Re: Apple //c+ Disk Drive Repair

["Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast.net>]

"Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote in message
20030727034640.24610.00000496@mb-m28.aol.com">news:20030727034640.24610.00000496@mb-m28.aol.com...
> Chris Morse wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
> >All it took was a screw driver and about 20 minutes to disassemble the
> >//c+, the //c+'s internal 3.5" drive and the external 3.5" A9MO106
> >drive, swap the actual drive mechanisms, re-plug-in everything, and
> >screw the //c+ back up.  Threw away the bad drive and the A9MO106
> >housing.
>
> <snip>
>
> I hope you didn't literally throw the housing away.  ;-(
>
> In many parts of the world, drives are much more plentiful than
> the housing.  It could be re-fitted with another 800K drive or with
> a 1.4M "Superdisk" and be quite useful with the appropriate
> controller.

No kidding, I would buy just the housing for $5 easily.

Bill @ GarberStreet Enterprises };-)
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Email - willy46pa@comcast.net



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