Update: I bought the Kennedy 9800 as it pushed all my buttons at once. Now I'm looking for 8" mag tapes/reels that will fit! Anyone know where I can find these, maybe 3pcs? I could laser-cut some frosted acrylic or machine some frosted polycarbonate I suppose but I'd rather just buy it, plus that would include a dust cover.
On a related note my plan is to make a USB-based, Pertec-compatible controller for it. Not sure how SimH connects with peripherals so I'm /very/ eager to talk with someone familiar with its workings. I'll also release all the board files and firmware as open-source. Timeline as always is completely unknown, though I do have a now-vested interest in making it work. Be well! On Tue, Sep 26, 2017 at 10:42 PM Anders Nelson <anders.k.nel...@gmail.com> wrote: > Well there goes my evening, thanks Chuck! > > -- > Anders Nelson > > +1 (517) 775-6129 > > www.erogear.com > > On Tue, Sep 26, 2017 at 10:09 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > >> On 09/26/2017 06:45 PM, Anders Nelson via cctalk wrote: >> > Cool, is there documentation available for this formatting and >> > error-check/correction algorithm and structure? I'd like to take a look! >> >> A good place to start is the HP "Introduction to Magnetic Tape" in >> bitsavers: >> >> >> http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/hp/tape/MVD-014_introToMagTap_Apr71.pdf >> >> --Chuck >> >> > -- -- Anders Nelson +1 (517) 775-6129 www.erogear.com
