26 Feb
2000
26 Feb
'00
4:45 a.m.
I also wish I was closer. The 2100 holds a personal attraction for me, since
it was the box I cut my teeth on. I wrote lots of assembly language and a
pile of Fortran on the 2100, 21MXE and F, and A-series.
The 7970E was a nice drive, 1600 BPI phase encoded. The 7970B was
also a nice drive, but only 800 BPI NRZI. Both were built with high
quality components and had a very high MTBF as long as you kept
the read and write heads clean.
At 11:21 AM 2/26/00 -0600, Jay West wrote:
Someone wrote...
- Steve Mastrianni
>No 2100 series stuff available but I do have
a fair bit of 21MX and
>HP 1000 [series E and F] computers and pieces around. Also just hit the
>motherload on 2100 documentation----binders full! Am in the process of
>sorting it all out. What are you in need of and are you close enough to
>Roanoke for some heavy stuff. I've got a number of NICE rack cabinets
>and a bunch of the big floor model disc drives in storage and rack mount
>disc controllers. Also 2 or 3 of the 7970?? Reel to Reel
>data recorders [HEAVY!!]. Lots of 2640 terminals and some of the later
>terminals for the 3000 series.
Aw sheesh - why does it have to be that all the decent HP2100 and 21MXM/E/F
stuff is so far away from me. I'd give anything for another 2109E, another
2113E, and a 2108M and 2112M. OK.... not *ANYTHING*.... well, I can dream
anyways :)
I already have a pristine 7970E, but if the ones he has are 7970E's I would
suggest any HP'ers go get 'em. VERY nice tape drives.
Jay West