CDC/VAX tapes and drives

Sorry, everyone. That was *supposed* to be a private reply to Erik. Let me clarify that "other people's tapes" means *data* tapes, not manufacturer-supplied distribution media. The original post did not make clear exactly what was on offer. Rich Alderson Server Engineer, PDPplanet Project Vulcan, Inc. 505 5th Avenue S, Suite 900 Seattle, WA 98104 mailto:RichA at vulcan.com (206) 342-2239 (206) 465-2916 cell -----Original Message----- From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Paul Koning Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 11:59 AM To: cctalk at classiccmp.org Subject: RE: CDC/VAX tapes and drives Rich> Hi, Erik, We would be interested in this. We can certainly use Rich> the tape racks and drives; other people's tapes are Rich> problematic, but a bulk eraser fixes that. Eek. If those tapes contain things that are worth preserving, that would be a bad idea. I can't tell from the original note whether "CDC/VAX" describes the drives, or the tapes, or both. If it describes the tapes, it may well be that they contain stuff that should be preserved and hasn't yet been. There's an active CDC community out there that I'm sure would want to take a look at any tapes before they are sent to the eraser. paul