HP 85 tapes Re: IBM 5150, am I nuts or what?

From: Joe <rigdonj_at_intellistar.net>
Date: Thu Mar 23 07:53:15 2000

At 10:56 PM 3/22/00 -0500, you wrote:
><They show up at flea markets from time to time... I've seen a number
><of them at the MIT flea... I have one. Yes, the command PRINT does
><so to the integral printer... DISPLAY outputs to the screen. The
><tape drive uses the same cartridges as the TU58, though I am not
><sure if the formatting is the same...
>
>It's DC100 cart and that where it ends. I think tu58 carts may work if
>bulk erased first.
>
>Allison
>

   You don't even have to erase them first. INITIALIZE on the 85 will
format over a tape that was used in a PC or on a DEC. I've done it to both
of them.

    Joe

>
Received on Thu Mar 23 2000 - 07:53:15 GMT