On 7/25/23 18:33, Steve Lewis via cctalk wrote: > I have a pair of IBM 8" disk drives - they are from an 1980 IBM 5120 > > I simply won't have the time to give them the attention they deserve for > many years. They seem mechanically ok (they spin) but I don't know much > more about them, or how "universal" they might be as 8" floppy disk drives. > > I think I do have to cut them from the transformer they are connected to > (couple thick red wires), but otherwise they have all the original power > harness stuff as well. > > Thinking just cost of shipping plus rounded to nearest $10 or $100. They > are about 20lbs (together, and I would like to keep them together - there > is a pin/clip that is used to latch them together, but I do think they can > be separated fairly easily). > > Message me if any interest. If you do need/want them for another 5120 > project, I can probably include some adapter cards.
My recollection of the 5120 drives is that they're sui generis in terms of interface--i.e. not Shugart-type. However, I suspect that they'll be of great interest to several folks on the Vintage Computer Forum. If you'd like, I can post the availability there. --Chuck
