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> but mechanically it probably wouldn't spin up might not spin up. I recently booted a Sun 3/80 from 1990 and while the battery backed RAM that told it how to
by technothrasher 5y ago
> but mechanically it probably wouldn't spin up
might not spin up. I recently booted a Sun 3/80 from 1990 and while the battery backed RAM that told it how to boot was long dead, the HD was not a problem at all. Once I replaced and re-coded the RAM, the machine booted right up. And this isn't just a one off story. I've got a bunch of machines from that era, and the HDs are not usually an issue (although occasionally they are).
- _tom_ 5y agoI recently tried to boot and read a number of drives from 10 to 40(?) years old. (Pandemic. Was bored). About half of them still spun up and were readable. Probably could have gotten more with heroic measures. Most 3.5 floppies were likewise readable.