12 Sep
2002
12 Sep
'02
6:56 a.m.
At 09:57 AM 9/12/02 -0700, you wrote:
Just be carefull who you tell about that. The DECheads get real sensative to anybody
putting DEc stuff to REAL work. :-)
Me too. I have an option board in mine that had batteries on it that leaked and some
of the surface mount parts fell off. I'd like to get a schematic and fix it.
Fortunatly the machine works fine without it. I got the machine dirt cheap because of the
battery damage and all I had to do to make it work was to unplug that card.
Joe
--- Joe <rigdonj(a)cfl.rr.com> wrote:
You have to reformat them but yes, the OLD PC tapes work fine in the HPs.
Ethan,
At 09:02 AM 9/11/02 -0700, I wrote:
Really? Didn't know the PC tapes would work in the older drives. Given
that the storage capacity of a DECtape and an old PC backup tape are
so wildly different, I didn't assume the media was compatible even if
the shell would fit in the drive.
--- "J.C. Wren" <jcwren(a)jcwren.com> wrote:
I have a 4951. It uses the same tapes as the HP-85, HP 9825, etc. IIRC
they're DC-100 tapes and you can use the same (40MB?) tapes that were
used in PCs. I acquired a pair of HP-4952A protocol
analyzers...
I have a pair of portable HP protocol analyzers (...4951A and 4951B) You can also reformat and use DECTapes.
Right. That's what my boss used to do. I have plenty of 4951-formatted
DECtapes to last me a while (5-10, IIRC). But check your drive first, you'll probably
find that it has the same
problems (melted tape drive roller) as the HPs usually do.
That's a common problem with all these drives. I've already replaced
the melted rubber in one TU-58 with tygon tubing. I can do it again.
Last time I checked (six months ago), the 4951s hadn't melted yet.
My 4951 is in storage but I'm pretty
sure that there's a operators
manual with it.
I have a operator's manual somewhere, too. I'd _really_ love to lay my
hands on a maintenance manual.
-ethan
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