[Coco] disk controller chip

[Josh Harper]

thanks Art,   I used to fix  tandy disk controllers for friends and some customers back in the day  while I was working at radio shack I knew  some took the  1773  but wasn't sure  anymore as its been along time   wasn't sure  about the ph    the wrinting on the chip is wd1773-ph    thanks for your help
 

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 From: Arthur Flexser <flexser at fiu.edu>
To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com> 
Sent: Monday, May 5, 2014 12:55 AM
Subject: Re: [Coco] disk controller chip
  

I'm somewhat certain, though not positive, that all Tandy controllers
except for the very first one had the 1773 chip.

Art


On Mon, May 5, 2014 at 1:50 AM, Josh Harper <allencoco at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I found a place  that has  some of these chips  was just thinking of
> having some around just in case I needed them  for a blown controller if it
> ever happens or  if I get a controller  that doesn't work   id rather not
> damage the  labels on my  controllers unless I really had to  I hve  a big
> controller that's  has a older label on it that is  1.1  then I have a big
> controller  that has a label  that looks like  whats on a  501 controller
> then I have 2  501 controllers  always good to have backup  chips since
> there getting harder to find
>
>
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>  From: Arthur Flexser <flexser at fiu.edu>
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Monday, May 5, 2014 12:14 AM
> Subject: Re: [Coco] disk controller chip
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>
> Depends which model controller you have.  Why not just open it up and
> look?  (The screw's under the label.)
>
> Art
>
>
>
> On Mon, May 5, 2014 at 12:12 AM, Josh Harper <allencoco at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > hi guys
> >
> > can someone tell me  is a wd1773-ph  the same  of  whats in the  tandy
> > disk controller
> >
> > thanks
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