> On Jun 16, 2015, at 06:54, tony duell <[email protected]> wrote: > As an aside, when I restore m 11/730 I am in 2 minds as to what to do about > the microcode load > device. a TU58 emulator is certainly convenient, but I actually would rather > get the real tape drives > working if at all possible. After all that is what the machine was designed > to use.
I'll consider using my real TU58 drive instead of an emulator when I find a working TU58 cartridge. So far, that is foreign to my experience. :( I've cleaned up my drive and replaced the capstan rubber, and I think my drive is probably just fine. The problem is the media, which in my opinion was a poor mechanical design when new. I also thoroughly distrust the similar mechanism of the larger QIC tapes. -- Mark J. Blair, NF6X <[email protected]> http://www.nf6x.net/
