[Info-vax] Old storage technologies

[Dave McGuire]

On 9/24/23 21:59, bill wrote:
>>>> I have a 9-track drive.
>>>
>>> Somehow, that doesn't surprise me. Any DECtape or paper tape readers
>>> lying around ? :-)
>>
>>    We have several DECtape drives (TU56) on PDP-8 and PDP-11 systems 
>> at LSSM, paper tape too.  All up and running!
>>
> 
> Did I give you all or some of my 11/44's?  They all had DECtape II
> (TU58) drives.

   Yes, we have them.  The TU58 drives are basically unusable now, 
unfortunately.  First, the rollers turn to goo...that's easily 
repairable, but now the tapes themselves have problems, due to the 
internal drive belts (within the tape cartridges) failing.  It's very 
unfortunate.

   The TU56 drives and tapes, though, with minor maintenance, work fine.

             -Dave

-- 
Dave McGuire, President/Curator
Large Scale Systems Museum
New Kensington, PA