Yes, it is. It is a sad reminder that magnesium is a very active metal,
and you should take care of it.
Did you see any cards? The one(s) I have access to have all of theirs,
and actually work.
If you want to have the equivalent to a backplane and very expensive
scrap, as I said...
I emailed just in case the drum unit was not de-miled. The drums that
I've found with others helping (just reports on the items) all have the
casing, but no drum disk. Not clear if the drum is intact in this unit,
but if it is, then the value is all in the drum for someone who has the
unit already.
One photo has what appears to be the drum assembly, but the entire state
of preservation is horrible for the unit and may not be useful. That
said, the connectors appear to have all been pulled on the the drum, and
are dangling (and are in bad shape). So it may have been pulled,
demiled or messed with in the past and be useful.
I am cash poor, but would love to have the drum if it is intact with the
guts.
Jim
On 3/5/2012 12:57 AM, DC wrote:
Seriously though. It's not just a chunk of magnesium scrap. Everyone
knows that.