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


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