Tracy, If you really need them, I think I might have a card full of them somewhere. Tim Cummings -----Original Message----- From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Johnson, Tracy Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 11:11 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] Converting A 7980S to a 7980A for a Classic Art opines, O-how-great-Babylon-has-fallen: > Hi Denys :) > Yah... I remember that ... but only if you didn't have to cut the > first > 100+ feet of the tape off to get it to work! > > In College we got a donation of tapes ... can't remember exactly > how many... but I remember going thru dozens and cutting of the tape > to make the thing load and read.... I think we paid a buck a tape > after we got it to load... still have a couple down in the den... > doubt they even unspool any longer! > > Art "memories! hehe" Bahrs What? And lose the BOT marker? P.S. Where does one get the little silver BOT marker replacement kits these days? P.S.S. Anyone remember using a tape splicing kit? Tracy Johnson Measurement Specialties, Inc. BT NNNN > -----Original Message----- > From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Art Bahrs > Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 11:02 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] Converting A 7980S to a 7980A for a Classic > > > ======================================================= > Art Bahrs, CISSP Information Security The > Regence Group > (503) 225-4992 FAX (503) 220-3806 > > > > > "Denys > > Beauchemin" > > <denysnospamwa > To > [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] > > R.COM> > cc > Sent by: > > "HP-3000 > Subject > Systems Re: [HP3000-L] > Converting A 7980S > Discussion" to a 7980A for a > Classic > <HP3000-L@RAVE > > N.UTC.EDU> > > > > > > 06/02/2006 > > 07:58 AM > > > > > > Please respond > > to > > [log in to unmask] > > rr.com > > |------------| > > | [ ] Secure | > > | E-mail | > > |------------| > > > > > > > > Thanks for the trip down memory lane. I liked the 7980SX tape drives. > Did you know that at high compression, you could store up to, are you > ready for this, one gigabyte of data, on a 2400 foot reel tape. Wow! > > :-) > > > Denys > > -----Original Message----- > From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Johnson, Tracy > Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 9:48 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] Converting A 7980S to a 7980A for a Classic > > It's a garage machine. I wanted to get it running before the heat > sets in. > > After I convert to Buffalo drives, I got a NIC card for it so I can > put it up on my home network. > > Someday I'll need help configuring Network Services on a Classic. > > I have both platform 3P and 4 FOS and SUBSYS tapes with > everything.* So installing NS shouldn't be a problem. > > * I mean SUBSYS with EVERYTHING, it was a gift from HP when they > stopped distribution of MPE/V. I got SPL, FORTRAN, COBOL, BASIC, > PASCAL, (other s**t I've never even heard of,) ... the works. > > Tracy Johnson > Measurement Specialties, Inc. > > BT > > > > > > > > NNNN > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On > > Behalf Of Denys Beauchemin > > Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 10:38 AM > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] Converting A 7980S to a 7980A for a Classic > > > > > > Good for you Tracy! Now tell me, is this system in > > production or just a > > hobby? > > > > Denys > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On > > Behalf Of Tracy Johnson > > Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 2:40 AM > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: [HP3000-L] Converting A 7980S to a 7980A for a Classic > > > > Having acquired 3 7980 tape drives, two of the A model and > one of the > > S model, only the S model worked. > > > > But I needed an A model to connect to my HP3000 Micro/XE. > > > > The fix was easy, but figuring it out was a little more difficult. > > > > This essentially means converting the S model from SCSI to HP-IB. > > > > You can't just move the HP-IB card from the A to the S > model. The S > > model had only 3 cards in the internal card cage. The > older A models > > had 4. The drive's display will neither show an HP-IB ADDR > or SCSI ID > > display. > > > > So I swapped the A model's 4 internal cards with the S models 3 > > internal cards and voila. My Micro/XE recognized the HP-IB address > > and it was able to make it's first full backup in 2 years. > > > > Now I can move off it's lone 7937 Eagle drive and RELOAD it > onto some > > "newer" Buffalo chips I managed to acquire. I think > someone here was > > looking for that Eagle. > > > > -- > > BT > > > > Tracy Johnson > > Justin Thyme Productions > > Ye olde free telnet games at: http://hp3000.empireclassic.com/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > NNNN > > > > * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * > > * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html * > > > > * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * > > * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html * > > > > * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * > * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html * > > * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * > * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html * > > > > > ============================================================== > ================ > IMPORTANT NOTICE: This communication, including any attachment, > contains information that may be confidential or privileged, and is > intended solely for the entity or individual to whom it is addressed. > If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message > and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution > of this message is strictly prohibited. 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