----- Original Message ----- From: "Al Kossow via cctalk" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 14, 2019 1:19 PM Subject: Re: Value of Burroughs B9974 disk pack
> > > On 6/14/19 10:17 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: >> >> >> On 6/14/19 10:14 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: >>> >>> >>> On 6/14/19 9:57 AM, Alan Perry wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> I have been talking to other folks at CHM about seeing the one there, but >>>> need to work on my rationale. >>> >>> 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. >>> >>> 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. >>> >>> >>> >> >> 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. >> > > > and read several dozen cold-start and diag cassettes > ----------------- 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 m
