18 May
2015
18 May
'15
1:23 a.m.
Hi
I'm about to go on a small road trip to pick up some computer gear. I'm
curious about what I'm actually getting :)
http://www.update.uu.se/~pontus/slask/L%C3%B6fberg-haul/
I know what the Siemens and IBM things are, but:
What system would the the Ampex Series 800B have been used with?
The Alfaskop terminals, are they 3270 compatible?
Regarding the huge stack of tapes, what should I look for in order to
identify what might be on them, is the "9270" label any clue?
I will leave the Esselte Scribona FD 20 behind, but I'm curious what it
is? I think it may have served use on an airport, printing boarding
passes or similar.
Regards,
Pontus.
18 May
18 May
1:48 a.m.
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Pihlgren
Sent: 18 May 2015 09:24
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Subject: ID help, Ampex tape drive and other things.
Hi
I'm about to go on a small road trip to pick up some computer gear. I'm
curious about what I'm actually getting :)
http://www.update.uu.se/~pontus/slask/L%C3%B6fberg-haul/
I know what the Siemens and IBM things are, but:
What system would the the Ampex Series 800B have been used with?
They don't look like computer tape drives. They have notes on the side that
talk about tracks 8-14 which is odd if they were computer drives as that's
normally 9-track tape. Possibly some kind of audio recorder?
The Alfaskop terminals, are they 3270 compatible?
If the other kit is related probably not. The IBM screens are 5250 so
mid-range. I would have thought the Alfaskop were also 5250 compatible, but
then I can't find any reference to Alfaskop having made 5250 screens. If
they have co-ax connectors they are 3270 compatible, if they have twinax or
DE-9 then 5250 for S/36, S/38, AS/400.
Regarding the huge stack of tapes, what should I look for in order to
identify
what might be on them, is the "9270" label
any clue?
The other labels. "9270" looks like a tape library number, and as it also
says CA-DYNAM-T I suspect the tapes were managed by a Computer Automation
Tape Library Management program, and the only pace the content of the tapes
was recorded was in its database.
I will leave the Esselte Scribona FD 20 behind, but I'm curious what it
is? I
think it may have served use on an airport, printing
boarding passes or
similar.
Regards,
Pontus.
Cheers,
Dave
6:31 a.m.
On 05/18/2015 03:48 AM, Dave G4UGM wrote:
Right, the connector labels show 14 tracks, so while they
use standard 1/2" computer tape, they seem to be analog data
recorders. They also appear to have no system to start and
stop quickly, as needed for computer drives. I've seen
analog recording drives that looked a lot like these before.
Jon
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From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Pontus
Pihlgren
What system would the the Ampex Series 800B have been used with?
They don't
look like computer tape drives. They have notes on the side that
talk about tracks 8-14 which is odd if they were computer drives as that's
normally 9-track tape. Possibly some kind of audio recorder?
8:04 a.m.
On May 18, 2015, at 9:31 AM, Jon Elson <elson at
pico-systems.com> wrote:
On 05/18/2015 03:48 AM, Dave G4UGM wrote:
Right, the connector labels show 14 tracks, so while they use standard 1/2"
computer tape, they seem to be analog data recorders. They also appear to have no system
to start and stop quickly, as needed for computer drives. I've seen analog recording
drives that looked a lot like these before.
There are 14 track computer tape drives (CDC made them) but those used 1 inch tape.
Does analog recording require tape that is designed to record more than just ones and
zeroes? Perhaps not; if FM modulation is used, that wouldn?t be such an issue.
That drive certainly doesn?t look like a computer peripheral. The connectors look more
like lab instrument cabling, or perhaps military equipment cables.
paul
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From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Pontus
Pihlgren
What system would the the Ampex Series 800B have been used with?
They don't
look like computer tape drives. They have notes on the side that
talk about tracks 8-14 which is odd if they were computer drives as that's
normally 9-track tape. Possibly some kind of audio recorder?
9:13 a.m.
On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 11:04:39AM -0400, Paul Koning wrote:
That drive certainly doesn?t look like a computer peripheral. The connectors
look more like lab instrument cabling, or perhaps military equipment cables.
There was a few military items in the lot as well. I'll ask the seller for details
when I get there.
/P
8:34 a.m.
On 05/18/2015 01:23 AM, Pontus Pihlgren wrote:
What system would the the Ampex Series 800B have been
used with?
The Alfaskop terminals, are they 3270 compatible?
Regarding the huge stack of tapes, what should I look for in order to
identify what might be on them, is the "9270" label any clue?
You may want to browse the following:
http://reel2reeltexas.com/AmpexDataBrochure.pdf
This is from about 1964, but note, in particular, the FR-1300. I
think you've got an instrumentation recorder.
--Chuck
9:16 a.m.
On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 08:34:22AM -0700, Chuck Guzis wrote:
That is the closest I've seen so far. thanks.
/P
identify what might be on them, is the "9270" label any clue?
You may want to browse the following:
http://reel2reeltexas.com/AmpexDataBrochure.pdf
This is from about 1964, but note, in particular, the FR-1300. I think you've
got an instrumentation recorder.
8:36 a.m.
On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 10:23 AM, Pontus Pihlgren <pontus at update.uu.se> wrote:
Hi
I'm about to go on a small road trip to pick up some computer gear. I'm
curious about what I'm actually getting :)
http://www.update.uu.se/~pontus/slask/L%C3%B6fberg-haul/
I know what the Siemens and IBM things are, but:
What system would the the Ampex Series 800B have been used with?
I think it's an airborne unit for recording flight measurements, seems
14 tracks on half-inch tape were standard. Apparently model 800 was
introduced by Ampex in 1955.
9:20 a.m.
On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 05:36:54PM +0200, Jon wrote:
I think it's an airborne unit for recording flight measurements, seems
14 tracks on half-inch tape were standard. Apparently model 800 was
introduced by Ampex in 1955.
The alfaskop is labled with SAS logo, the old national flight company.. perhaps
related. The printed label on the tape drive says "replaces remote control", I
wonder what it might be..
I think we'll have to wait until I pick it up to find out.
/P
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