16 Apr
2012
16 Apr
'12
2:32 p.m.
On 16 Apr 2012 at 20:29, Oliver Lehmann wrote:
The original drive is a DEI CMTD-3400
http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dei/CMTD-3400S2_4tk6400bpi_1979.pdf
So there is no way at all to copy those tapes with a QIC drive on a
PC?
Probably not--at least not using parts for "backup". I've got a
similar drive in my collection by 3M. Basic dumb drive--has the
drivers for the motion, and read/write amplifiers, but otherwise no
intelligence whatsoever.
You could possibly cobble up an interface circuit using an MCU (did
someone mention Arduino?), but I've not tried that.
I have no idea of the details of recording on my drive.
--Chuck