[Info-vax] Backup TK50 tapes

[Dennis Boone]

 > 1) Bootable VMS installation tapes cannot be duplicated easily.
 > 2) Once extracted all the savesets (and the binaries) a bootable tape needs 
 > to be reconstructed by hand. Physically or virtually.

If you image the tape correctly, you can just write the image back to
a different tape, producing an effectively identical copy.

I'm reminded that some of the earliest DLT drives could still read TK
era media.  That might make your search for a drive easier.

You might also check with other DEC hobbyists, e.g. the Retro DECnet
group (http://decnet.ipv7.net/) to see if they know anybody near you
who could help you image the tapes.

De