Hi folks, please take a look at this picture: http://h316.hachti.de?gallery/tape_drive2/dscn1704_1024.jpg More can be found here: http://h316.hachti.de?gallery/tape_drive/ http://h316.hachti.de?gallery/tape_drive2/ Who has ever seen/used/heard about/repaired this kind (similar is ok, too!) of tape drive? Doesn't matter if in a museum, private collection, basement, scrapyard, heaven or hell. Doesn't matter if long time ago or today - let me know! Please contact me if you have seen this kind of machine before. I am looking for EVERY trace of these machines! Every hint is appreciated. Also things like "I have seen such a unit 25 years ago in a factory for women's underwear which is closed since 15 years" are important. I hope to find still some traces. These machines were very heavy so there's a real chance that there are still some of them standing around forgotten. That's a Honeywell 4210 7-track tape drive. Once I've ruined three friends' backs with helping me to get it into my first floor collection room. And now I've got the problem that most of the electronics are missing. I don't have a solution yet. I don't know where to start. And I have no spares. But some documentation. I know only one thing: I want to and will bring it back to work! But it would be better and easier to find spare cards or a second unit. It would also be great to get some pieces (easily exchangeable parts) for some limited time - just to check the rest. So please try to remember and contact me. And yes, I have asked this before. Will do that again and again from time to time. Any luck with that could save me weeks of work (which I actually cannot afford at the moment). Thanks a lot! Best wishes, Philipp :-) -- You have to reboot your computer after powerfail? Haha! http://316.hachti.de