Date   : Wed, 05 Dec 1990 12:45:34 GMT
From   : zephyr.ens.tek.com!tektronix!percy!nosun!techbook!fzsitvay@beaver.cs.washington.edu (Frank Zsitvay)
Subject: Obtaining the Tandon TM848-2 (was:Re: Reply to Big Board II)7

In article <48933@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU> v125kjg8@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu
writes:
>In article <1990Dec2.045012.25373@techbook.com>, fzsitvay@techbook.com
(Frank Zsitvay) writes...
>>   incidentally, the tandon drives put 1.2 megs on a disk, and can be
>>had for $30 here in portland.  they are perhaps the best half-height
>>double sided 8 inch floppies ever made.
>
>Where can you get them in Portland?  Sounds like a good deal, because
a company
>advertising in _Computer Shopper_ wanted $175 each for them, removed from
>unused equipment.

  Wacky Willy's at 11th and Stark have a pair of them, both brand new.  I
don't think they do any mail order business, but even then if you look in
the right places you should find similar deals.  at Electronic Supply
Corporation in seattle (Latona ave and 45th street) a couple years ago
i bought a pair of shurgart sa860 drives for $25 apiece, so the
deals are out there.
 
  if you are referring to jb technologies, don't ever buy an item like that
from them.  in fact, if you can help it, never buy an 8 inch drive mail
order, especially hard drives.  insist on seeing the drive (preferably in 
operating, if possible) before laying down cash.  it's very rare to find
new, unused 8 inch drives these days, and finding the media can be even
harder.  (that is, finding it at a resonable price.)  for one thing, 8 inch
drives weight quite a bit, and are quite fragile.  you'll pay more for
shipping and may get a drive that's out of alignment or not working.
and you can bet, if you file a claim with ups for damages, you won't get
much back, even if you point out how much you paid.


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