[HECnet] anyone have a physical 9 track tape drive still working?

[Dave McGuire]

On 12/30/2013 11:29 AM, lee.gleason at comcast.net wrote:
  It's my month for trying to read old media. I've been   going through
my collection to try and eliminate bulky things I won't be using. I came
across around 10 reel to reel mag tapes from RSX and VMS,   from my early
DEC career, that I would like to see about getting copied to SIMH tape
format.

  If a stack of 9-track tapes is "bulky" to you, you would HATE my place. ;)

  Does anyone on the list here in the US still have a working 9 track
tape drive on their systems, that would be willing to convert these at a
hobbyist-friendly price? I dimly recall that these tapes would be 1600 BPI.

  I have several functional 9-track drives here, though none are hooked
up at the moment due to a physical reorganization in-progress here.   I
expect to have one up and running in the next week or so, though, and
can certainly help you out.

                        -Dave

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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA