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From: andyb@starstar.la.locus.com (Andy Brager)
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Subject: Re: How do you perform a floppy disk alignment?
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Date: 17 Mar 90 03:30:43 GMT
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>Just my $0.02 worth again, but by shopping around, you can get a brand new
>(in the box) drive for about $80.  For $35 more, you'd have no down time.
>And probably a 30 to 90 day warrantee to boot.  My opinion is that spending
>$45, plus shipping and handling would be penny wise and pound foolish.
>
>kaleb@mars.jpl.nasa.gov            Jet Propeller Labs
>Kaleb Keithley

Just for the record, Falcon (Distributing?) in Culver City, California
sells both Teac and Toshiba 1.44 drives for $73 + tax + shipping.  
At least thats what it cost when I bought my Teac.  Of course I drove there and
didn't have to pay shipping costs. :-)

Andy