They generally go for fairly big bucks. I sold two of them (HP
88780B drives) about a year ago for around $350/ea. They're all
over...just not for free.
-Dave
On December 14, Christopher Smith wrote:
> Right. I know they exist... just can't find them. :)
>
> Regards,
>
> Chris
>
> Christopher Smith, Perl Developer
> Amdocs - Champaign, IL
>
> /usr/bin/perl -e '
> print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n");
> '
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Eric Dittman [mailto:dittman_at_dittman.net]
> > Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 1:37 PM
> > To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> > Subject: Re: Hardest to Find Classic Computers (Was: RE: Way OT: Just
> > say
> >
> >
> > > Do peripherals count too? If so, try finding a 9-track
> > drive that doesn't
> > > take up as much room as your fridge. Any EDSI hardware and
> > controllers have
> > > been very elusive to me as well.
> >
> > Actually, there are some table-top 9-track drives. There is
> > a limit on how
> > small a 9-track drive can be since you have to accommodate
> > two large reels.
> >
> > In fact, next week I'm picking up a table-top 9-track SCSI
> > drive for $75.
>
--
Dave McGuire
St. Petersburg, FL "Less talk. More synthohol." --Lt. Worf
Received on Fri Dec 14 2001 - 23:35:44 GMT