HP 9845 and space schuttle program was Re: Any HP 9845 Desktops Still In Service?

From: Joe <rigdonj_at_intellistar.net>
Date: Wed May 5 20:16:56 1999

At 10:35 PM 5/5/99 -0400, Fritz said:


>Nice.. I have a 9845B staying in my kitchen...
>No I don't need the kitchen for cooking..

  Sounds like my kitchen. It currently occupied by an Alpha Micro 100, a
dual 8" drive cabinet for an Altair and a few others. Yes, I still cook
there, just have to step around stuff.
>
>Now the 9845B didn't start and it seeemd to be a problem with the
>tapedrives. They made no sound and so sduring the initial routine
>the 9845 waits for somethind and seems to hang..

   That's common with the HPs. The tape drive wheel melts and doesn't drive
the tape and the motor runs and runs. I don't think they ever time out,
they seem to just keep running and waiting for the tape to get where it
should be.

  Glad to hear someone else out there has a 9845.

   Joe
Received on Wed May 05 1999 - 20:16:56 BST