[Coco] OT tape drives on Ebay?

[Ward Griffiths]

On Saturday 29 January 2005 03:27 pm, Kevin Diggs wrote:
> Hi,
>
> 	Anybody had any luck buying SCSI tape drives on Ebay? I am batting
> 500. I'm 0 for 3 on DDS drives. Though item (5155173524) works if you
> disable the damaged auto head cleaner.
>
> 	What does DOA mean for a tape drive?

Probably the same thing it means with anything else.  Dead On Arrival.  
Been there, done that, got the t-shirt and used it to wash the car.  
Then stripped the unit for parts.
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