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- From: jcochran@nyx.cs.du.edu (Jim Cochrane)
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- Subject: ICD Fast Tape Drive (for Atari ST) For Sale
- Message-ID: <1992Dec20.030250.23117@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>
- Date: 20 Dec 92 03:02:50 GMT
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- ICD Fast Tape Backup unit for the Atari St. Purchased in 1989 for
- around $800. The unit works fine and is in good condition. I haven't
- used it for about a year and a half or more -- since my hard drive died
- (my main machine is now a 80486). 30-day money back guarantee. $200.
-
- If interested, you can email me at:
- jcochran@nyx.cs.du.edu
-
- or call me at:
- 303-449-3315
-
- Jim Cochrane
-
- In case anyone is interested, some of the specs. from the manual
- are listed below:
-
- typical transfer rate: 6.5 MB/min.
- average time for 155 Mb backup: less than 23 min.
- recording format: 17 track serpentine
- formatted capacity: 155.7 Mb per tape
- write verify: full read after write and ECC
- retries: write up to 15, read up to 16
- tape speed: 90 ips (288.6 cm/sec)
- maximum rewind time: 80 seconds (approx.)
- MTBF: 10,000 POH
- magnetic tape: ICD CT-600XLN, TEAC
- CT-600N, Maxell
- CS-600XDN or equivalent
-