HP 9000/382 Questions

[Pete Lancashire]

So sounds like

1. get a 9825 (or find someone that has one locally)

Reason for a 9825 is it is the only one with a tape drive that will read
the tapes

Is this correct ?

2. prep the tape(s)
3. copy the data from the tape to a 9895A -- any ever do a emulator ?
4. read the data/run with a 68010 based 200 series .. will the original 300
work ?

I've not taken a DC-100 apart but have done many DC-300's I've got a box of
DC-100's that I don't care what is on them, I'll find it and use one of the
tapes as a test case.

Looks like I've got a long ways to go ....

-pete





On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 7:29 AM, Rik Bos <hp-fix at xs4all.nl> wrote:

>
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> > A picture of an example tape
> >
> > http://petelancashire.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=5246
> >
> > -pete
> >
>
> Pete,
>
> Those are DC100A tapes used in the HP 98X5 series computers.
> The programs are not compatible with the 9000/300 series.
> I couldn't see the tape number on the label but I think it's a 9825A/B
> tape written in HPL.
> Instrument software on this kind of tapes I've seen was written for the
> 9825.
> You'll need a HP 9825 to read this tapes and copy them to a disk (8"  HP
> 9895A).
> The tapes are very fragile, 90% the belts are stuck to the tape.
> And you need to warm the tape to about 50-60C to get the belt from the
> tape without peeling of the magnetic layer.
> After that the belt needs to be reconditioned (see my earlier mail) and
> the tape may be needed to be baked (several hours in an oven at 55-60C).
> After that you have only a few (1-6) passes to read the tape, before it
> becomes badly readable.
> Replacing and removing the drive belt will need some practicing (I've done
> it).
> When the programs are copied to disk it's possible to read them on a HP
> 9000/200 series computer with HPL for the 200 series.
> http://hpmuseum.net/display_item.php?sw=169
> Which will not run on the 9000/382 or other processors higher/later than
> the 68010.
>
> -Rik
>
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