Help with internal floppy repair

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From: Ugly Bag of Mostly Water
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 1989 20:26

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[I miss my line eater]

My friend (who doesn't have net access) had a disk get stuck in his internal
(800k) drive. Being semi-mechanically inclined (he has successfully install a
dove upgrade on this system) he opened up his mac to check if it was just a
stuck label, etc. Well he got the disk out but now he claims that 
the "head" has fallen off his drive -- He would like to know if there is anyone
who specializes in floppy drive repair, everywhere he has checked seems to want
from $175-200 to just replace the drive, not repair.

This was a result of his son imitating the vcr commercial and "forcing" the
disk in -- at least there was no oatmeal.

BTW will any 3rd party external drive (now around $130) fit internally if
disassembled?

Please don't flame -- snide comments may be accepted but I have not seen the
unit in question and am posting as a favor. I also have to handle the replys
and don't want to singe my poor terminal.

TTFN




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Subject: Help with internal floppy repair
Keywords: floppy drive, inexpensive?
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