WTD: 9 track open reel for PDP-11

Chuck Guzis cclist at sydex.com
Thu Dec 27 12:53:28 CST 2018


On 12/27/18 10:32 AM, Glen Slick via cctalk wrote:

> If you want something that can easily be shipped and moved around one
> option is a Qualstar 1052. I wasn't impressed with the quality and
> performance of those. I gave away the ones I had. They do 1600 (and
> 3200), but not 6250.

The 1260 (or later) will do 6250, but I can't recommend it--it isn't
terribly good at reading tapes that the Fuji does fine on.  I suspect a
couple of reasons for this--the transport mechanism itself and the very
low speed at 6250 (less induced EMF in the head).

If that's not important, it is pretty lightweight and comes in a SCSI
version as well.

--Chuck




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