Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 01:04:48 +0100 From: shadoooo <shadoooo at gmail.com> To: cctech at classiccmp.org Subject: Re: VAX 11/730 Documentation Message-ID: <54600120.9080902 at gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Hello, read any of its console tapes. I have too a lot of tapes, complete and uncomplete sets of software installation tapes, plus two/three console versions and some with unknown content. The problem is, many of them suffer from sticky rubber on tape (if you try to move the rubber leader, it will create blank spots on tape, removing the magnetic oxide substrate). Other have a broken band. I read somewhere around, it is possible to detach the rubber band using hot air, and replace it with some sort of PVC strings. I would need a lot of time to try something... but the bigger problem is not this... I don't have a TU58 to be used on the desk to try to read the tapes, and even better to assembl?e a new firmware allowing to format blank tapes. I'm trying to buy some piece of hardware since a lot of time... no luck so far. If anybody has a TU58, or parts, please let me know. Andrea