Date   : Wed, 06 Sep 1989 11:21:11 EST
From   : SAGE@LL.LL.MIT.EDU
Subject: Sanyo MBC-3000 Help Needed

   My brother's Sanyo MBC-3000 (8" drives) system just failed again,
and it does not seem to be worthwhile to spend another couple of
hundred dollars to get the boards replaced.  Debugging is impossible
with that machine because of the asynchronous, dual-processor
architecture.  Besides, the performance was terrible because of the
way that architecture was implemented.

   The problem is that some important data is stored on double-sided,
double-density diskettes in the unknown Sanyo format.  I tried reading
them with an ATR-8000, which is pretty good at identifying and
accepting various 8" formats, but it refuses to read them.  Does
anyone out there have (or know of someone who has) an MBC-3000?  In
return for help in converting the data on the diskettes to IBM SSSD
standard format I would be willing to send them some of the hardware
(such as the PC board or boards) to keep as spares for when their
machine dies.

   I would also entertain any offers for the purchase of this hardware
(in case someone wants a couple of 8" DSDD disk drives, a good power
supply, a monitor, etc.).  If you want to make an offer, you had best
be in the greater Boston area.  What the MBC-3000 lacks in software,
it makes up in hardware.  It is a beautifully put-together machine
that used plenty of metal.  In short, it weighs a ton!  I would not
even attempt to ship it.

-- Jay Sage