14 Nov
2023
14 Nov
'23
7:34 p.m.
On 11/14/23 16:12, steve shumaker via cctalk wrote:
Greetings all.. I'm looking for a Qualstar 1260S
1/2" tape system to
review/recover data from a stack of early Landsat tapes that I came into
a while back. I'd prefer the Qualstar SCSI system for familiarity but
basically I'm looking for a SCSI unit that can read 6250 GCR tapes. I'd
prefer west coast area to avoid shipping but given their (lack of)
availability I'm open to talking with anyone who might be willing deal
with it.
Steve, I've got a 1260S and it does a pretty poor job at reading 6250
GCR. It slows the tape down for the higher density and just doesn't
make enough signal to be reliable.
You probably want to consider other brands.
Most of my 6250 work is done on a Fujitsu X2444 drive, but it's Pertec,
not SCSI. But there are lots of other drives with 6250 capability.
FWIW,
Chuck