Re: [Simh] MicroVAX II diagnostics tape retrieved
Johnny Billquist schreef op 15-12-2018 om 14:11: [snip] I have finally been able to investigate the tape I acquired, and am sorry to say that the tape broke after the first load. I opened up the cartridge, and apart from the break about a foot from the leader, a section in the middle looks "crumpled" with sections of tape sticking out. I will try and fix the part near to the leader, but don't get your hopes up... Ok. All the more reason for me to get a working TK70 then. I'll see if I can arrange that during Xmas. FYI, I have access to several working TK70 drives. One of them did production backups and incidental restores until a few months ago. But yes, that is the one that wrecked the old tape... *Wilm* ___ Simh mailing list Simh@trailing-edge.com http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh
Re: [Simh] MicroVAX II diagnostics tape retrieved
On 2018-12-15 14:07, Wilm Boerhout wrote: Johnny Billquist schreef op 25-10-2018 om 22:44: On 2018-10-25 22:11, Johnny Billquist wrote: On 2018-10-24 15:58, Wilm Boerhout wrote: I found a TK50 cartridge with label -- AQ-GL5AC-DN MF1603 MVII DIAG CUST TK50 Copyright 1985 Digital Equipment Corp. -- and thought it might be useful to someone in the community. It appears to have been stored adequately. I am now looking for a TK50/70 drive to read it. I am in the Netherlands. I have one that says AR-GL5AJ-BN MF1539 MVII DIAG CUST TK50 here. Not sure if it is newer or older. It's a copy someone made at some point, so the label is handwritten, and have no date on it. I am sure I have used it in the past, but I seem to maybe never have made a copy, and as I try to read it on my TK70 right now, I'm getting read errors... :-( Actually, I just remembered that I might have broken that drive a year or two ago... I should try to locate another TK70 drive. Johnny I have finally been able to investigate the tape I acquired, and am sorry to say that the tape broke after the first load. I opened up the cartridge, and apart from the break about a foot from the leader, a section in the middle looks "crumpled" with sections of tape sticking out. I will try and fix the part near to the leader, but don't get your hopes up... Ok. All the more reason for me to get a working TK70 then. I'll see if I can arrange that during Xmas. Johnny -- Johnny Billquist || "I'm on a bus || on a psychedelic trip email: b...@softjar.se || Reading murder books pdp is alive! || tryin' to stay hip" - B. Idol ___ Simh mailing list Simh@trailing-edge.com http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh
Re: [Simh] MicroVAX II diagnostics tape retrieved
Johnny Billquist schreef op 25-10-2018 om 22:44: On 2018-10-25 22:11, Johnny Billquist wrote: On 2018-10-24 15:58, Wilm Boerhout wrote: I found a TK50 cartridge with label -- AQ-GL5AC-DN MF1603 MVII DIAG CUST TK50 Copyright 1985 Digital Equipment Corp. -- and thought it might be useful to someone in the community. It appears to have been stored adequately. I am now looking for a TK50/70 drive to read it. I am in the Netherlands. I have one that says AR-GL5AJ-BN MF1539 MVII DIAG CUST TK50 here. Not sure if it is newer or older. It's a copy someone made at some point, so the label is handwritten, and have no date on it. I am sure I have used it in the past, but I seem to maybe never have made a copy, and as I try to read it on my TK70 right now, I'm getting read errors... :-( Actually, I just remembered that I might have broken that drive a year or two ago... I should try to locate another TK70 drive. Johnny I have finally been able to investigate the tape I acquired, and am sorry to say that the tape broke after the first load. I opened up the cartridge, and apart from the break about a foot from the leader, a section in the middle looks "crumpled" with sections of tape sticking out. I will try and fix the part near to the leader, but don't get your hopes up... *Wilm* ___ Simh mailing list Simh@trailing-edge.com http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh
Re: [Simh] MicroVAX II diagnostics tape retrieved
On 2018-10-25 22:11, Johnny Billquist wrote: On 2018-10-24 15:58, Wilm Boerhout wrote: I found a TK50 cartridge with label -- AQ-GL5AC-DN MF1603 MVII DIAG CUST TK50 Copyright 1985 Digital Equipment Corp. -- and thought it might be useful to someone in the community. It appears to have been stored adequately. I am now looking for a TK50/70 drive to read it. I am in the Netherlands. I have one that says AR-GL5AJ-BN MF1539 MVII DIAG CUST TK50 here. Not sure if it is newer or older. It's a copy someone made at some point, so the label is handwritten, and have no date on it. I am sure I have used it in the past, but I seem to maybe never have made a copy, and as I try to read it on my TK70 right now, I'm getting read errors... :-( Actually, I just remembered that I might have broken that drive a year or two ago... I should try to locate another TK70 drive. Johnny -- Johnny Billquist || "I'm on a bus || on a psychedelic trip email: b...@softjar.se || Reading murder books pdp is alive! || tryin' to stay hip" - B. Idol ___ Simh mailing list Simh@trailing-edge.com http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh
Re: [Simh] MicroVAX II diagnostics tape retrieved
On 2018-10-24 15:58, Wilm Boerhout wrote: I found a TK50 cartridge with label -- AQ-GL5AC-DN MF1603 MVII DIAG CUST TK50 Copyright 1985 Digital Equipment Corp. -- and thought it might be useful to someone in the community. It appears to have been stored adequately. I am now looking for a TK50/70 drive to read it. I am in the Netherlands. I have one that says AR-GL5AJ-BN MF1539 MVII DIAG CUST TK50 here. Not sure if it is newer or older. It's a copy someone made at some point, so the label is handwritten, and have no date on it. I am sure I have used it in the past, but I seem to maybe never have made a copy, and as I try to read it on my TK70 right now, I'm getting read errors... :-( Johnny -- Johnny Billquist || "I'm on a bus || on a psychedelic trip email: b...@softjar.se || Reading murder books pdp is alive! || tryin' to stay hip" - B. Idol ___ Simh mailing list Simh@trailing-edge.com http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh
[Simh] MicroVAX II diagnostics tape retrieved
I found a TK50 cartridge with label -- AQ-GL5AC-DN MF1603 MVII DIAG CUST TK50 Copyright 1985 Digital Equipment Corp. -- and thought it might be useful to someone in the community. It appears to have been stored adequately. I am now looking for a TK50/70 drive to read it. I am in the Netherlands. /Wilm ___ Simh mailing list Simh@trailing-edge.com http://mailman.trailing-edge.com/mailman/listinfo/simh
