Transporting a Data General Nova 3 System

I'm picking up a Data General Nova 3 system with a removable-pack hard disk drive this weekend, and I would like to learn whether there are any shipping locks that should be engaged before I move the drive. I have some limited experience with DEC RL02 disk drives, which use the same style of removable cartridge and look very similar overall. The RL02 drives have a little metal plate which is supposed to be rotated to lock the heads in the parked position before moving the drive. It seems logical to me that the Data General drives may have a similar locking mechanism. I have posted a few pictures of the system over in a VCF thread: http://www.vintage-computer.com/vcforum/showthread.php?41477-Transporting-a… I'm pretty much rescuing the system the way a crazy cat lady takes in stray kittens. If somebody in the Los Angeles area is really lusting for a Nova 3 system, I'm willing to put you in contact with the seller so you can make him a better offer. I have way too many projects already... ;) The same seller also has a PDP-11/03 in a DEC cabinet along with an RX02 that I'm picking up as part of the package. Same offer applies: If somebody wants it more than I do, I'm willing to step aside and hook you up with the seller. My offer to the seller is pretty low, and I've told him how much more money he might make if he's willing to go to the effort of listing it on eBay, dealing with packing and shipping, etc. (i.e., I'm really not trying to take advantage of him). He accepted my offer because he wants them gone, and he wants them to go to somebody who will appreciate them and not tear them apart for parts and scrap value. So, somebody who lusts after one of these systems probably wouldn't need to sell too many kidneys to outbid me on them. :) -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <nf6x at nf6x.net> http://www.nf6x.net/