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From: ez001287@deneb (Thomas Lew)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: 1581 Questions
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Date: 1 Oct 90 06:52:36 GMT
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The questions of my original post appear to have become somewhat muddled in
discussion, so I thought that I'd refresh them a bit...

Part 1:  A few months ago, my 1581 disk drive was the victim of some vandalism
         and a few parts of it became irrepairably damaged.  As a result, the
         drive still reads and writes ok, but the disks have to be manually
         inserted an ejected (the internal drive shield has been removed and
         a small metal release tab must be moved manually).

         Does anyone have a non-functioning 1581 drive that they don't want
         any more and will sell to me (cheap) for the spare parts that I need.
         The parts that I need are neither mechanical nor electrical, so
         practically any one will do fine for my needs.  If you have such a
         drive to sell, please contact me via email at:
         ez001287@deneb.ucdavis.edu
         as soon as possible.  Prices are negotiable!

Part 2:  The second part of my question is related (sort of).  Is it possible
         to take an IBM-compatible (low density) 3 1/2" drive and connect it
         to a 1581 controller board and have it work?