http://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/102662523
Digi-Data made a widget to read the tapes as well.
On 12/18/17 12:57 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
> Forgive the top-posting on my own post, but I think it's appropriate:
>
> Evidently, the client used an MT/ST to emulate a 2741 a
Forgive the top-posting on my own post, but I think it's appropriate:
Evidently, the client used an MT/ST to emulate a 2741 and the
organization had a S/360 with a 2495 Magnetc Cartridge Reader:
http://ed-thelen.org/comp-hist/IBM-ProdAnn/2495-5.pdf
I have to confess that I've never seen one of t
On 12/17/2017 09:52 PM, Jon Elson wrote:
> There were several DIFFERENT formats used with these standard tape
> cartridges. I have some old CDC Patriot tape drives that did a
> serpentine single track at a time format on a 3480-compatible tape. I
> don't think any DEC drive supported the 18-track
On 12/17/2017 10:04 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
Hi Folks,
We've got a Canadian customer with what appears to be an IBM 3480
cartridge that he'd like to get the data from. We don't get nearly
enough request for these IBM carts to make owning a unit a viable
proposition.
I understand that
Hi Folks,
We've got a Canadian customer with what appears to be an IBM 3480
cartridge that he'd like to get the data from. We don't get nearly
enough request for these IBM carts to make owning a unit a viable
proposition.
I understand that the 3480 format was supported by a wide range of
vendor
