Hardest to Find Classic Computers (Was: RE: Way OT: Just say - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

15 Dec 2001

  They generally go for fairly big bucks.  I sold two of them (HP
88780B drives) about a year ago for around $350/ea.  They're all
over...just not for free.

    -Dave

On December 14, Christopher Smith wrote:
...
  Right.  I know they exist... just can't find them.
:)

 Regards,

 Chris

 Christopher Smith, Perl Developer
 Amdocs - Champaign, IL

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  -----Original Message-----
 From: Eric Dittman [mailto:dittman@dittman.net]
 Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 1:37 PM
 To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
 Subject: Re: Hardest to Find Classic Computers (Was: RE: Way OT: Just
 say

  Do peripherals count too?  If so, try finding a
9-track   drive that doesn't
  take up as much room as your fridge.  Any EDSI
hardware and   controllers have
  been very elusive to me as well.  
 Actually, there are some table-top 9-track drives.  There is 
 a limit on how
 small a 9-track drive can be since you have to accommodate 
 two large reels.

 In fact, next week I'm picking up a table-top 9-track SCSI 
 drive for $75. 

-- 
Dave McGuire
St. Petersburg, FL         "Less talk.  More synthohol." --Lt. Worf