17 Jun
2020
17 Jun
'20
2:30 a.m.
On Wed, 2020-06-17 10:29:08 +0200, Jan-Benedict Glaw via cctalk <cctalk at
classiccmp.org> wrote:
On Wed, 2020-06-10 21:06:40 +0200, Mattis Lind via
cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
As the tapes are so small, it would probably even make sense to just
cache the whole tape upon starting the block device simulation and
just write to the tape as needed.
Now, as I'm curious about it, I need such a drive. :)
MfG, JBG
--
Is there anyone that has already built a tool to
dump TU58-tapes on a Linux
machine? I have the drive of course.
I had a look at the TU58 documentation, it doesn't seem too hard to
wire it up as a BUSE or NBD block device, though it'll be slow by
today's standards. If I ever get my hands on a drive and a few tapes
(at least one with known content!), I'll give it a try.