Possibly interesting tape drive available

Lloyd at Austin Electronics (www.austinelex.com) has what appears to be a 9 or 7 track tape drive sitting on the shelf. This unit is about 20" high, 12" wide, and 12" deep. The model number is "1053D", and it seems to be badged as an "Acknowledge" tape drive (I assume this is a private label, and not something to do with the roll it was used in). There are no indications of manufacture on it. It's in a beige powder coated box, and looks like it was intended to either bolt to the side of something, or free-stand on a desk. It's definitely not configured for rack mounting. It looks to be pretty clean, but I know nothing about tape drives. I didn't have my digital camera with me, so I couldn't take a picture. If anyone is interested, or perhaps even has an idea what this drive is you're interested in it, call Lloyd. Contact information is on the web page. In talking with him, a few years ago (prolly more like 8 or 10 at this point), he paid $250 for a room full of junk from Grady Hospital, and wound up with two IMSAI 8080s, and at least one of them had a dual-drive Helios setup (oh, how I want a 4 drive unit). The was also telling me about the PDP-8/I he let go for $50. I was wimpering... I never find deals like that. He doesn't buy lots like he used to, but I did tell him that if he finds anything he's not interested in the bottom of a rack or room full equipment, to call me. While I may not be able to keep much of it, and least we can prevent it from being dumpsterized, if it's worth anything to anyone. --John