Accessing a TK50 or TK70 from RT

[Adrian Graham]

On 12/06/2016 11:00, "Rod Smallwood" <rodsmallwood52 at btinternet.com> wrote:

> OK we are moving forward.
> 
> Drive is TK70
> Interface card is a TQK70 controller
> The cart is a TK50 as that's all I have.
> The write protect slide is to write protect off.
> Cart loads normally and activity light goes to on.
> Write protect light is off
> I can now get the INIT to start and ask init Y/N.
> INIT starts but write protect light comes on
> System halts on an I/O error
> 
> .sh dev:mu
> 
> gives
> 
> Device                  Status      CSR                       Vector(s)
> ---------                  --------            ---
>                           ----------
> MU                      122722    174500                260  254
> 
> Nearly there I think. I have loads of TK50 tapes to format.

I'm pretty sure the TK70 can only read TK50 tapes and not write to them...

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