[Info-vax] TK50 - this is annoying...
Bob Koehler
koehler at eisner.nospam.encompasserve.org
Mon Oct 8 13:06:35 EDT 2012
In article <k4uqv9$97p$1 at Iltempo.Update.UU.SE>, Johnny Billquist <bqt at softjar.se> writes:
>
> I'd probably argue the TK25...
>
> But if we continue moving back, then sure. 9-track more like the
> predecessor.
> RX50 floppies? Not really, even though they were both used for distros.
> RX50 was, however, very contemporary with TK50.
>
> And RX50 floppies runs back to RX02 and RX01. In some way, you might be
> able to argue that RK07,RK06,RL02,RL01,RK05,RK03 are the predecessors in
> that vein. And in reality, TU58 are also in this group, and not really
> in the tape group, name and media not withstanding.
>
> TU58 - The worlds slowest disk? :-)
>
Slower than a 3/4 inch spool type DECtape? Or just more dense?
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