From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon Jun 24 19: 7:50 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from w2xo.pgh.pa.us (18.gibs5.xdsl.nauticom.net [209.195.184.19]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 15F0037B406; Mon, 24 Jun 2002 19:06:33 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by w2xo.pgh.pa.us (8.11.6/8.11.3) with ESMTP id g5P26Vp40694; Tue, 25 Jun 2002 02:06:31 GMT (envelope-from durham@w2xo.pgh.pa.us) Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 02:06:31 +0000 (GMT) From: Jim Durham To: Poul-Henning Kamp Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 8" floppy drive anyone ? In-Reply-To: <35670.1024442186@critter.freebsd.dk> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Wed, 19 Jun 2002, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > > I have a bunch of 8" floppies I need to try to recover contents > from, is there anybody out there who has a 8" drive they'd be willing > to part with for $$ ? > > If it comes with the magic SA800-PC cable it would be just perfect. > I work in the TV industry and there is still a character generator in use (Chyron 4100) that uses 8 inch floppies. Check with your local TV station's engineering dept..they usually have spares. I can probably dig one up in our junk if I put on a hunt, but I can't say I've seen one lately. I think I have a Tarbell S 100 controller somewhere. SA800 cable? A 50 pin flat ribbon with a Berg on one end and an edge connector on the other? -Jim Durham To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message