Assorted goodies & TK Question - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

16 Apr 2002

If I understand it well, I could use one tabletop TK50-GA I have :-)
That's right ?

Oh, another more thing: Could I take one complete image of one 
backup tape to put it in a "virtual tape image" format ?
I have one backup of Oracle for VMS (very old) and I'd like to recover 
it and mount under one simulator like SIMH or so.

Greetings

Sergio

----- Mensaje Original -----
Remitente: "Greg Elkin" &lt;beermat(a)bouncy-castle.demon.co.uk&gt;
Fecha: Martes, Abril 16, 2002 11:32 am
Asunto: Re: Assorted goodies & TK Question

...
   Has anyone
ever gotten a "TK50-Z" in a 'TK SCSI' encosure to   work with
  any 'normal' scsi controller on a PC or
something?  
  Yup, got a stripped one sat on a desk at the moment ; 
 TK50 (ver E4) from a different system
 the SCSI-TK50 drive adaptor board from the (scrap) enclosure, set 
 to ID5
 PC AT PSU to drive the adapter board & TK50 drive
 PC with Adaptec AHA1540CF, running DOS6.22 & Adaptecs DOS driver 
 (ASPI4DOS.SYS) loaded.

 Using the ST program (v1.1, by John Wilson) I can read & write 
 images from/to 
 TK50 catridges happily.

 I have the thing nekkid as I need to clean the TK50s head using a 
 Qtip with 
 IPA on every few tapes I play with as they get gunked up from 
 reading the old 
 tapes quite quickly.

 Now, if someone happens to have an image of the Mvax-II full 
 diagnostics that 
 could be usefull...

 greg