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From: greg@mips.COM (Greg Shippen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Where can I find a MacPlus internal floppy?
Summary: My floppy died, I don't want to pay Apple prices for a new one
Keywords: MacPlus, floppy
Message-ID: <29088@rapid.mips.COM>
Date: 8 Oct 89 03:28:13 GMT
Reply-To: greg@mips.COM (Greg Shippen)
Distribution: usa
Organization: MIPS Computer System Inc.
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The internal floppy of my MacPlus died a certain death recently.  The upper
head was bent completely back by inserting a floppy at just the wrong 
angle (I guess I got too anxious to get the darn thing in there :-).

Initial inquiries around the Bay Area have failed to find anybody other
than an authorized Apple dealer who will sell me a replacement floppy.  Since
the going price is $200+ along with $55 labor costs, doing it myself will save
me at least the labor and probably more.  The question now is where
can I get a replacement for a more reasonable price (going prices for 1.44MB
floppies are often <$100).  Does anybody know if Apple uses a well known floppy
drive or does it use custom drives that are useless elsewhere?  If they can
be found elsewhere, what might the make/model numbers be (I understand that
Apple has used Sony and possibly Fujitsu before)?

-- 
Gregory B. Shippen
MIPS Computer Systems, Inc.                    {ames,decwrl,pyramid}!mips!greg
928 Arques Ave.                                greg@mips.com
Sunnyvale, CA  94086 (408) 991-0441