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From: mcclure@osu-eddie.UUCP (James Edward McClure)
Newsgroups: net.micro.amiga
Subject: Re: Disk Drive Alignment
Message-ID: <2249@osu-eddie.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 30-Aug-86 19:57:33 EDT
Article-I.D.: osu-eddi.2249
Posted: Sat Aug 30 19:57:33 1986
Date-Received: Thu, 4-Sep-86 21:58:20 EDT
References: <157@sas.UUCP> <1958@ecsvax.UUCP> <310@mit-amt.MIT.EDU>
Organization: Ohio State Univ, Computer Science Department
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Summary: Where to get an extra floppy for $100.

In article <310@mit-amt.MIT.EDU>, ralph@mit-atrp.UUCP (Amiga-Man) writes:
> In article <1958@ecsvax.UUCP> mjg@ecsvax.UUCP (Michael Gingell) writes:
> >> 
> >> Has anyone had any (bad) experience with their drive going out of alignment?
> >
> >
> >Yes, My drive went bad on the outer tracks. After finding out that
> >the local dealer's repair rates were $60/hour plus parts I decided
> >to replace the entire drive which cost around $100.
> >
> >- Mike Gingell
> OK ! Where did you get the drives for $100 !!
> Hackers like me are just dying to find the raw drives and wire them in.
> I've been pouring over all the ads in byte and other mags. looking for
> someone who sells the drives raw. At least...tell me the manufacturer
> and the drive ID numbers so at least I can identify the right drive
> without opening my Amiga to find out.
> This information is VITAL to us students here at MIT ! We love our
> amigas and are in dire need of the a cheaper expansion path.
> 
> We wait with bitted breath....

	An article was posted here back in May about adding extra floppy
disk drives to the Amiga.  The author was Eric Black and he said he had
added drives df2: and df3:.  The drives he used were Toshiba FDD-4403AQK-02.
They can be purchased from Halted Specialties in Sunnyvale. 

	Jim McClure

BTW the article number was 2780.  I can repost it if anyone would like.