In search of... DECtape drives

From: Paul Koning <pkoning_at_equallogic.com>
Date: Mon Oct 4 07:55:19 2004

>>>>> "Nico" == Nico de Jong <nico_at_farumdata.dk> writes:

>> > I was contacted recently someone at WPI who had been approached
>> > about reading an old DECtape. They no longer have the DEC-10 >
>> at WPI, so need to find someone with working DECtapes who might >
>> be able to read the tape...

 Nico> I'm not a DEC specialist (far from it), but if the tape is
 Nico> compatible with DLT2000, I would have a fair chance of being
 Nico> able to read it.

Nope. DECtape is 3/4 inch wide, 10 tracks, block oriented, random
access. It is nothing like anything else (except LincTape). It's the
world's first streaming tape, and also the most reliable tape ever
made.

        paul
Received on Mon Oct 04 2004 - 07:55:19 BST