Re: Identify 3.5" interal drives

[kenichi5@netcom.com (Kenichi Watanabe)]

J. L. Walters (bird@MCS.COM) wrote:
: I just acquired two Sony 3.5" internal disk drives. Model MP-F51W-03.

: Near the bottom of the label there is a string of numbers:
: 4-606-066-31.

: I think they are out of a Mac.

: Someone has written on the case of one, "20 pin connection including
: power, 1.44 meg Apple?"

: I'd like to ID these drives and if they are 1.44 meg drives then an
: additional question is, "Can I use them on my IIgs and how?"

: Finally, I was given a 512K Mac. When powered up a sad faced icon
: appears on the screen. The manual says that the problem is probably
: hardware and I should see my Apple dealer. I'm not too interested in
: fixing this for myself, however, I'd like to give it to some
: organization (old folks, school, etc.), where it could be used.

: The questions I have are:

: 1. Is a 512K Mac useable by anyone?
: 2. Any tests I can do to narrow down what the problem is?

: Kind Regards,


: -- 
: 	Joe Walters:  bird@mcs.com or J.L.Walters@genie.com
: 	To know and not to do is to not yet know