Alloy Engineering tape drive

From: Jack Peacock <peacock_at_simconv.com>
Date: Sat Jun 13 01:46:30 1998

I have acquired the manuals, S100 controller, and cartridge tape
drive, but not the software, for an Alloy Engineering cartridge tape
drive. I have two manuals, the Interface Guide For the IDXS-100, and
TIP (Tape Interchange Package) Operator's Guide, both dated 1981. The
tape drive is an early 3M cartridge tape, capacity of about 14MB
formatted. I also have a big box of backup tape cartridges.

This system came from a multi-user Concurrent CP/M 80286 system in the
early 80's. The system disk was pulled from the S-100 box when it was
retired, and the original floppies are long gone. I figure if I can
find either a Z80 or 8086 version of the TIP program I can get the
system directory off the backup tapes.

Does anyone know more about these tape drives? A binary of the TIP
program?
    Jack Peacock
Received on Sat Jun 13 1998 - 01:46:30 BST