In one of my fortunately few poor deals on eBay, I bought an Overland Data 9-track drive, identified on its tag as an OD 3601 GCR. It's an interesting unit, a bit bigger than a briefcase and standing "on end" with the drive reels facing out. It has both a Pertec-style interface and a PC serial interface. It looks pretty cool. There are only two problems. One is a broken door hinge - not a big deal. The other is that the drive does not respond to any control input - a big deal. After asking about, someone told me that the flashing LEDs on its face mean that its main electronics have failed. I'm guessing that one or more of the many EPROMs in it have lost their minds. It's a really nice looking unit, but it doesn't work. So I have an offer or two I'd like to make. If you perhaps have one of these drives, and it has a bad mechanism but good electronics, I'd be glad to give this to you for the actual cost of shipping. On the other hand, if you have those good electronics but don't want/need the drive, I'd be glad to talk about obtaining the innards from you for a nominal cost (shipping and some beer money, perhaps). Anyone interested? Thanks -- Ian PS: this is a piece in my personal collection. I'm just using this email account because this is where I read the list.