On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 12:11 AM, Chuck Guzis ccl...@sydex.com wrote:
Not complete off-topic, but I just received an email from Shaun Halstead
that he's looking to get rid of a CDC Keystone drive (vertically mounted)
(read: TU80 family, with Pertec interface) that was apparently used on a
Update: TZ30 located and ordered.
And now I'm thinking that I ought to build a custom Pertec interface (as is
being discussed in another thread) that's particularly suited for archival
work, though I might still be interested in a SCSI magtape drive or SCSI/Pertec
adapter anyway.
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Mark J.
On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 3:15 PM, Mark J. Blair n...@nf6x.net wrote:
In order to be able to move data between my vintage and modern computers more
effectively, I am looking for one or both of these items:
2) 1/2 open reel magtape drive with SCSI interface. Preferably with 6250 BPI
capability.
On Jun 9, 2015, at 15:44 , Glen Slick glen.sl...@gmail.com wrote:
An alternative would be to look for a cheap Fujitsu M2444AC tape drive
(often seen with Sun badges). They have Pertec interfaces, but it is
probably easier and cheaper most of the time to find a Pertec tape
drive interface
On Jun 9, 2015, at 15:44 , Glen Slick glen.sl...@gmail.com wrote:
You don't do eBay any more, and asking over $300 is way to much, but
here is what the look like for reference:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/191583247197
I have picked up a couple in the $50-$100 range.
If their prices weren't so
On 2015-06-10 00:59, Mark J. Blair wrote:
On Jun 9, 2015, at 15:44 , Glen Slick glen.sl...@gmail.com wrote:
An alternative would be to look for a cheap Fujitsu M2444AC tape drive
(often seen with Sun badges). They have Pertec interfaces, but it is
probably easier and cheaper most of the time
On Jun 9, 2015, at 22:11 , Chuck Guzis ccl...@sydex.com wrote:
Not complete off-topic, but I just received an email from Shaun Halstead that
he's looking to get rid of a CDC Keystone drive (vertically mounted) (read:
TU80 family, with Pertec interface) that was apparently used on a Xerox
Oh, and furthermore, I'm much more comfortable in a UNIX environment than
anything PC/DOS/Windows. Linux is fine, but I would expect pain getting drivers
for some random Pertec card. So, PC platforms that might accept a Pertec card
aren't my preferred environment.
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Mark J. Blair, NF6X
On Jun 9, 2015, at 20:45 , Bob Rosenbloom boba...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
I have a Fujitsu M2444AC sitting in my hangar up here in Santa Cruz. You can
have it if you can get someone to pick it up.
Photo's here:
http://www.dvq.com/Fujitsu/
You probably guessed already that my friend in Santa
