So sounds like 1. get a 9825 (or find someone that has one locally)
Reason for a 9825 is it is the only one with a tape drive that will read the tapes Is this correct ? 2. prep the tape(s) 3. copy the data from the tape to a 9895A -- any ever do a emulator ? 4. read the data/run with a 68010 based 200 series .. will the original 300 work ? I've not taken a DC-100 apart but have done many DC-300's I've got a box of DC-100's that I don't care what is on them, I'll find it and use one of the tapes as a test case. Looks like I've got a long ways to go .... -pete On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 7:29 AM, Rik Bos <hp-...@xs4all.nl> wrote: > > > > A picture of an example tape > > > > http://petelancashire.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=5246 > > > > -pete > > > > Pete, > > Those are DC100A tapes used in the HP 98X5 series computers. > The programs are not compatible with the 9000/300 series. > I couldn't see the tape number on the label but I think it's a 9825A/B > tape written in HPL. > Instrument software on this kind of tapes I've seen was written for the > 9825. > You'll need a HP 9825 to read this tapes and copy them to a disk (8" HP > 9895A). > The tapes are very fragile, 90% the belts are stuck to the tape. > And you need to warm the tape to about 50-60C to get the belt from the > tape without peeling of the magnetic layer. > After that the belt needs to be reconditioned (see my earlier mail) and > the tape may be needed to be baked (several hours in an oven at 55-60C). > After that you have only a few (1-6) passes to read the tape, before it > becomes badly readable. > Replacing and removing the drive belt will need some practicing (I've done > it). > When the programs are copied to disk it's possible to read them on a HP > 9000/200 series computer with HPL for the 200 series. > http://hpmuseum.net/display_item.php?sw=169 > Which will not run on the 9000/382 or other processors higher/later than > the 68010. > > -Rik > > > >
