On 07/09/2017 05:20 PM, jim stephens via cctalk wrote: > I have inherited maybe 1000 tapes that I will have to sort and see > if there is any salvaging. Not sure if they are any use, but it was > a one time opportunity to snag them. The silly thing is that a $15 MCU with a SD card can probably handle a Pertec interface with horsepower to spare. You could mount an MCU inside the drive cabinet and use it with a USB or ethernet cable--or WiFi, if you're ambitious enough for control. Most of the job is 5V level shifting.
Such is the world we live in today--silicon is stupid cheap. Anyone need any blank tapes? I've got a dozen or so still in their sealed bags--probably sticky as heck, since they were recycled/refurbed, then sold. I suspect that they're probably 80's Memorex--not exactly good news. I'm sure as heck not going to use them. Maybe for a wall decoration? --Chuck
