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     >>DEACONxx64 wrote:

     >> Does anyone know of an alternate 9 track SCSI tape drive that will
        work on a
     >> HP3000 S/969 - KS220 that is cheaper than $7000?  We are upgrading
        to a S/969
     >> soon and will have to upgrade our existing HP-IB 7980 tape drive to
        SCSI and
     >> the upgrade kit is $7000 (HP list price)
     >>
     >> Please e-mail info to:
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     >> Thanks in advance,
     >> Joe.

     Reiner Hutsch Replied:

     >Hi Joe,
     >
     > we had the same problem when upgrading form -922 to -918. But we
     > decided to buy a much cheaper HP-IB board for the 918 instead of
     > upgrading the HP7980.

     You are making it too complicated.  The HP-IB to SCSI upgrade for the
     7980 (product 88707S) is $7,000 less a return credit for the HP-IB
     board in the tape drive (option 100) of $4,500.  The result is a net
     list price of $2,500.  This provides a supported configuration within
     the price range of current tape drives.  You will, however, need to
     add a SE SCSI adapter to the 969.

     Skip Phair