12 Jun
2016
12 Jun
'16
3:31 a.m.
On 12/06/2016 11:00, "Rod Smallwood" <rodsmallwood52 at btinternet.com>
wrote:
OK we are moving forward.
Drive is TK70
Interface card is a TQK70 controller
The cart is a TK50 as that's all I have.
The write protect slide is to write protect off.
Cart loads normally and activity light goes to on.
Write protect light is off
I can now get the INIT to start and ask init Y/N.
INIT starts but write protect light comes on
System halts on an I/O error
.sh dev:mu
gives
Device Status CSR Vector(s)
--------- -------- ---
----------
MU 122722 174500 260 254
Nearly there I think. I have loads of TK50 tapes to format.
I'm pretty sure the TK70 can only read TK50 tapes and not write to them...
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