On 3/11/19 10:32 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote: > If you open it up, it should have a DEI tape drive in it, which predates QIC > The data coming off the tape is NRZ instead of GCR > > I just double-checked and the drive pinouts match the DEI CMTD-3400 manual > I know, it isn't obvious at all from the maint manual.. > > This is a problem for a bunch of systems built in the early 80's (Zilog, > Onyx, etc) > > I have a stack of tapes in the queue (incl an 816 tubodos tape) for me to get > fixed-head 4 track reading working
I've got a 3M DCD-3 4-track drive if you're interested. It's been sitting around for a time and comes with a rackmount Lambda PSU that I'm certain needs recapping. I'm not sure what the 50-conductor ribbon cable interface is, but I suspect it's nothing standard. --Chuck
