Great Finds - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

7 Jul 2000

At 10:45 AM 7/6/00 -0400, you wrote:
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   That's
probably a DDS (aka "DAT") drive ... at least, that's 
 the only drive
 I've ever seen built-in to any HP 9000/8x2 or HP 3000/9x2.
 (It'll be a DDS-1, most likely) 
That's what I suspected but, wasn't sure. I'll get some so that I'll have
a
system backup. Any idea how much data fits on one?

  How much memory do you have?  (The 8x2 and 9x2
could have 
 memory plugged into
 just about any slots (front or back!). 
One of the systems is configured with 4 X 8MB of memory. The other has 1 X
32 MB. I also have 8 additional 8MB modules that were pulled from the system
with the bad CPU. Haven't had a chance to check them out yet.

Between the two system (and spares), I have 6 HPIB interface cards, 10 I/O
MUX cards, 9 hard drives, 2 LAN cards, and 2 optical interface cards.

We also found a short rack of hard drives at the junk dealers place but, I
didn't get them. I noticed that they had the fibre connectors but, at the
time didn't realize the computers had fibre interfaces :-(

I might go back later and get the rack. If it's still there (Joe?) 

    Nope, he scrapped it the next day. It's on it's way to China now. :-(
Art has some fiber drives but I don't know if he'll part with them. I'll
probably see him today. If I do I'll ask.  Sorry I haven't answered your
messages soooner. We went and picked up three more loads yesterday and I
didn't get back till late. I'll try to pack the CD drive and get it in the
mail today.

   BTW we got a SGI Onyx Reality Engine2 yesterday. It's HUGE!!!!!  I'm
taking Bob R. out to look at it this morning.

     Joe
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