6 Oct
2015
6 Oct
'15
6:58 p.m.
I've got a bunch of files that are Overland
32xx-related, but I don't
know if they'll be useful. I don't recall where I got them off the web,
but I'll be happy to forward them along. Probably close to 75MB worth.
Thanks, I?ll gladly take all of it. Email away, or if you can share on a
web folder such as a Dropbox I can grab it. Jim Cimmeri also sent me some
relevant files, thanks Jim.
I don't care much for the Overland desktop drives,
due to the chassis
being constructed largely of plastic.
Mine might be a different drive. Tower model, pretty slick design. Seems
well constructed, out of metal (I think!), no foam inside the door. And
nice locking door too. Very silent, easy to load. Like this one on e-bay
right now:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-VINTAGE-OVERLAND-DATA-STORAGE-TRACK-DRIVE-MODE
L-OD3201-/252096228767?hash=item3ab21b2d9f
I like it better than my Qualstars. But then again, I haven?t yet met a
9-track tape I didn?t like ;-). My favorites so far are the 729 7-track
tapes we have on the IBM 1401. Nothing beats a 1000 lbs, 112.5 inch/second
vacuum column drive :-) ! I just posted a video about them acting up:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwftXqJu8hs
Marc
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2015 10:02:53 -0700
From: Chuck Guzis <cclist at sydex.com>
I've got a bunch of files that are Overland 32xx-related, but I don't
know if they'll be useful. I don't recall where I got them off the web,
but I'll be happy to forward them along. Probably close to 75MB worth.
I don't care much for the Overland desktop drives, due to the chassis
being constructed largely of plastic. Watch out for the foam in the lid
too--it degrades with age and then develops air leaks and suddenly, you
can't load a tape.
--Chuck
6 Oct
6 Oct
8:07 p.m.
On 10/06/2015 03:58 PM, Marc Verdiell wrote:
Jim and I compared the google drive file collection and I've got pretty
much the same thing.
My Overland is the 3210 desktop model. Streamer, autothread.
I use my Fuji 2444 for most everything, heavy, but good.
My favorite drive is/are the CDC 607/609. Wonderful units--1500 lbs.,
IIRC. At any rate, you wouldn't want one to fall on you. Less so the
65x and 66x drives.
--Chuck
I've got a
bunch of files that are Overland 32xx-related, but I
don't know if they'll be useful. I don't recall where I got them
off the web, but I'll be happy to forward them along. Probably
close to 75MB worth.
Thanks, I?ll gladly take all of it. Email away, or if you can share
on a web folder such as a Dropbox I can grab it. Jim Cimmeri also
sent me some relevant files, thanks Jim. 
8:22 p.m.
On 10/6/2015 5:07 PM, Chuck Guzis wrote:
On 10/06/2015 03:58 PM, Marc Verdiell wrote:
Jim Stephens.
I'll send to anyone who may have digitized overland info. Not sure why
it isn't on Bitsavers though.
I've
got a bunch of files that are Overland 32xx-related, but I
don't know if they'll be useful. I don't recall where I got them
off the web, but I'll be happy to forward them along. Probably
close to 75MB worth.
Thanks, I?ll gladly take all of it. Email away, or if you can share
on a web folder such as a Dropbox I can grab it. Jim Cimmeri also
sent me some relevant files, thanks Jim. Jim and I compared the google drive file collection
and I've got
pretty much the same thing.
My Overland is the 3210 desktop model. Streamer, autothread.
I use my Fuji 2444 for most everything, heavy, but good.
My favorite drive is/are the CDC 607/609. Wonderful units--1500 lbs.,
IIRC. At any rate, you wouldn't want one to fall on you. Less so the
65x and 66x drives.
--Chuck
7 Oct
7 Oct
11:34 a.m.
I will never get this right, I should have said John Singleton. Jim helped also. And
Chuck. Very helpful community. Thank you all.
Marc
On Oct 6, 2015, at 6:58 PM, Marc Verdiell
<marc.verdiell at gmail.com> wrote:
Jim Cimmeri also sent me some relevant files,
thanks Jim.
I meant Jim Stephens... Much appreciated.
11:52 a.m.
On 10/07/2015 08:34 AM, Marc Verdiell wrote:
I will never get this right, I should have said John
Singleton. Jim
helped also. And Chuck. Very helpful community. Thank you all. Marc
S'okay--I knew who you meant. Sometimes I forget my own name before my
first morning cuppa.
--Chuck (I think...)
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