I believe the 7933 drives were around $33,000 each in the mid-80's.
 

Regards,
 

Steve Gray
Abtech Support

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Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] newbie question -storing a file from tape to
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Denys Beauchemin wrote:
> I still remember the Eagle 8 pack which provided 4GB of storage in one

> cabinet the size of a double door refrigerator and the weight of one, 
> if it were filled with steel pellets.

We had one of the first "gigabyte" offerings from HP for our new Library
online card catalog.  The "gig" package was 3 of the 404Mb 7933 drives,
somewhere between washing machine (shook like one) and dishwasher size
each.  There was a discount for a 3-pack :-) but it still had one heck
of a price tag.

We had Eagles too, and Coyotes.

Jeff

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