Ordania-DM@cup.portal.com (Charles K Hughes) (01/19/91)
Kent Dalton asks: > >The drive mech of my old Percom AT-88 (SS/SD) is hosed and I need a >replacement for it. The drive mech looks like a 'standard' IBM 5 1/4 >floppy with the 4pin power supply interface and 34 pin edge connector. >It says Tandon TM1000-1A on it. > >So, my question is, where can I get a replacement for this unit? Does >anyone still sell SS/SD drive mechs? And will any IBM type SS/SD do? > >Does anyone know if I could just use a 5 1/4 Double Density drive with >instead? They're easy to find and pretty cheap anyway... > I doubt you'll be able to find a SSSD drive mech, but any standard IBM drive should work. Of course, you'll still only get single density unless the trak was made to use double density drives. Go ahead and try it and let the net know how it works out. >Any help/info would be appreciated. Charles_K_Hughes@cup.portal.com