28 Dec
2018
28 Dec
'18
10:46 a.m.
On 12/27/2018 1:53 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
On 12/27/18 10:32 AM, Glen Slick via cctalk wrote:
I have a Qualstar 1260 (Pertec Interface) and connected it to a
PDP-11/23 with an Emulex TC02.? It was fun to see it spin the tape and
read/write data.? I could just imagine what torture it was to collect
data or install operating systems that way.
Anyway, that's what it took for me to get the PDP-11 tape fever out of
my system.? I think under RT-11 the tape was an MS: device.? If you
could dig up a DEC TU80 drive it has a pertec interface and open rack
space for a BA23 box.
Doug
If you want something that can easily be shipped
and moved around one
option is a Qualstar 1052. I wasn't impressed with the quality and
performance of those. I gave away the ones I had. They do 1600 (and
3200), but not 6250.
The 1260 (or later) will do 6250, but I can't recommend
it--it isn't
terribly good at reading tapes that the Fuji does fine on. I suspect a
couple of reasons for this--the transport mechanism itself and the very
low speed at 6250 (less induced EMF in the head).
If that's not important, it is pretty lightweight and comes in a SCSI
version as well.
--Chuck