pay shipping. Please Email me
@  amirault(a)epix.net to make arrangements. Thank you.
John Amirault
-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Duell &lt;ard(a)p850ug1.demon.co.uk&gt;
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
&lt;classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu&gt;
Date: Monday, January 04, 1999 1:08 PM
Subject: Re: 5155 floppy fixed
...
 >
> turns out the reason for the post error on my 5155 was because the head was
...
 > sticking and couldnt do the initial seek, thus
causing the 601 post. tony was
...
 > right!  i didnt bother with greasing it and
swapped out an identical floppy
...
 > drive from an extra pcjr. anyone want a pcjr unit
for the price of shipping?
...

Oh come on... We're supposed to be preserving classics and not stripping
them for parts unless there's a very good reason.
Anyway, it probably took more time to find the jr, open it up, and remove
the drive than it would have done to put a couple of drops of oil (or
better still dry film lubricant) on the rails and work the head back and
forth a few times.

 david

-tony