On 04/17/2012 03:20 PM, P Gebhardt wrote:
Oliver,
don't dump the parts, yet !
I have a Zilog System 8000 in my collection as well, but didn't find time to
resurrect it. It's even accessible again since a couple of weeks.
Let me check in the upcoming weeks, if a tape-drive is installed in there, and, if so, if
it's a DEI, too.
Maybe I can be of any help here for you.
I'm watching this with interest. I had a System 8000 for a few years
many years ago; what a great machine. I made the mistake of selling it;
I wish I could get it back!
By the way, the Onyx C8000-Series also used very early
DEI-tape-drives, but I don't know, if these are of same type as those you have in your
System 8000.
I have an Onyx C8000 in storage. I haven't seen it for about 22
years! I will be digging it out soon.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA