22 Jan
2003
22 Jan
'03
9:43 p.m.
!! RED ALERT !!
If you do not have the drive hardware (and computer),
you *cannot* erase the disk packs without rendering them worthless!
Bulk erase will destroy the data *AND* the servo tracks!
If you do bulk erase the disk packs, you can safely throw
them away because most of us (all?) do not have the equipment
to rewrite the servo track information.
BTW. I would like an other RM03 disk pack. I have got only a few
of those. I hope to spin up my RM03 in a few months; spare
fuses are standing by ...
- Henk.
-----Original Message-----
From: Tim Myers [mailto:tim.myers@sunplan.com]
Sent: donderdag 23 januari 2003 12:17
To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: Bulk erasing disk packs
I've managed to get a haul of DEC disk packs, the condition on getting
them out is that I erase them (no drive hardware available
unfortunately). Some kind of bulk eraser required, I feel, but can I
make one / get hold of one easily?
The haul is this:
21 x DEC RL02K-DC
10 x DEC RL01K-DC
3 x DEC RM03-P - I believe these are new and unused.
30 x HP 13356 - These 'belong' to the HP 1000 systems that are being
moved out this weekend.
Tim.