PDP11/23+ frustration

[Tom Jennings]

On Fri, 17 Jun 2005, Joe R. wrote:

> shouldn't be TOO hard to find replacements. But an alignment disk will cost
> about $300 and you'll need to service manual for the drive in order to
> realign it after replacing the head. I don't know what heads cost these
> days but they were about $100 each back in the mid 70s.

I disagree on the alignment requirement. It's needed only for pack
interchangability. It's 2005, not 1975, and that probably no
longer matters. Use a tape, or ftp :-)