On Mon, 28 Jan 2019 14:04:42 -0800 Al Kossow via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/132933407806 > > this is interesting because of the price and that all of the Sun > drives I've ever come across had the 800bpi option in them That's been my experience, too. The 88780 I use is a Sun drive with 800/1600/6250. What I love about these drives is that each track is adjustable electronically for skew - which means one can adjust it to read incorrectly skewed tapes without having to adjust/move the tape head! (Of course, you have to re-adjust it "back" to normal - which makes it something you want to do only when absolutely necessary). I only wish the 88780's tape handling was a bit more "gentle"... Cheers, Lyle -- 73 NM6Y Bickley Consulting West Inc. http://bickleywest.com "Black holes are where God is dividing by zero"