Mass Memory Unit from Space Shuttle

[Joe R.]

At 07:48 PM 9/3/05 -0700, Zane wrote:
>>     I found a pile of these things this morning. They are made by Odetics
>>in Anaheim Ca. After I got home with them I realized that they are for the
>>space shuttle. Does anyone know anything about them? I THINK they use a
>>tape drive inside. I haven't opened one up yet but I saw the remains of a
>>tape drive at the same place and I think it was the guts out of one of
these.
>>
>>    Joe
>
>Any chance of getting a photo up?

   Here you go:
<http://www.classiccmp.org/hp/Odetics%20Mass%20Memory%20Unit/>. I opened it
up and took pictures on the inside too. I was HAPPY to see that it did have
a tape in it!  The red tag on this unit says that it is an "Engineering
Test Unit". I have at least three more of these plus a test panel, some
cables and a larger unit that I'm not sure what it is and haven't had time
to check it yet. A couple of the pictures have a 12 inch ruler in them for
a size reference.

    Joe