Xref: utzoo unix-pc.general:1417 comp.sys.att:4307 Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!ncrlnk!ncr-sd!crash!rush!bob From: bob@rush.cts.com (Bob Ames) Newsgroups: unix-pc.general,comp.sys.att Subject: Re: Is there any replacement for the FloppyTape drive on the 3B1? Summary: Source for Tape controller boards and cables Keywords: 3B1, Tape, Cipher 525 Message-ID: <771@rush.cts.com> Date: 22 Sep 88 06:22:41 GMT References: <495@icus.islp.ny.us> <358@gizzmo.UUCP> <164@hsi86.hsi.UUCP> Organization: Howard Publications, Inc. Lines: 28 In article <164@hsi86.hsi.UUCP>, stevens@hsi.UUCP (Richard Stevens) writes: > In article <358@gizzmo.UUCP>, mark@gizzmo.UUCP (mark hilliard) writes: > > > > Yes, you can find a Cipher drive at numerous surplus dealers. The Cipher > > drive IS the ATT drive. They are even in the same case. I have seen > > them for as low as $100.00. > > OK, if we can probably find a surplus drive somewhere, any ideas > from anyone on how to get the controller and driver for a > reasonable price ?? Yes! Metro Technologies in Los Angeles, CA can get these parts. I think we paid around $500-600 each for a few sets so we could just move around the drive instead of constantly yanking and pushing boards/cables. Their number is 213-856-6500. Tell them you heard it from Bob Ames! Bob Ames Howard Publications, Inc. Bell: 619-743-2546 INET: bob@rush.cts.com UUCP: {rutgers!ucsd, nosc, hplabs!hp-sdd}!crash!rush.cts.com!bob or crash!rush!bob might work... "We've got Tribbles on the ship, Quintotritacale in the corridors, and Klingons in the Quadrant! It can ruin your whole day, Sir!" - Scotty, "More Tribbles, More Troubles", animated. terrorist, cryptography, DES, drugs, cipher, secret, decode, NSA, CIA, NRO. Jim Kelly, ESPN: "At the dock, you don't get a trophy, you get a subpoena!" "We each pay a fabulous price - for our visions of paradise." - Rush