27 Apr
2013
27 Apr
'13
9:52 p.m.
On 04/27/2013 10:49 AM, Paul Birkel wrote:
All;
I'm curious as to what other manufacturers/systems supported the use of
block-oriented magnetic tape media along the lines of the DECtape (TU56)
and DECassette (TU60) drives.
There was a bunch in QIC-format, including Apple. 3M sold not only
blank tapes, but "<Greek Letter>-mat" preformatted tapes (e.g. Kappamat,
Iotamat, Zetamat...) Some of these tapes did not use optical BOT/EOT
sensing, but rather patterns on a preformatted tape. I have a 3M-made
ADIC drive that is such a beast.
--Chuck