Item Subject: Text Item >>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: >> [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask] >> >> 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