On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 12:11 AM, Chuck Guzis wrote:
> Not complete off-topic, but I just received an email from Shaun Halstead
> that he's looking to get rid of a CDC Keystone drive (vertically mounted)
> (read: TU80 family, with Pertec interface) that was apparently used on a
> Xerox system.
>
>
Update: TZ30 located and ordered.
And now I'm thinking that I ought to build a custom Pertec interface (as is
being discussed in another thread) that's particularly suited for archival
work, though I might still be interested in a SCSI magtape drive or SCSI/Pertec
adapter anyway.
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Mark J. B
On 06/09/2015 10:31 PM, Mark J. Blair wrote:
Any particular reason why Pertec IF isn't desirable?
I already have 1-2 Pertec IF drives; my Kennedy 9610, and presumably
my TU80 based on the two 50-pin cables between it and my VAX. I don't
have any Pertec interface controllers on my modernish, up
Oh, and furthermore, I'm much more comfortable in a UNIX environment than
anything PC/DOS/Windows. Linux is fine, but I would expect pain getting drivers
for some random Pertec card. So, PC platforms that might accept a Pertec card
aren't my preferred environment.
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Mark J. Blair, NF6X
http
> On Jun 9, 2015, at 22:11 , Chuck Guzis wrote:
> Not complete off-topic, but I just received an email from Shaun Halstead that
> he's looking to get rid of a CDC Keystone drive (vertically mounted) (read:
> TU80 family, with Pertec interface) that was apparently used on a Xerox
> system.
>
>
On 06/09/2015 09:13 PM, Mark J. Blair wrote:
Thank you very much for the offer! If I'm not mistaken, that drive
has a Pertec interface, though, like the Kennedy 9610 that I already
have, so I think I will let somebody else have a crack at it. That
drive model looks familiar; we probably had at
BTW, there was a SCSI variant of my Kennedy tape drive. I would be very
pleasantly surprised if I managed to find the card to convert my drive over to
SCSI, though. I think that finding one would be a real long-shot.
--
Mark J. Blair, NF6X
http://www.nf6x.net/
> On Jun 9, 2015, at 20:45 , Bob Rosenbloom wrote:
> I have a Fujitsu M2444AC sitting in my hangar up here in Santa Cruz. You can
> have it if you can get someone to pick it up.
> Photo's here:
>
> http://www.dvq.com/Fujitsu/
You probably guessed already that my friend in Santa Paula is also a
On 6/9/2015 4:09 PM, Mark J. Blair wrote:
On Jun 9, 2015, at 15:44 , Glen Slick wrote:
You don't do eBay any more, and asking over $300 is way to much, but
here is what the look like for reference:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/191583247197
I have picked up a couple in the $50-$100 range.
If their pr
On 2015-06-10 00:59, Mark J. Blair wrote:
On Jun 9, 2015, at 15:44 , Glen Slick wrote:
An alternative would be to look for a cheap Fujitsu M2444AC tape drive
(often seen with Sun badges). They have Pertec interfaces, but it is
probably easier and cheaper most of the time to find a Pertec tape
> On Jun 9, 2015, at 15:44 , Glen Slick wrote:
> You don't do eBay any more, and asking over $300 is way to much, but
> here is what the look like for reference:
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/191583247197
> I have picked up a couple in the $50-$100 range.
If their prices weren't so high, I have a fr
> On Jun 9, 2015, at 15:44 , Glen Slick wrote:
>
> An alternative would be to look for a cheap Fujitsu M2444AC tape drive
> (often seen with Sun badges). They have Pertec interfaces, but it is
> probably easier and cheaper most of the time to find a Pertec tape
> drive interface for a DEC system
On 6/9/2015 3:44 PM, Glen Slick wrote:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/191583247197
I have picked up a couple in the $50-$100 range.
I had two of those which came with Sun 4-280 systems. Hamilton used
them for doing custom Pal and prom stuff in their offices and I got the
systems there.
I suspect
On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 3:15 PM, Mark J. Blair wrote:
> In order to be able to move data between my vintage and modern computers more
> effectively, I am looking for one or both of these items:
>
> 2) 1/2" open reel magtape drive with SCSI interface. Preferably with 6250 BPI
> capability. Doesn'
In order to be able to move data between my vintage and modern computers more
effectively, I am looking for one or both of these items:
1) DEC TZ30 tape drive. This is a TK50-compatible drive in a 1/2 height form
factor with a SCSI interface.
2) 1/2" open reel magtape drive with SCSI interface.
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