7 Oct
2003
7 Oct
'03
2 p.m.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3050481627&categ…
CDC 97xx disc drive. Looks very clean.
7 Oct
7 Oct
2:14 p.m.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3050481627&categ…
CDC 97xx disc drive. Looks very clean.
Jay, you're a sick puppy for that comment... Unfortunatly I seem to be as
well, that's one gorgeous drive, it looks like it could have just come off
a computer floor (yeah, I know they've had it in storage).
Zane
2:15 p.m.
Jay,
Great piece, thanks! :-D
Curt
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jay West" <jwest(a)classiccmp.org
To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 10:00 PM
Subject: anyone notice this gorgeous piece?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3050481627&categ…
> CDC 97xx disc drive. Looks very clean.
2:33 p.m.
That was a nice one and I hope to get one someday.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jay West" <jwest(a)classiccmp.org
To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 9:00 PM
Subject: anyone notice this gorgeous piece?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3050481627&categ…
> CDC 97xx disc drive. Looks very clean.
3:02 p.m.
New subject: {WAS} Re: anyone ... {is} 300mb head crashes, and Western Dynex acquired
I hate to be a poop, but I would imagine that if you loaded and tried
to run this, you'ed end up with slag.
I had several 300's and they are very sensitive to contamination. If
you have a pack inspection and cleaning system or portable version,
and the cleaning materials, you probably could get a pack up to shape
not to crash all the heads.
I would want a lot of heads available just in case of disaster too,
as it was not if but when as to the problem of crashes.
these are wonderful machines to have, but I am torn about how
to use them given the fact that they are like fine wristwatches,
which have to work perfectly at 1700 rpm or so, and do that
indefinitely.
I probably had some HEPA filters, but doubt they have survived
my moves, sad to say.
I am doing a massive move right now and will hold on to what I
have and post the numbers if anyone is interested.
I did find and purchase a western dynex 5 over 5 model 6000,
which I just got posession of today from a DRMO auction. They
are 4 heads instead of 10 or 20, and the media is much easier (and
less of it) to clean. Hopefully it will be functional to run on a
Microdata system I have in stock, looking for a drive to run on it.
Thanks to whoever posted the recent note about a DRMO auction
as I found this drive while surfing the auctions around that posting.
Jim
Keys wrote:
That was a nice one and I hope to get one someday.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jay West" <jwest(a)classiccmp.org>
To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 9:00 PM
Subject: anyone notice this gorgeous piece?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3050481627&categ…
> CDC 97xx disc drive. Looks very
clean.
>
3:13 p.m.
New subject: {WAS} Re: anyone ... {is} 300mb head crashes, and Western Dynex acquired
I've heard the very same thing and I've been picking up a lot of spare
equipment, filters, tools, an alignment pak and I'm borrowing a meter that a
former tech says will help to ensure proper alignment of the heads, so yeah
I've heard this is a major undertaking with a LOT of before hand setup time,
I've been searching for 5+ months for one of these and I'm willing to put in
the needed time to get it up and running so I can access over a dozen disks
I have with data on them.
Curt
----- Original Message -----
From: "jim" <jwstephens(a)msm.umr.edu>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 11:02 PM
Subject: {WAS} Re: anyone ... {is} 300mb head crashes,and Western Dynex
acquired
I hate to be a poop, but I would imagine that if you
loaded and tried
to run this, you'ed end up with slag.
I had several 300's and they are very sensitive to contamination. If
you have a pack inspection and cleaning system or portable version,
and the cleaning materials, you probably could get a pack up to shape
not to crash all the heads.
I would want a lot of heads available just in case of disaster too,
as it was not if but when as to the problem of crashes.
these are wonderful machines to have, but I am torn about how
to use them given the fact that they are like fine wristwatches,
which have to work perfectly at 1700 rpm or so, and do that
indefinitely.
I probably had some HEPA filters, but doubt they have survived
my moves, sad to say.
I am doing a massive move right now and will hold on to what I
have and post the numbers if anyone is interested.
I did find and purchase a western dynex 5 over 5 model 6000,
which I just got posession of today from a DRMO auction. They
are 4 heads instead of 10 or 20, and the media is much easier (and
less of it) to clean. Hopefully it will be functional to run on a
Microdata system I have in stock, looking for a drive to run on it.
Thanks to whoever posted the recent note about a DRMO auction
as I found this drive while surfing the auctions around that posting.
Jim
Keys wrote:
> That was a nice one and I hope to get one someday.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jay West" <jwest(a)classiccmp.org>
> To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 9:00 PM
> Subject: anyone notice this gorgeous piece?
>
> >
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3050481627&categ…
>
> CDC 97xx disc drive. Looks very clean.
>
4:26 p.m.
On Tue, 7 Oct 2003, Keys wrote:
That was a nice one and I hope to get one someday.
Why? Unless you're going to actually do something with it, it only serves
as a big heavy mostly-metallic object that takes up space and gets in your
way.
I have one, so I know first hand :)
(I used to have two but one met an unfortunate end by being dumped into a
metal recycling bin by some dumb-asses not paying attention. Fortunately
it was in very crappy condition and I wasn't too torn up about seeing it
go, especially since it was moving time and that meant one less big heavy
thing to move ;)
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5:03 p.m.
If I get my wish, than someday soon I will have a couple of mainframes to
put on display and I would like to have the various peripherals to go with
them.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Vintage Computer Festival" <vcf(a)siconic.com>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 11:26 PM
Subject: Re: anyone notice this gorgeous piece?
On Tue, 7 Oct 2003, Keys wrote:
Festival
That was a nice one and I hope to get one
someday.
Why? Unless you're going to actually do something with it, it only serves
as a big heavy mostly-metallic object that takes up space and gets in your
way.
I have one, so I know first hand :)
(I used to have two but one met an unfortunate end by being dumped into a
metal recycling bin by some dumb-asses not paying attention. Fortunately
it was in very crappy condition and I wasn't too torn up about seeing it
go, especially since it was moving time and that meant one less big heavy
thing to move ;)
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8 Oct
8 Oct
4:36 a.m.
Jay writes:
Damn. I assumed Jay was referencing an ad for someone's wife
on ePay. What disappointment to only find a DCD drive on there.
Jay... your wording is starting to scare me... go out more often :)
Cheers,
Fred
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