The Wikipedia page specifically lists items as read/write and read/only. TK70 appears to be the highest read-only for a TK50.
Ian
On 2013-01-24, at 2:39 PM, Clem Cole <clemc at ccc.com> wrote:
On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 5:26 PM, Ian McLaughlin <ian at platinum.net> wrote:
Can anyone confirm or deny this? I have some newer generation DLT drives, but none of them admit to being backwards compatible that far.
IIRC you could >>read<< them, just not write them.
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On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 5:26 PM, Ian McLaughlin <ian at platinum.net> wrote:
Can anyone confirm or deny this? I have some newer generation DLT drives, but none of them admit to being backwards compatible that far.
IIRC you could >>read<< them, just not write them.
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.
Ian
El 24/01/2013, a les 20:39, Kari Uusim ki <uusimaki at exdecfinland.org> va escriure:
Didn't remember to tell that anyone who wants takeup leaders, please specify for which drive type (TK50/TZ30, TK70, TZ85, TZ86, TZ87, etc) you need a takeup leader. They are slightly different depending on the drive type.
It would be good to know how many you want as well.
I can use also a pair or three, for TK70
Regards,
Kari
Jordi Guillaumes i Pons
jg at jordi.guillaumes.name
HECnet: BITXOV::JGUILLAUMES
On 24.1.2013 20:46, Dave McGuire 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.
-Dave
Didn't remember to tell that anyone who wants takeup leaders, please specify for which drive type (TK50/TZ30, TK70, TZ85, TZ86, TZ87, etc) you need a takeup leader. They are slightly different depending on the drive type.
It would be good to know how many you want as well.
Regards,
Kari
I was watching the MOP Console system ID messages from DECnet/E on simh, with an emulated LQA. Noticed something odd: the source address was broadcast. That's not valid, of course. The question is why that happened.
The answer is that the emulation uses the address in slot 0 of the address filter as the source address. The hardware doesn't care what order the addresses go in as far as filtering is concerned; DECnet/E puts broadcast in slot 0 and the physical address in slot 1, followed by any multicast addresses.
Is the SIMH behavior also what a real LQA does? That would be an interesting DECnet/E bug if so... Or does a real LQA just use the physical address, as a UNA would?
paul
El 24/01/2013, a les 19:12, Fred <fcoffey at misernet.net> va escriure:
all front diag lights light up, and do not move.
Y soon-to-be-resurrected 4000/90 does the same... but if I cycle quickly the power button it begins to boot. It is probably something wrong with the PSU... that's an issue I will investigate after I get my replacement RTC chip (which should be somewhere between China and Europe right now... probably navigating the pirate-infested somali waters ;))
Jordi Guillaumes i Pons
jg at jordi.guillaumes.name
HECnet: BITXOV::JGUILLAUMES
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.
-Dave
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On 24.1.2013 13:11, Jordi Guillaumes i Pons wrote:
El 24/01/2013, a les 11:06, Kari Uusim ki <uusimaki at exdecfinland.org> va escriure:
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.
I have got a dead TK70 drive for that reason. Is there any source of replacement parts?
Jordi Guillaumes i Pons
jg at jordi.guillaumes.name
HECnet: BITXOV::JGUILLAUMES
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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.
Sorry for this OT.
Regards,
Kari
