Date   : Sun, 10 Apr 1988 23:28:21 GMT
From   : tness7!tness1!nuchat!phillip@bellcore.bellcore.com (Phillip Keen)
Subject: 8" floppy drive probles

In article <4735@ozdaltx.UUCP>, bill@ozdaltx.UUCP (Billy Bob) writes:
> In article <802@nuchat.UUCP>, phillip@nuchat.UUCP (Phillip Keen) writes:
> 
> > Robert, although I reallize that 8" floppies are still good, but because
you
> > cannot find them hardly anymore I think you should get rid of your
8" floppy
> > disk drives, but before that get 5 1/4" disk drives then get bunches of
> > 5 1/4" disks and copy your library over to the 5 1/4" disks and then
get rid
> >of your 8" disks and disk drives if you can.  Another reason I say this
is I've
> > heard that 8" disks and disk drives are unreliable.  I don't know if this
> > is true or not but it's a rumor I've heard.
> > -- 
> >Thanks,          Snail Address:  Phillip Keen
> 
> It must be true.  The two Qume DT-8's that I'm using are only 9 years
> old.  Had to get them cleaned and re-aligned last year, so they must
> not be very dependable.  Course, my system is only used every day for
> only 6-8 hours. ;-}
> 
> I did break down last year and buy a newer Qume Track 842 and added it
> to the stack.  
> 
> I am worried about my hard disk, though, it's 8 years old, and still
> formats without any errors other than those listed on the factory stat
> sheet.  It's an 8" Quantum 2040, with considerable miles also.
> 
> YOu'd think that IMS, Industrial Micro Systems, the manufactuer of my
> S-100, would have made better systems back in 1979....... 
> 
> bob
>  


    It is true, but if you shop around at electronics store you
can probably locate them.  There were several electronics stores that
I have seen the 8" floppy disk drives still, but few and usually with
no warranty.  I have never seen a machine using 8" floppies but I have
never seen one.  One of the places I believe I saw an 8" floppy is a
place in Lubbock, TX but I cannot remember the name of it.  Well, hope
you find some or find someone who still work on 8" floppies.



    Also, does anyone know where about's I can get 3/4 hight 5.25" disk drives?
My disk drives on the Zorba have just about had it, and so I need to get some
new drives and the Zorba uses 3/4 hight drives.









     Which one of these CP/M machines would be a good buy, or if there's
not a machine on the list that you'd like to specify, please specify it
anyways.  Thanks.  The machines are:

           [ ] TRS-80 Model 4
           [ ] Kaypro (model with 392k DS/DD disk drives)
           [ ] Xerox 820-II
           [ ] Osborne 1
           [ ] Osborne Executive
 
Any information would be appreciated.  Also, i'd like to know a price range
now days for what these machines are going for.
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