It was an uncommon option for lower end Cyber 180s. -- Will
On Mon, Aug 12, 2019 at 2:40 PM Alan Perry via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > Would this have been connected to a CDC Cyber back in the day? I noticed > that this is in Athens, GA, home of University of Georgia. The first > programs that I ever wrote were on a CDC Cyber there (via a 300-baud > acoustic coupler modem at Valdosta State College). > > alan > > On 8/12/19 11:09 AM, William Donzelli via cctalk wrote: > > There is a Make Offer option, and it does look like the seller does > > take offers fairly regularly. I will not be buying it. > > > > If someone does, I have a huge amount of spares for 976x drives, > > including refurbished heads. It might take a while to find them in my > > mess, however. > > > > -- > > Will > > > > On Mon, Aug 12, 2019 at 1:43 PM P Gebhardt via cctalk > > <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > >> > >> Hi list, > >> > >> Just came across this: > >> > >> https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Computing-CDC-Magnetic-Peripherals-Control-Data-9766-Storage-Module/143351908424?hash=item2160708848:g:3yEAAOSw1oJdTo9u > >> > >> Haven't seen one listed in years. The price lets me assume that this offer > >> addresses customers that may use these drives in a production environment > >> or so... > >> I am not aware of museums or hobbyists who have such drives currently in a > >> functional state to read and write from and to 80MB (CDC 9762) or 300MB > >> (CDC 9766) disk packs. Maybe the CHM? ... not taking into consideration > >> the CHM activities related to the Xerox disk cartidge (2315-equivalent) > >> software archive project. > >> Anybody out there? Would be interesting to know. > >> > >> Best regards, > >> Pierre > >> > >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> http://www.digitalheritage.de
