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From: lenny@icus.islp.ny.us (Lenny Tropiano)
Newsgroups: unix-pc.general,comp.sys.att
Subject: Re: AT&T 7300 Tape drive wanted
Summary: Cipher mechanisms are easy -- controller boards are not.
Message-ID: <1057@icus.islp.ny.us>
Date: 21 Dec 89 06:15:56 GMT
References: <468@cpsolv.UUCP>
Reply-To: lenny@icus.islp.ny.us (Lenny Tropiano)
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In article <468@cpsolv.UUCP> rhg@cpsolv.uucp (Richard H. Gumpertz) writes:
|>I am looking for a tape drive for my AT&T 7300.  Does anyone have one that
|>they would be willing to part with for a reasonable price?
|>-- 

The tape mechanism is a Cipher Model 525 tape drive.  The controller board,
of course, is proprietary and can only be gotten through AT&T.   If you
were able to get a controller, finding a cheap mechanism, small case
and power supply (like I did) is real easy.

You _used_ to be able to purchase at full retail price the controller boards 
directly from AT&T National Parts (800) 222-PART, but the company I work for 
tried that today and was informed that they will not sell you boards, unless
you have one broken for a trade.

Parts are getting scarce...

-Lenny
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