Basic 4 tape drive?

From: Dave McGuire <mcguire_at_neurotica.com>
Date: Thu Nov 4 11:40:21 1999

On Thu, 04 Nov 1999, Charles E. Fox wrote:
>I was just bequeathed a batch of Basic 4 bits, terminals, etc. and the
>only thing that looks interesting is some sort of tape drive with the
>following identification:
>
> MAI Basic 4 Information Systems
> Model 4402
>
> and
>
> Cypher F880640-90-1025U
>
> Can anyone tell me what this thing is?

  Sounds like a Cipher F880 to me. A very popular, reasonably nice 9trk drive.
800/1600bpi if I recall correctly, pertec 2-connector formatted interface,
self-threading, very quiet in operation. Nice drive.

                                -Dave McGuire
Received on Thu Nov 04 1999 - 11:40:21 GMT