1 Feb
2015
1 Feb
'15
3:19 a.m.
Mark J. Blair wrote:
I've got three Verbatim ST-600 "High Density Streamer Cassette" and five
Maxell CS-600HD "High density data cassette back coated 183m/600ft"
audio-cassette-like tapes with the notch on the back edge. Most have data
written on them from around 1994 but one of each type is unused and still in
plastic wrapping. Another of the Verbatim tapes is missing the box.
If they are of any use, they are available for postage from Ireland.
Regards,
Peter Coghlan.
On Jan 31, 2015, at 10:47, Chuck Guzis <cclist
at sydex.com> wrote:
On 01/31/2015 10:39 AM, Mark J. Blair wrote:
No, I'm thinking of things like Teac MT-2ST drives, using audio-cassette-like
CT-600H cartridges. Some random googling suggests that those sorts of drives
may move the tape at around 90 ips, so hopefully they don't use capstan and
pinch roller drive that's designed for slow audio tape movement.
I just ordered the cheapest one of those drives listed, and some matching
tapes, to experiment with. Maybe it'll provide a better transport than the
data logger tape transport that I also have on the way? And either of them
might be easier to hack for this project than a regular audio cassette
transport that's designed for much slower tape speed.
Poking around on eBay, I see that there were
other brands (Teac,
Wangtek, Everex...) of streaming tape backup drives that look like
they may have used those audio-cassette-like tapes with the notch on
the back edge, much like the TU60. Maybe one of those transports
could be adapted for this wacky scheme? I might buy one of the
cheaper ones and some matching tapes to experiment with.
Are you thinking of the DC2000/2100 type drives? I think that they're a bit
too large. How about, say, an Irwin drive using DC1000 minicarts?