Of course I meant disk platters in working configuration as in disk packs or stacks of platters on a spindle, not loose platers extracted from packs or stacks and converted into coffee tables or wall ornaments. :-)
Tom On Fri, Sep 23, 2022 at 9:09 PM Paul Koning <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On Sep 22, 2022, at 10:44 PM, Tom Hunter via cctalk < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > I cannot understand the mindset of people who buy up components > desperately > > sought by others who want to restore machines just to nail them to their > > man cave or living room wall. > > These same types of people vacuum up core memory boards, keyboards, disk > > platters, 9-track tapes, etc just for bragging rights and as a result > > depriving those who restore and preserve computer systems from doing so. > > Agreed for the most part, with the exception of disk platters. While it > might be theoretically possible to repair a disk pack, or disk drive, given > a loose platter in good condition, I doubt this is practical. Partly > because few if any of us have the precision equipment needed to do this, > and partly because loose platters are typically loose because they were > wrecked. > > There might be some exceptions: a spare RF11 or RC11/RS64 platter merely > needs to be bolted to the spindle hub and formatted, that's a normal field > repair procedure. But, say, a platter out of an RP04 pack is unlikely ever > to be able to serve as anything more than a wall hanging or a prop. > > paul > >
