Ah, I'm on VCF. Actually forgot the item/trade/etc section there. But still, prefered to offer them here first. I'll wait a few days.
Also I might make it to VCF MW (Chicago) in September - still not 100% sure. But possible I could just bring them with me to that (I mean if someone wanted to pick them up there, not for the free table! :D ) -Steve On Tue, Jul 25, 2023 at 8:49 PM Chuck Guzis via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > 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 > > >
