Dual digital tape drive | 102735091 | Computer History Museum

Description

Object is a pair of tape drives mounted in a case. On the front the label reads "FileSafe(r) 1200d". There is a small LCD screen on the front. On the back is a SCSI device number selection switch, a power switch, and two SCSI connectors. An online search on "Mountain filesafe 1200d" produces an InfoWorld article from January 1990 giving the announcement of the device. It is a digital tape drive using the DAT tape medium, capable of archiving 1.3GB of data on each of the two drives.

Date

1990-01

Manufacturer

Mountain Computer Inc.

Place Manufactured

U.S.

Identifying Numbers

Model number	01-31370-01	Label on bottom
Model number	1200d	Label on front
Part number	45-32757-01	Label on bottom
Serial number	TF200000052	Barcode on bottom

Dimensions

overall: 6 1/2 in x 6 1/4 in x 12 1/4 in

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