Re: NEC-160 substitue for an AM-500

Richard Shoemaker (rshoe@wwitch.unl.edu)
Tue, 06 Aug 1996 17:49:03 -0500

Dah-Jyuu Wang wrote:
>
> Dear netters:
> We are having problem with a flaky NEC-160 drive on our AM-500. I
> was told by Bruker that there is a third party external drive available
> which kind of emulate the SMD drive (I guess it uses a microcontroler or
> something and a std HD in a box). I was also told that the company is
> located in the west coast.
> has anyone on the list know about such a company? I would apprecaite any
> pointers and infos.

They don't list the NEC-160 in their latest catalog, but I've had
TREMENDOUS luck with:
Bottom Line Industries
9556 Cozycroft Avenue
Chatsworth, CA 91311
(800) 334-6044
FAX (818) 700-4549

I've purchased 8" floppy drives, 8" Shugart Hard-Drives, CDC-Wren's
for my old VXR-200, and they even list CDC-Hawk and Phoenix drive (OUCH!).
Their prices are reasonable, with trade, and they've been really helpful
in tracking down compatible drives for outdated systems of all kinds...it
might be worth a call.

Good Luck,

Rich S.

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