On 25 Jan 2013, at 07:33, Dave McGuire wrote:
On 01/25/2013 02:27 AM, Ian McLaughlin wrote:
We're any of the other DEC drives released in a scsi version?
It's in the naming scheme. TK = DEC interface, TF = DSSI, TZ = SCSI,
TU = massbus, TA = SDI, etc. I've personally never seen a TZ85/86/87,
but if they exist, and conform to the naming scheme, they're SCSI.
Some of the later TZ8x drives can be found banded as other brands under a DLT model rather than a DEC model number. For example, I have a Compaq DLT4000 20/40 GB drive that's exactly the same hardware as a TZ88 but the badge on the front is different. It works just fine with OpenVMS :) Alas the 88 is too late to read TK50 cartridges... I think.
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On 01/25/2013 02:33 AM, Dave McGuire wrote:
On 01/25/2013 02:27 AM, Ian McLaughlin wrote:
We're any of the other DEC drives released in a scsi version?
It's in the naming scheme. TK = DEC interface, TF = DSSI, TZ = SCSI,
TU = massbus, TA = SDI, etc. I've personally never seen a TZ85/86/87,
but if they exist, and conform to the naming scheme, they're SCSI.
Oh wait, duh, I'm half asleep. I have indeed seen them, at least the
TZ86 and TZ87, as I HAVE some here in those nice little half-width tape
changers. They are indeed SCSI.
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On 01/25/2013 02:27 AM, Ian McLaughlin wrote:
We're any of the other DEC drives released in a scsi version?
It's in the naming scheme. TK = DEC interface, TF = DSSI, TZ = SCSI,
TU = massbus, TA = SDI, etc. I've personally never seen a TZ85/86/87,
but if they exist, and conform to the naming scheme, they're SCSI.
-Dave
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We're any of the other DEC drives released in a scsi version?
Ian
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On 2013-01-24, at 8:33 PM, Kari Uusim ki <uusimaki at exdecfinland.org> wrote:
On 25.1.2013 0:26, Ian McLaughlin wrote:
On 2013-01-24, at 2:06 AM, Kari Uusim ki <uusimaki at exdecfinland.org> wrote:
Is the takeup leader (the plastic ribbon which is fastened to the internal reel) intact? Its outer end which grabs the tape from the cassette is arrow-shaped. Is the "arrow" quite in order? If not, the takeup leader should be replaced.
Tape leader is fine on this drive. The problem with this cartridge is the spool inside the cartridge jammed and wouldn't rotate causing the drive to not rewind.
Ok. Cartridge failure, then. Could it have been accidentally dropped? I've seen several times DLT cartriges fail after been dropped on the floor.
You can also read a TK50 tape with a newer DLT drive like TZ85, TZ86 and TZ87.
Is this true? According to Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Linear_Tape a CompacTape I can only be read by a TK50 and a TK70.
Can anyone confirm or deny this? I have some newer generation DLT drives, but none of them admit to being backwards compatible that far.
Ian
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I'm not sure if others than DEC branded DLT drives (TZ85,TZ86,TZ87) can read TK50 tapes, but DEC drives sure do.
Even the front of the drive has leds which indicate which formats the drive can handle.
Like Johnny said, Wikipedia articles aren't always the complete truth of the topic.
Regards,
Kari
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On 01/25/2013 12:08 AM, Michael Holmes wrote:
If you get a working 9 track tape drive , I'd love to give you an old
tape to get some vac files off of it ( university had some awesome
dcl scripts I copied over)
I have a working 9-track drive; I'd be happy to read some stuff off
for you.
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If you get a working 9 track tape drive , I'd love to give you an old tape to get some vac files off of it ( university had some awesome dcl scripts I copied over)
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On Jan 24, 2013, at 6:14 PM, sampsa at mac.com wrote
In those days, DAT and Exabyte tapes were more portable until DEC spun the DLT group out to quantum. But for a very long time 4mm and 8mm were a lot cheaper/meg. I still have a couple of working 9-track, 8mm and 4mm drives, but nothing from DLT.
