[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I wonder, therefore, if there were two generations of 400Kb floppy > drive; a very early Sony one with the 'sticking out' eject piston, which > needed the special 'shield', and a later one without that didn't? I note > that the chassis for the external 400Kb floppy does have a 'kink' in the > support bracket to avoid the piston.
Over the years I have read that the Lisa used a different model of 400K drive to the Mac 128/512K. I don't know whether this is related to the issue Stuart describes. To quote the Apple Lisa DIY Repair Manual from Sun Remarketing, "Despite the mechanical similarity between 400K drives (right down to the same part numbers!), the OEM Lisa model has a different eject mechanism." The manual then goes on to describe problems with disks that are not properly jected on a Lisa if a Mac drive is used. I'll see if I can sort out a comparative photo of the two mechanisms this evening. Phil -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
