[rescue] Big tape drives

[Dave McGuire]

On Tuesday, October 15, 2002, at 04:39 PM, Jochen Kunz wrote:
>>    The TU78 moves tape at 150 inches per second read/write, 400 inches
>> per second rewind.  And it's a vacuum-column drive.
> That is also true for the two drives connected to the Cyber machines.
> (They have two machines. The newer air cooled 910 and an older water
> cooled 810. The 810 is currently not in running order. The cooling 
> needs
> some plumbing...)

   *boing!*

>>> What are the requirements of your Crays?
>>    The J90 pulls about 6kW (but keep in mind it's a relatively recent
>> CMOS machine)
> Water cooled?

   Nope, air cooled...all CMOS.

> Do you know the ETA-10 machines?

   Oh, I *wish*. 8-)  I've studied the architecture but have never seen 
one in person.

       -Dave

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