[ale] Local DDS5 tape drive source

[Greg Freemyer]

On 4/15/05, William Bagwell <rb211 at tds.net> wrote:
> On Friday 15 April 2005 04:46 pm, Greg Freemyer wrote:
> > I have a dds5 tape I need to read ASAP. Or within a few days anyway.
> >
> > Does anyone know of a local retailer where I could buy one this
> > weekend? The HP site lists theirs at $1000, so I'm guessing the only
> > 3 real possibilities are Fry's, Micro Center, and Comp USA.
> 
> No, but I might have one in my barn.
> "HP Digital Data Storage Media Recognition System 90 meter data cartridge"
> Arghh! No 5 mentioned on the tape....
> 
> The drive is in a Digital Prioris server that worked as recently as a year
> ago. Never tested the tape drive, will attempt to do so if the above is
> compatible.
> --
> William

William,

I ordered one for delivery Thursday from HP, so the urgency is gone,
but I would still like to have a backup drive.  (I hate to own only
one of a give drive type.)

FYI: HP calls it a DAT72 drive, but it is the same as a DDS-5 to the
best of my knowledge.

Greg