4 May
2020
4 May
'20
8:51 a.m.
On 5/4/20 6:17 AM, systems_glitch via cctalk wrote:
The tape interface I have for my UNIX PC is indeed a
floppy tape interface,
says "FTAPE" near the connector on the outside. I haven't paired a drive
with it yet.
Easy enough to tell without opening things up. The Cipher 525 is a
full-height drive; cartridges are inserted and locked in by a lever
located just below (or above) the tape slot, that, when a cart is loaded
obstructs the tape cart access by requiring a quarter-turn from being
horizontal to vertical.
It's the only floppytape drive that I'm aware of that works this way.
--Chuck