If you don't find a closer alternative, I have working DECtape drives on my PDP8e (in California), as well as software that allows me to upload an entire tape image as a binary file (via Xmodem protocol).
I'd be available to do this sometime after November 11. Martin Typing mangled by iPhone > On Oct 31, 2025, at 10:53 AM, Guy Fedorkow via cctalk <[email protected]> > wrote: > > We may have a half a dozen DECtapes, probably from the PDP-6 era, perhaps > with ITS with content... > Is there anyone, preferably in the MIT vicinity, who might have a working > DECtape drive and be willing to try to read the tapes? > > Thanks > /guy fedorkow > > >
