Re: Price on an 8mm tape drive

Sorry, you were right - I looked at a wrong column...

Best regards
    Alexey Pytel



Larry Bolhuis <lbolhui@ibm.net> on 04/23/99 10:10:13 PM

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To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
cc:    (bcc: Alexei Pytel/Rochester/IBM)
Subject:  Re: Price on an 8mm tape drive





Alexey,

  Please do inform me HOW to get these readily available drives.  The Sales
Manual clearly states for each and every internal 8mm drive listed that
they are
supported for upgrade only but cannot be ordered.

  - Larry

pytel@us.ibm.com wrote:
>
> 7208-342 is the only EXternal 8mm drive, currently marketed by IBM.
>  8mm INternal drives are readily available...
>
> Best regards
>     Alexey Pytel
>
> Larry Bolhuis <lbolhui@ibm.net> on 04/23/99 04:47:47 PM
>
> Please respond to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
>
> To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> cc:    (bcc: Alexei Pytel/Rochester/IBM)
> Subject:  Re: Price on an 8mm tape drive
>
> > I believe you can get an internal 8mm tape drive from IBM for about
$1700
>

> Nope.  You can't get any internal 8mm drives from IBM, the only available
> unit
> is the 7208-342 20GB unit.  All other drives would have to be purchased
> used.
>
>  - Larry
>
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