DEC TK50Z-FA to -GA

From: Don Maslin <donm_at_cts.com>
Date: Fri May 25 17:24:38 2001

On Fri, 25 May 2001, Pete Turnbull wrote:

> On May 25, 16:07, Rod Young wrote:
> >
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> > Does anyone have the necessary ?ROMs? to upgrade a DEC TK50Z-FA tape
> > drive to the TK50Z-GA? Or perhaps a dead TK50Z-GA that you might
> > consider parting with the ROMs??
>
> It's one EPROM, number 23-261E6. It's a 27C256.
>
> Still on the subject of DEC ROMs, as some list members know, I keep images
> of the ones from boards I have, "just in case", and I have a puzzle. What
> are 23-398E4 and 23-399E4 from? And another: what ROM goes with 23-116E5
> to make the pair?
>
> And for the sake of completeness (of a sort) here's a list of ROMs (images)
> I'm looking for:
>
> 23-031E2 VT100 terminal ROM
> 23-051L1 TQK50 Rev.D1 E3 ROM
> 23-094E2 VT100 extra chargen
> 23-095E2 VT100 extra chargen
> 23-096E2 VT100 extra chargen
> 23-097E2 VT132 extra chargen
> 23-098E2 VT132 extra chargen
> 23-116E5 KDJ-11B (PDP11/73+) boot Version 7
> 23-116E5 KDJ-11B (PDP11/73+) boot Version 7
> [one of the last two lines is obviously a misprint, see above]

Based on the numbering sequence of other pairs (and beyond), it
should be either 23-115E5 or 23-117E5. But that is not too much help,
is it?
                                                 - don

> 23-139E2 VT100 terminal board ROM
> 23-140E2 VT100 terminal board ROM
> 23-158E4 early KDF11-BE boot ROMs
> 23-159E4 early KDF11-BE boot ROMs
> 23-170E5 TQK50 ROMs, rev.1
> 23-171E5 TQK50 ROMs, rev.1
> 23-178E5 RQDX2 T-11 code, issue 1 (V10.0D)
> 23-179E5 RQDX2 T-11 code, issue 1 (V10.0D)
> 23-180E2 VT132 terminal board ROM
> 23-180E5 TQK50 ROMs, rev.2 (C1)
> 23-181E2 VT132 terminal board
> 23-181E5 TQK50 ROMs, rev.2 (C1)
> 23-183E2 VT132 terminal board
> 23-216E5 RQDX3 T-11 code issue 1
> 23-217E5 RQDX3 T-11 code issue 1
> 23-238E4 KDF11-BE (?PDP11) Boot
> 23-239E4 KDF11-BE (?PDP11) Boot
> 23-380E4 KDF11-BG (uPDP11/23) boot
> 23-381E4 KDF11-BG (uPDP11/23) boot
> 23-451E4 DELUA ROMs
> 23-452E4 DELUA ROMs
>
> --
> Pete Peter Turnbull
> Network Manager
> University of York
>
Received on Fri May 25 2001 - 17:24:38 BST