Oh wait, that sound? Over and over?
I had a RD54 type drive that I hit with a magnet by mistake and took out
the servo platter. Got that sound, over and over because the drive used
servo loop positioning and couldn't find the servo track.
Since you probably didn't do this, check to see if
Hi there - recently I posted a small video on a rugged
paper tape casette...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2jnThYsPKc
I wonder whether anyone kows if someone else had the idea
of putting paper/mylar tape into a casette for repeated use
e.g. to load an OS or similar.
Best wishes,
Here’s some info.
https://www.stason.org/TULARC/pc/hard-drives-hdd/maxtor/XT-2190-155MB-5-25-FH-MFM-ST506.html
It does sound like it can’t seek.
Maybe a jumper incorrect?
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On Feb 26, 2024, at 14:29, Jacob Ritorto via cctalk
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Thanks for the good ideas and convo
Thanks for the good ideas and convo everyone.
Now please do note that I can definitely hear motor/platter spinup
happening so it's definitely not "heads stuck to platter" stiction.
I hear the lock unlatch and I *think* I even hear the heads load and fly
(comparing what I hear on this drive to
Most of the computer props are rented from other companies so probably they
were not dumpstered. Apex electronics in Sun Valley, Ca is an electronics store
with lots of recycled equipment and components for sale. They have a section
roped off that displays old terminals that can be rented for
A bit of an odd one….
I’m trying to figure out what type of computers ran Mexico’s infamous SNIPE
electoral vote system in 1988. I have an LA Times article from 1994 talking
about how the NEW system was RS/6000-based. But this was a system built in
1987-1988. Narcos Mexico had a pretty
