> > http://cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260429582213&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT > > If anyone had technical details on the 1115 to help me in my decision to take it or to let it ... > > Thanks a lot - Regards > > Hervé WARIN > > ----------------------- > > I *think* that the 1115-VI is a 96TPI unit; both the electronics > _and_ the mechanical assembly are quite different from the > 1006 used in the 8050, but AFAIK the stepper/screw/head > assembly is compatible. > > Personally, I'd wait for a 100TPI Micropolis or Tandon drive to > show up on eBay or elsewhere; as Bill points out, even on a > good 100TPI Micropolis drive you might have problems reading > your 8050 diskettes. > > I have a similar drive here, which now that I recall, the 1015's are newer drives than what was used in the 8050: http://www.vintagecomputer.net/itemsavailable/micropolis_1015F-5_parts.jpg http://www.vintagecomputer.net/itemsavailable/micropolis_1015-VI_parts.jpg Bill Message was sent through the cbm-hackers mailing listReceived on 2010-01-09 15:00:04
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