[rescue] QIC drive needed

[Dave McGuire]

  ...and are generally easily replaced. =)

                -Dave

On 06/29/2015 08:59 PM, Mike Loewen wrote:
>    ...and chances are excellent that the capstan rollers on those drives
> will have dissolved into a gooey mess.
> 
> Mike Loewen                mloewen at cpumagic.scol.pa.us
> Old Technology                http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/
> 
> On Tue, 30 Jun 2015, Glen Hermannsfeldt (Contractor) wrote:
> 
>> As I remember, Sun QIC-150 drives, I believe Archive, would read/write
>> QIC-24
>> tapes.
>>
>> Possibly only read, but I think read and write.
>>
>> They may be easier to find.
>>
>> Also, it might be cheaper to ship the drive without power supply, and
>> get a
>> new one on the other end.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: rescue [mailto:rescue-bounces at sunhelp.org] On Behalf Of Peter
>> Corlett
>> Sent: Monday, June 29, 2015 4:07 PM
>> To: The Rescue List
>> Subject: Re: [rescue] QIC drive needed
>>
>> On 29 Jun 2015, at 23:17, Cory Smelosky <b4 at gewt.net> wrote:
>>> I need a QIC (I think QIC-24) drive so I can take a backup of my copy
>>> of SCO
>> Unix (and install it)
>>> Anyone have one for cheap?
>>
>> I've got one plus about 50 mixed 45- and 60MB tapes that will be FTAGH
>> after
>> I've finally gotten around to reading and then wiping the tapes, but
>> it is
>> rather heavy and shipping to the USA is likely to be prohibitive.
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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
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