28 Aug
2003
28 Aug
'03
11:02 a.m.
Just like to have a confirmation that it can read 7 and 9 track tapes
--
7 and 9 track 1/2" tapes have different track spacing, and require
different head stacks for each format.
the only drive I have ever heard of that was capable of reading both
were specially configured HP 7970's
Good luck finding a drive capable of reading 2400' 7 track tapes.
It took me several years to find just a 7 track head stack, and it
cost me $500.
28 Aug
28 Aug
11:34 a.m.
Hi Al,
Please check the manual of the TU10 on you ftp. It is capable of reading
both formats (if you get the transports for it)
;-)
Al Kossow wrote:
Just like to have a confirmation that it can read 7
and 9 track tapes
--
7 and 9 track 1/2" tapes have different track spacing, and require
different head stacks for each format.
the only drive I have ever heard of that was capable of reading both
were specially configured HP 7970's
Good luck finding a drive capable of reading 2400' 7 track tapes.
It took me several years to find just a 7 track head stack, and it
cost me $500.
8:51 p.m.
Good luck finding a drive capable of reading 2400'
7 track tapes.
It took me several years to find just a 7 track head stack, and it
cost me $500.
I have a Pertec 7-track drive, and am still looking for a formatter to convert the 3
edgeconnectors (3 x (2 x 18)) to "modern" 2 x (2x25))
Nico
9:23 p.m.
out of all the years I owned Computer Exchange Inc. I had only one 7970 hp
tape drive that would read 7 track... even the ones that only read 7
track must have been scarce too, or I just never attracted them!
Thanks Ed Sharpe archivist for SMECC
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Al Kossow" <aek(a)spies.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 12:54 PM
Subject: Re: kennedy 9300 tape drive
Just like to have a confirmation that it can read 7
and 9 track tapes
--
7 and 9 track 1/2" tapes have different track spacing, and require
different head stacks for each format.
the only drive I have ever heard of that was capable of reading both
were specially configured HP 7970's
Good luck finding a drive capable of reading 2400' 7 track tapes.
It took me several years to find just a 7 track head stack, and it
cost me $500.
29 Aug
29 Aug
10:50 a.m.
ed sharpe wrote:
out of all the years I owned Computer Exchange Inc. I
had only one 7970 hp
tape drive that would read 7 track... even the ones that only read 7
track must have been scarce too, or I just never attracted them!
Are you sure it was a hp 7970 ?
All hp7970 I found are 9-track ...
cheers
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