16 Oct
2015
16 Oct
'15
11:30 a.m.
Very cool..
I have the same or very similar HP 88780 that I grabbed from a local
recycler for $5, I just don't have any tapes for it yet. That autoload cycle
is quite the thing.
Amazing you got all that gear working on a modern laptop. Set up your own
data center with all those goodies.
I might be bugging you for help with the 88780 when I get that far down the
TO-DO list.
Cheers, Joe
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Marc
Verdiell
Sent: 2015-10-14 12:25 AM
To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
Subject: RE: Writing SCSI 9-Track Mag Tapes from Windows/DOS
Woot! I finally got my HP 7970E (yeah, a year in the making!), HP 88780,
and
Overland Data OD3201 9-track tapes all working at the
same time. One on
HP-
IB, one on SCSI-1, and one on Parallel Port interface.
Only my ever
finicky
Qualstars got jealous and decided not to play ball.
Here is a family
video:
https://youtu.be/eCBxNhEzIfc
The DOS computer is a vintage Dolch PAC 65.
Thanks for all here who helped with tips, documentation and software.
Marc