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Check out this monster I got today....
Weighs in at 83 pounds and is 24"x18"
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Also got this today...
weighs in at 1.2 oz
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I just got a couple hard drives that are big also. Mine are full alum. 14" platters. Nice looking chip also
Similar to the ones in my avatar........I was told to tear em down if I wanted to sell as scrap
They are still in my dads basement can't bring myself to scrap em
I know what you mean. Will be hard to if I decide to get rid of it.
after having my 35 pounder for the best part of ten years, i'm on the verge of scrapping it
Some things just have a "Cool" factor. I also own and operate a small computer store as well as recycling and I like to keep some of the unusual things in my store as displays. Maybe you could check with some of the computer shops in your area and sell that for more than scrap value. It is a lot easier to explain to customers how a hard drive works with a large one like that than a regular hard drive. You may want to push it's "Cool" factor also as a display object. I myself have several large hard drive as well as unusual boards in my shop.
"Anybody of our buyers buy large Hard Drives?"
1 - Click advanced search under search bar
2 - Type in "hard drives"
3 - Select the "buyers and sellers section"
4 - Click search
I have a funny feeling buyers are not going to pay $1 per pound for that hard drive :)
That is so cool.
Just out of curiosity do you know how many mb the drive is. Also it looks like you would have some boards in the back of the unit
I am guessing it might be more like how many KB nor MBQuote:
Originally Posted by scraprecycler
Can't find any info on it at all. Googled it and no info.can't even find info on company.Quote:
Originally Posted by scraprecycler
Mike....I had two drives just like the ones in your avitar that I ended up scrapping. After the plastic was gone, I had some al, wire, and some electric motor scrap. I really regret scrapping them now and wish I'd just put them away whole. I did keep the large platters and spacers for them for their cool factor and they are hanging on my shop wall. I hate to scrap the old cool stuff.
The chip set you show we pay $25.00 /lb for those.
We would obviously purchase them. I would need you to send me more info and I can get you a price. It should be more than you think.
I found this about the Kennedy 5380 drive. There is a little bit of information on it in appendix D on the following pdf file.
Looks like this drive might have come from a Digital system. The reference manual is from 1983 so your really big drive is pretty old.
http://decdoc.itsx.net/emulex/SC0251...C02C_Oct85.pdf
Oh and I found an old usenet post from 1981 that says your drive is an 80 MB drive.
Thank... Ssearched a few times with no luck. How did you find it?Quote:
Originally Posted by fivegallonbucket
I did an advanced search from the link under the Google search box. I used the box for exact phrase using Kennedy 5380 to get away from all the Kennedy as president references. This lead me to a page on your hard drive. give it a whirl.
WHat were the actual platters made of???My dad said copper I don't think so looks like plastic to meQuote:
Originally Posted by Pnutfarmer
If you break it down...you should be able top sell that board in a telecom grade....personally though, I'd save it...you won't see these much anymore and it'd be nice to add to a scrappers collection/ museum ya know!