Opps, that should have been private, sorry. On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 10:35 PM, Paul Anderson <used...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Kyle, > > Any updates for the trip? > > On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 10:19 PM, Kyle Owen <kylevo...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I hope to start backing up my MicroVAX 3800 soon via the TK70. Sounds like >> 8mm is more unreliable than the TK70, and I don't have but one >> magneto-optical disk. >> >> Are there any precautions I need to take before sticking a tape in the >> drive? Pinch rollers that might be gooey? >> >> I assume the TK70 drive is backwards compatible with TK50 tapes? >> >> Lastly, I've got some tapes that I couldn't find much info on. Here are >> the >> labels: >> >> ER206200-00 REV G 1.03 >> P4000 DOWNLINE VMS SOFTWARE >> 09-29-89 >> (C) 1988 EMULEX >> >> ER2062014-00 REV A >> P4000 LAT-TCP/IP VER 2.00 >> 05/14/90 TK50 (VMS LOAD) >> (C) 1990 EMULEX >> >> ER2062014-00 REV 01 >> P4000 LAT-TCP/IP VER 2.00B2 >> 05/1/90 TK50 (VMS LOAD) >> (C) 1990 EMULEX >> >> ER2062014-00 REV 00 >> P4000 LAT-TCP/IP SOFTWARE >> 3-22-90 TK50 (VMS LOAD) >> (C) 1990 EMULEX >> >> Are any of those worth keeping? Any tips on getting those tapes online >> using my VAX? I know there are utilities for the PDP-8 and PDP-11 world, >> but being thrown into VAX and VMS so quickly, it may take me a bit to >> catch >> up. Any recommendations on reading material? >> >> I also have a tape for VAX Occam 2 from INMOS. I know what that is, as I >> have a 64-node Transputer array. It'd be nice to get that going at some >> point for fun. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Kyle >> > >