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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

If you remember these, you’re old:

a) g c800:5
b) 820, 6, 17, 820, 65535

For bonus points, name the manufacturer and a product name of A & B (there were far more than just one)!

Mark

BTW, I’m not old, I’m ancient, practically prehistoric!

22 posted on 04/21/2008 6:43:44 AM PDT by MarkL

To: MarkL

Guess I’m not old enough....But I am forced to draw down my IRA’s.

23 posted on 04/21/2008 10:20:51 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (No Burkas for my Grandaughters!)

To: MarkL

a: Low level format. Seagate was one and so was Western digital. I might even still have one laying around.

b: I want to say an ST-251-1 but the cylinders seem wrong...
17 sectors, MFM?

Maybe one of those old Miniscribe bricks that went out?

27 posted on 04/21/2008 12:27:56 PM PDT by Lx ((Do you like it, do you like it. Scott? I call it Mr. and Mrs. Tennerman chili.))

To: MarkL

As long as yer breathin’, yer not too old!

(I told on myself, didn’t I?) LOL

32 posted on 04/21/2008 3:50:11 PM PDT by papasmurf (Unless I post a link to resource, what I post is opinion, regardless of how I spin it.)

To: MarkL

a) No clue (not that uncommon)

b) Head/cyl/sect for a Seagate ST251

35 posted on 04/21/2008 5:00:27 PM PDT by Still Thinking (Typical white person)

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