Re: Looking for parts or a parts machine

From: Shirl <shirlgato_at_email.domain.hidden>
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 21:22:28 -0700

Stephen,

> I'm really looking for a working widget drive or someone who can test
> out a widget drive
> and possibly even low level format it

Try the following person who may be able to fix Lisa hard drives:

    JOHN WOODALL
    lenny15_at_email.domain.hidden

My understanding of Widget hard drive low-level formatting is this was done with an Apple III computer and a special program and a special ROM for the Widget disk controller board.

• David Craig

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>From: Stephen Jones <smj_at_email.domain.hidden>
>To: "LisaList" <lisalist_at_email.domain.hidden>
>Subject: Looking for parts or a parts machine
>Date: Fri, Nov 19, 2004, 3:11 PM
>

> I'm really looking for a working widget drive or someone who can test
> out a widget drive
> and possibly even low level format it. I've talked to the SUNREM
> people and another guy
> in Canada and no one seems to have the equipment anymore. I don't know
> why it would
> have been dumped unless someone just wasn't thinking. If anything it
> would have museum
> value. My widget drive is actually in great mechanical condition and
> is probably the
> quietest drive I've heard of its kind. It calibrates when the
> controller tells it to, but it has
> lost its format, so its not possible to install lisa OS on it.
>
> So, if someone has a LISA in really bad physical condition but with a
> working drive, I'd
> be interested in it.
>
>
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Received on 2004-11-19 20:26:27