19 Jun
2005
19 Jun
'05
2:50 p.m.
Sun-labeled ones are what you should watch for.
They all seem to have the 800bpi option, and are SE SCSI.
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Spotted one over at Weird Stuff for $50 today.
Sun PN 596-1219
The 800bpi option (replacement R/W board) PCB
part number is 07980-66531
http://sunsolve.sun.com/handbook_pub/Systems/Sun4/RMVBL_OPT_680.html
for a parts breakdown
20 Jun
20 Jun
4 p.m.
On Sunday 19 June 2005 11:50, Al Kossow wrote:
Sun-labeled ones are what you should watch for.
They all seem to have the 800bpi option, and are SE SCSI.
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Spotted one over at Weird Stuff for $50 today.
I checked out all the drives at Weird Stuff and none have the 800bpi option.
I've got 'em scouting for more drives (none in the back - "authorized
employee only" area either)...
Lyle
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Lyle Bickley
Bickley Consulting West Inc.
Mountain View, CA
http://bickleywest.com
"Black holes are where God is dividing by zero"
21 Jun
21 Jun
12:23 a.m.
From: "Lyle Bickley" <lbickley at bickleywest.com>
I checked out all the drives at Weird Stuff and none
have the 800bpi
option.
If you dont insist on IBM, you should look for e.g. Qualstar 3412S.
Excellent drive. It supports for reading : 800, 1600, 3200 and 6250. For
writing : 1600, 3200 and 6250. Large diameter reels
Nico
2:57 a.m.
On Monday 20 June 2005 21:23, Nico de Jong wrote:
From: "Lyle Bickley" <lbickley at
bickleywest.com>
The drives are HP drives which were OEMed by IBM, Tandem, Sun, Pyramid, etc.
They are high quality, reliable and readily available (at least here in
Silicon Valley). I own two of them - both being purchased with the last
couple of years for $25 each - and both are in near perfect condition.
Unfortunately, mine only support 1600 and 6250 bpi.
I'll keep my eyes open for the Qualstar - but I've never seen one available
I checked out all the drives at Weird Stuff and
none have the 800bpi
option.
If you dont insist on IBM, you should look for e.g. Qualstar 3412S.
Excellent drive. It supports for reading : 800, 1600, 3200 and 6250. For
writing : 1600, 3200 and 6250. Large diameter reels from any of the local dealers or scrappers.
Lyle
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Lyle Bickley
Bickley Consulting West Inc.
Mountain View, CA
http://bickleywest.com
"Black holes are where God is dividing by zero"
3:29 a.m.
From: "Lyle Bickley" <lbickley at bickleywest.com>
The drives are HP drives which were OEMed by IBM, Tandem, Sun, Pyramid,
etc.
They are high quality, reliable and readily available
(at least here in
Silicon Valley). I own two of them - both being purchased with the last
couple of years for $25 each - and both are in near perfect condition.
Unfortunately, mine only support 1600 and 6250 bpi.
I'll keep my eyes open for the Qualstar - but I've never seen one
available
from any of the local dealers or scrappers.
You might also want to spy after an M4 9914 drive. All the drives I've had
in my vincinity handled all 4 densities read _and_ write. However, according
to the documentation, writing 800 bpi is an option. The user/diagnostic
manual is available on-line somewhere.
Nico
12:34 p.m.
Nico wrote...
You might also want to spy after an M4 9914 drive. All
the drives I've had
in my vincinity handled all 4 densities read _and_ write. However,
according
to the documentation, writing 800 bpi is an option. The user/diagnostic
manual is available on-line somewhere.
Speaking of which... my M4 9914 is sick. It works at 1600 and 6250, but not
800 & 3200. It *IS* supposed to work at 800 & 3200. I talked to a company
that does repair, and they said it is most likely the "ADP" board inside the
unit. Of course they wanted an obscene price for a new ADP board.
Does anyone have a junque 9914 that they'd be willing to yank the boards out
of for me as a trade or cash?
Jay
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