Burroughs streaming tape drive

From: Anthony Clifton <wirehead_at_retrocomputing.com>
Date: Sat Sep 20 18:45:45 1997

I was at a local computer 'junk' store today. Didn't find anything of
interest except

A Burroughs streaming tape drive that looks ALOT like one I remember
using with a MicroVAX about 9 years ago. It's black, about 12" tall,
24" deep, is a 9 track streaming tape drive.

It has two connectors on the back that look for all the world like
Centronics style SCSI connectors.

I could probably pick it up for $10 or less. Should I? I'd just grab it
but I don't have UNLIMITED funding for such things and if it's not
interfacable or usable in ANY WAY then I'll probably leave it.

Is it interfacable to 'normal' machines? Should I grab it?

Thanks...

Anthony Clifton - WireHead Prime

PS: I did get an Apple wide carriage printer that looks like the 132
column version of the ImageWriter I...at Goodwill for $10. That should
be fun. =-)
Received on Sat Sep 20 1997 - 18:45:45 BST