Chris M wrote:
  ________________________________ From: Mr Ian Primus
 <ian_primus at yahoo.com>
 The disk drives themselves are all the same.
 C: They're mostly similar, but not all the same.  There are varied
 different types of drives in the various pseudo pc's I own. They are not
 all interchangeable to say the least. 
There used to be a factory in Hungary which would employ the careful
application of heat, along with a *lot* of pressure, to convert 8" drives
into 3.5"...
;-)