31 Aug
2000
31 Aug
'00
1:51 a.m.
EXABYTE 8200 WITH PERTEC INTERFACE: That's right,
folks. This one's
a real
head-scratcher. It's an 8200 in a custom enclosure
made by Contemporary
Cybernetics of VA. (out of business now, I think) around 1990. It contains
a Pertec-to-SE/SCSI bridge board, and it also has a nice two-line
alphanumeric display to let you know what the drive's doing. Native
capacity would be 2.3 gigs.
Condition: Seems to work, at least through basic power-up. I don't
have a
system set up with a Pertec controller at the moment,
so I can't test it
fully. However, I have cleaned the heads, and the drive itself seems to be
fine with loading a tape. Asking $20/offer?
I'd go for this; I could pay a week from Friday (things are tight right
now).
let me know... -dq