On 8/16/2015 6:29 PM, Chuck Guzis wrote:
> On 08/16/2015 03:20 PM, Jay Jaeger wrote:
>
>> One issue with the capstan idea, though, would be direction.
>> Capstans really want to pull. Not very good a pushing. ;) So if
>> you did that, and you wanted to direction operation (required if you
>>
On 08/16/2015 03:20 PM, Jay Jaeger wrote:
One issue with the capstan idea, though, would be direction.
Capstans really want to pull. Not very good a pushing. ;) So if
you did that, and you wanted to direction operation (required if you
can't stream the entire tape), then you'd need two sets o
On 8/16/2015 3:22 PM, Chuck Guzis wrote:
> On 08/16/2015 10:15 AM, Jay Jaeger wrote:
>>
>
>> More likely, apply the technology used on some 9 Track drives: a little
>> tension arm and then use servos to drive the supply and takeup reels,
>> and an encoder (*not* driven) that measures speed (in p
On 08/16/2015 10:15 AM, Jay Jaeger wrote:
More likely, apply the technology used on some 9 Track drives: a little
tension arm and then use servos to drive the supply and takeup reels,
and an encoder (*not* driven) that measures speed (in place of the
capstan on older drives).
Maybe--I know
On 8/16/2015 11:19 AM, Chuck Guzis wrote:
> On 08/16/2015 08:24 AM, dwight wrote:
>> I left a note there about using CRCs to do data correction. It is a
>> simpler method for software than normally use.
>
> I posted a link on VCF about using GNU CRC RevEng--a great little
> utility to aid in det
On 08/16/2015 08:24 AM, dwight wrote:
I left a note there about using CRCs to do data correction. It is a
simpler method for software than normally use.
I posted a link on VCF about using GNU CRC RevEng--a great little
utility to aid in determining polynomials and initial conditions for
CRCs.
assiccmp.org
> Subject: QIC-24 data analysis
>
>
> This looks like fun..
>
> http://mightyframe.blogspot.com/2015/08/qic-24-tape-data-block-format-decoding.html
>
This looks like fun..
http://mightyframe.blogspot.com/2015/08/qic-24-tape-data-block-format-decoding.html
