Value of Burroughs B9974 disk pack

[Mike Stein]

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From: "Al Kossow via cctalk" <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
To: <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, June 14, 2019 1:19 PM
Subject: Re: Value of Burroughs B9974 disk pack


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> On 6/14/19 10:17 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote:
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>> On 6/14/19 10:14 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote:
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>>> On 6/14/19 9:57 AM, Alan Perry wrote:
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>>>> I have been talking to other folks at CHM about seeing the one there, but need to work on my rationale.
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>>> There really isn't much to see that is in the picture. It's not like the system in in one physical location
>>> in storage. Everything is palletized and would have to be brought down from the pallet racking.
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>>> I have no way to read the packs. I may still have a drive in my storage, if it hasn't already been scrapped
>>> as I've been downsizing over the past several years.
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>> I also still have some 19xx series boards since I had wanted to pull the proms to at least attempt to save
>> enough information so someone could try simulating the machine in the future. On the list of things to do
>> is try to save some 1700 2315-style 32 sector packs that I should be able to read if I can ever get back
>> to working on digitizing non 12 sector packs.
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> and read several dozen cold-start and diag cassettes
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Have you got a suitable drive? I've been meaning to read several dozen series 'L' tapes one of these days.

BTW, a B90 8" drive on eBay, item # 
122904436385

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