On Tue, Oct 18, 2016 at 11:32 AM, Thomas Dzubin <dzub...@vcn.bc.ca> wrote:
> > OK, I have a fairly large collection of VAX 4000 and VAXStation 3000 > systems which I have fun with and use with both OpenVMS and OpenBSD > over the years.... > > But, I also have two big rubbermade containers (about half a cubic > meter) filled with TK50 and TK70 tapes which I have never used. > > Some are blank, some are the boot & install media for VMS 5.5, some are > software installations, etc. etc. > > In the past 25 years that I have had them, I have not once ever used > my TK50 or TK70 drives...I've always either booted off the attached > disks or netbooted. > > Should I just throw these things out? Do any collectors consider them > to be valuable? Since it's now 2016 and I think the last TK tapes were > made in the 1990s, I'm getting the urge to toss them. > > Opinions? Comments? > > > Good question, there are those capstans that may not hold their shape, ruining the tapes. I have a box of RK05s, one has VMS 4.6 label, no idea if it works. But there it is. b
