TF85 Front panel leds

From: Douglas Taylor <taylor_at_cem.nrl.navy.mil>
Date: Wed Feb 6 09:03:50 2002

At 08:12 PM 2/5/2002 -0600, you wrote:
>On Tue, 5 Feb 2002, Douglas Taylor wrote:
>
> > My Vax 4000 has a TF85 DLT tape drive which works fine, but is missing
> > the plastic panel that has the lettering describing the function of
> > the various LEDs on the front of the drive. Could someone tell me
> > what the different LEDs mean? Once I know I can make a snazzy paper,
> > stick on version.... ( That's what hobby computing is about! )
>
>Are these the same drives that the MicroVax II use? If so, I can take a
>picture of the legend on my drive.

No, the TF85 is a DSSI drive. The MicroVax II used the TK50 and TK70
drives, which look quite similar.

Doug
Received on Wed Feb 06 2002 - 09:03:50 GMT