29 Jun
2012
29 Jun
'12
3:06 p.m.
I have two of them, both are stuck at the moment.
But if any one of you will take a chance getting it loose and make a backup,
let me know.
I do ahve an HP9877 external tape memory unit, the single-drive version.
What I don't have is the 9825 interface or software for it. But I know
what the interface connector on the unit is, and that it's basically the
same as a 9825 tape controlelr goard with a little extra interface logic
(a very little extra logic).
One fo the many 'to do' projectys is to link that up to something more
modern (not : I didn not say something modern :-)) and see if I can make
images of 9825 tapes and dump them back again. If so, I will then
consider having a go with one or your disk system tapes. But that's a
long way in the future.
-tony