1 Sep
2008
1 Sep
'08
3:21 p.m.
I've got a few more things to get rid of this week... I can probably
ship this stuff as it's relatively small, but pickup is preferred (and
will probably result in a discount :).
Sun Sparcstation 2 w/ 12MB ram, and a Matrox CG-12 (370-1370) 3D
graphics adapter. $20 for the machine + board or $15 for the graphics
board alone.
Box of Apple II software, including The Print Shop, companion, and two
graphics disks, Flight Simulator, and a few other things. $10 for it
all. Everything looks complete, but I haven't tried any of it out.
The boxes are included, but a bit smooshed from being stored in a pile
for a long time. $10
Dell DLT-1 tape drive, internal. This appeared to work, the one time I
tried it. Includes a cleaning tape, and a few DLT-4 tape media. $10
Network Associates "Full Duplex Fast Ethernet Pod", part # NGC-1507601.
It has 3 10/100 network jacks on the back (two are MII or RJ45, other
is RJ45 only), a serial port, "Sync In" and "Sync Out", and a DIN-8
power connector. Don't have the power supply, but it claims to use 12V
at 4.2A. Untested. $10
Three SGI Indigo 2's. These I will not ship, as they're too big/heavy
to easily ship. One is an Impact (purple), one an Impact 10000
(purple) and one EXtreme (teal). $10 each
I also have boxes upon boxes of (used and degaussed) DLT-4 media. I'd
like to get about $1/tape for that.
Pat
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1 Sep
1 Sep
6:20 p.m.
At 06:21 PM 9/1/2008 -0400, you wrote:
I also have boxes upon boxes of (used and degaussed)
DLT-4 media. I'd
like to get about $1/tape for that.
With the servo track erased by degaussing, aren't they doorstops? My
understanding was that there is a timing track written at manufacture, and
it can't be put back with a standard tape drive.
Inquiring minds want to know.
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9:24 p.m.
On Monday 01 September 2008, Tom Peters wrote:
At 06:21 PM 9/1/2008 -0400, you wrote:
Not on DLT. DLT is serpentine, and without any servo track. SuperDLT
has an "optical" servo track, so it's also safe to degauss.
In fact, to write to DLT media in at a different density than it was
recorded at (eg, DLT4000 vs 7000 vs 8000), you have to degauss it
first.
Pat
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I also have boxes upon boxes of (used and
degaussed) DLT-4 media.
I'd like to get about $1/tape for that.
With the servo track erased by degaussing, aren't they doorstops? My
understanding was that there is a timing track written at
manufacture, and it can't be put back with a standard tape drive.
Inquiring minds want to know. 
10:20 p.m.
At 12:24 AM -0400 9/2/08, Patrick Finnegan wrote:
On Monday 01 September 2008, Tom Peters wrote:
We used to regularly degauss DLT III and DLT IV media at work, with
positive results. IIRC, we also degaussed SDLT tapes. The important
thing is having a degausser capable of doing the job right. At one
point we had people that would degauss every tape prior to putting it
in a tape library, now they only do select "problem" tapes.
Over the years we've chipped millions of dollars worth of used DLT
and SDLT tapes as we upgraded to newer revisions. :^( Though when
possible we provide them to other groups in the company that are
using the older drives.
Zane
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At 06:21 PM 9/1/2008 -0400, you wrote:
Not on DLT. DLT is serpentine, and without any servo track. SuperDLT
has an "optical" servo track, so it's also safe to degauss.
In fact, to write to DLT media in at a different density than it was
recorded at (eg, DLT4000 vs 7000 vs 8000), you have to degauss it
first. I also have boxes upon boxes of (used and
degaussed) DLT-4 media.
I'd like to get about $1/tape for that.
With the servo track erased by degaussing, aren't they doorstops? My
understanding was that there is a timing track written at
manufacture, and it can't be put back with a standard tape drive.
Inquiring minds want to know. 
2 Sep
2 Sep
9:04 a.m.
Three SGI Indigo 2's. These I will not ship, as
they're too big/heavy
to easily ship. One is an Impact (purple), one an Impact 10000
(purple) and one EXtreme (teal). $10 each
Oh man! Indigos for 10 bucks! I wished I lived closer :) (I'm in
sweden). I guess you should post in the nekochan forums if you don't get
rid of the machines. I could do it for you if you like.
Regards,
Pontus.
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