I don't know why, but I'd really love a 9 track drive for one of my DEC boxes..
On 25.1.2013 0:26, Ian McLaughlin wrote:
On 2013-01-24, at 2:06 AM, Kari Uusim ki <uusimaki at exdecfinland.org> wrote:
Is the takeup leader (the plastic ribbon which is fastened to the internal reel) intact? Its outer end which grabs the tape from the cassette is arrow-shaped. Is the "arrow" quite in order? If not, the takeup leader should be replaced.
Tape leader is fine on this drive. The problem with this cartridge is the spool inside the cartridge jammed and wouldn't rotate causing the drive to not rewind.
Ok. Cartridge failure, then. Could it have been accidentally dropped? I've seen several times DLT cartriges fail after been dropped on the floor.
You can also read a TK50 tape with a newer DLT drive like TZ85, TZ86 and TZ87.
Is this true? According to Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Linear_Tape a CompacTape I can only be read by a TK50 and a TK70.
Can anyone confirm or deny this? I have some newer generation DLT drives, but none of them admit to being backwards compatible that far.
Ian
.
I'm not sure if others than DEC branded DLT drives (TZ85,TZ86,TZ87) can read TK50 tapes, but DEC drives sure do.
Even the front of the drive has leds which indicate which formats the drive can handle.
Like Johnny said, Wikipedia articles aren't always the complete truth of the topic.
Regards,
Kari
On 2013-01-25 00:25, Johnny Billquist wrote:
On 2013-01-24 23:26, Ian McLaughlin wrote:
On 2013-01-24, at 2:06 AM, Kari Uusim ki <uusimaki at exdecfinland.org>
wrote:
Is the takeup leader (the plastic ribbon which is fastened to the
internal reel) intact? Its outer end which grabs the tape from the
cassette is arrow-shaped. Is the "arrow" quite in order? If not, the
takeup leader should be replaced.
Tape leader is fine on this drive. The problem with this cartridge is
the spool inside the cartridge jammed and wouldn't rotate causing the
drive to not rewind.
You can also read a TK50 tape with a newer DLT drive like TZ85, TZ86
and TZ87.
Is this true? According to Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Linear_Tape a CompacTape I can
only be read by a TK50 and a TK70.
Can anyone confirm or deny this? I have some newer generation DLT
drives, but none of them admit to being backwards compatible that far.
It is true. If you search for TK85,86,87 documentation, you'll find that
they can read TK50. Wikipedia is (unfortunately) not nearly as correct
as you would wish, lots of times...
Just FYI:
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&sqi=2&ved=0C…
Page 1-12.
(Sorry for the ugly url)
Johnny
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On 2013-01-24 23:26, Ian McLaughlin wrote:
On 2013-01-24, at 2:06 AM, Kari Uusim ki <uusimaki at exdecfinland.org> wrote:
Is the takeup leader (the plastic ribbon which is fastened to the internal reel) intact? Its outer end which grabs the tape from the cassette is arrow-shaped. Is the "arrow" quite in order? If not, the takeup leader should be replaced.
Tape leader is fine on this drive. The problem with this cartridge is the spool inside the cartridge jammed and wouldn't rotate causing the drive to not rewind.
You can also read a TK50 tape with a newer DLT drive like TZ85, TZ86 and TZ87.
Is this true? According to Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Linear_Tape a CompacTape I can only be read by a TK50 and a TK70.
Can anyone confirm or deny this? I have some newer generation DLT drives, but none of them admit to being backwards compatible that far.
It is true. If you search for TK85,86,87 documentation, you'll find that they can read TK50. Wikipedia is (unfortunately) not nearly as correct as you would wish, lots of times...
Johnny
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On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 1:46 PM, Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com> wrote:
On 01/24/2013 01:43 PM, Kari Uusim ki wrote:
Yes, there are takeup leader which you can buy.
I don't have prices right now, but I know where to find them.
Are there others here at HECnet who might need them?
I could check if we could get a good bargain if ordering several.
Yes, I could use a few.
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