31 Jan
2015
31 Jan
'15
11 a.m.
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.
--
Mark J. Blair, NF6X <nf6x at nf6x.net>
http://www.nf6x.net/
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?