28 Jan
2019
28 Jan
'19
5:19 p.m.
On Mon, 28 Jan 2019 14:04:42 -0800
Al Kossow via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/132933407806
this is interesting because of the price and that all of the Sun
drives I've ever come across had the 800bpi option in them
That's been my experience, too. The 88780 I use is a Sun drive with
800/1600/6250.
What I love about these drives is that each track is adjustable
electronically for skew - which means one can adjust it to read
incorrectly skewed tapes without having to adjust/move the tape head!
(Of course, you have to re-adjust it "back" to normal - which makes it
something you want to do only when absolutely necessary).
I only wish the 88780's tape handling was a bit more "gentle"...
Cheers,
Lyle
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