16 Mar
1999
16 Mar
'99
9:28 p.m.
As a user of TU58, the tapes are better than most. I have at least three
operational on PDP-11s. At 256k/drive/tape they are small but the serial
interface is easy to use(with anything).
DECTAPE is a generic DECism for small tapes.
Tu55/56 the 3/4" tape on reels Most PDP-n before 1973ish
Tu60 phillips digital cassette PDP-8, PDP-11 mostly
TU58 DC100 cartridge, DEC unique format. PDP-11, VAX730, VAX750
I'd love to have a TU55/56 Dectape (the open reel style).
Allison
17 Mar
17 Mar
5:01 p.m.
Allison wrote
Tu55/56 the 3/4" tape on reels Most PDP-n before
1973ish
And don't forget the original 555 transport, and the LINCtape.
Tu60 phillips digital cassette PDP-8, PDP-11 mostly
I've never seen this referred to officially as DECtape. It was called
DECcassette. Since this was not a block-addressable random access device,
it is substantially less like DECtape than the TU58, and couldn't be used
as a "system device" for OS/8 or RT11.
TU58 DC100 cartridge, DEC unique format. PDP-11,
VAX730, VAX750
DECtape II.
I'd love to have a TU55/56 Dectape (the open reel
style).
My arm could be twisted to make a tape available, but it sounds like you want
a transport, and they are hard to come by.
I've partially completed a caching SCSI controller for the TU56 drive.
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