On Thu, 04 Nov 1999, Charles E. Fox wrote:
I was just bequeathed a batch of Basic 4 bits,
terminals, etc. and the
only thing that looks interesting is some sort of tape drive with the
following identification:
MAI Basic 4 Information Systems
Model 4402
and
Cypher F880640-90-1025U
Can anyone tell me what this thing is?
Sounds like a Cipher F880 to me. A very popular, reasonably nice 9trk drive.
800/1600bpi if I recall correctly, pertec 2-connector formatted interface,
self-threading, very quiet in operation. Nice drive.
-Dave McGuire