> -----Original Message----- > From: cctalk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Paul > Berger > Sent: 14 October 2016 23:49 > To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: IBM 370 Hard Drive > > On 2016-10-14 7:42 PM, Jason Howe wrote: > > Came across this in the local craigslist today: > > > > http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/sop/5820161303.html > > > > I don't know if this is of interest to the Big Iron IBM guys, but if > > there's any interest from folks not in the Seattle Area, I'm happy to > > help faciliate. > > > > --Jason > That is a 62PC I don't know of any 370 systems that used them, I think the > closed they came to a mainframe was they where used in the 8130 and > 8140 systems. There was also at least one in every S/38, in the later days of > S/38 it was usually only one with the system microcode on it and it was run > isolated from the rest of the disk storage because of their tendency to die > suddenly. I believe that 62PCs where also used in S/34 and Series/1. > > Paul.
I was going to say it didn't look like any S/370 drive I had seen. Its also only the Head and Disk assembly (HAD) and if the spindle has been turned and who wouldn't turn the spindle, its probably toast. It would make a nice museum exhibit, provided it was donated, but I think $185 is optimistic...] Dave G4UGM
