Rick:I do not think of it as anywhere close to be "the last statement". But took it as it was an item to pass on to new people who might be interested to see what came first and about when it happened. The PC Weenies seem to have a short memory and if this helps straighten them out, good. Ed --- On Mon, 1/3/11, Rick Fochtman <[email protected]> wrote:
From: Rick Fochtman <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Review of Past IBM Drives To: [email protected] Date: Monday, January 3, 2011, 1:39 PM -----------------------------------------------<snip>-------------------------------- The whole article stinks of something given to a bored intern to complete, and he punted after 5 minutes of research. Certainly there were important advancements in the 1970s and 80s. And yes, I am still looking for older IBM drives and controllers for the collection - a 3880 slipped through my fingers recently. ---------------------------------------------<unsnip>-------------------------------- I used to know where to find a working 2841 controller and 2 2821 Data Cell Drives ("Noodle Pickers").Those, plus a full string of 2319 drives, went to a scrap metal dealer back in November, when the last guy who could fix them couldn't find repair parts. Rick ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
