11 Sep
2013
11 Sep
'13
9:25 p.m.
On 09/11/2013 09:39 AM, Ian King wrote:
Not working: the system reports 'not ready'
despite issuing the
appropriate commands. I have cleaned the drive multiple times, tried
numerous scratch tapes, tried several believed-good tapes with
content - 'not ready'. The former owner of the system reports they
had similar, progressive problems near the end of the machine's
service life.
Sometimes lights flash, other times not, even with multiple attempts
using the same tape.
Doesn't Mike Farris still handle vintage tape drives? Seems to me that
he does--if anyone, he'd know more about them than anyone else:
http://www.mfarris.com
--Chuck