Re: IBM MT/ST recovery; was: IBM 3480 DEC TKZ60 inquiry

2017-12-18 Thread Al Kossow via cctalk
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

Re: IBM MT/ST recovery; was: IBM 3480 DEC TKZ60 inquiry

2017-12-18 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
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

Re: IBM MT/ST recovery; was: IBM 3480 DEC TKZ60 inquiry

2017-12-18 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
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