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From: wolf@fb14vax.sbsvax.uucp (Wolfgang Huwig)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec
Subject: tape drive and hd for microvax II
Message-ID: <WOLF.91May13135440@fb14vax.sbsvax.uucp>
Date: 13 May 91 11:54:40 GMT
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Organization: Universitaet des Saarlandes, Saarbruecken, West Germany.
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Hi,
I recently got responsible for a couple of machines (mostly suns)
including a Microvax II. There soon will be an upgrade to a Decstation.
Now the problem: there exists an ASAC rack with
- a Kennedy 9600A 1/2" tape drive (800, 1600, 3200 BPI)
- an M2344 hard disk (690 MB)
- an SMD/MSCP controller
which could be changed to a SCSI device (costs about $8000).
But there's almost no more need for the tape drive and we would prefer
to buy a bigger hard disk for the suns for the money.
Now my question: is there still a market for such a tape drive and
how much would it be worth?
My knowledge about DEC machines and their periphery is very poor,
so I would appreciate any advice on this matter.
Greetings,
-Wolfgang
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