On 03/04/2017 03:27 PM, Mark J. Blair via cctalk wrote:
I mostly remember the shop-vacuum-like whine of the vacuum pump, and the
fluttery thwack of the tape loops forming on load-up. The other tape motion
sounds didn't stick in my memory so much. I do remember the buzzy grind of the
capstan motors on the C240's tape drive; I don't recall whether that drive's
OEM was Fujitsu or Hitachi, but I found it quite enjoying to watch as an
engineering student.
Hmmm, on our TU77, the vacuum pump was not that audible, but
then it was in a room with a LOT of noise. Liebert air
conditioner, 11/780, RM05, RP07 and then the TU77. When the
drive was not running flat out, the bup-bup from the tape
columns was not real loud, but when you were pushing data
fast, like BACKUP with /buffers=5, it made a pretty steady
BRRRRRR noise.
Jon
