On 11/30/22 01:30, Christian Corti via cctalk wrote: > On Sun, 27 Nov 2022, Chuck Guzis wrote: >> If anyone cares, I've been working on a Pertec tape controller design. >> The initial version worked remarkably well with only a few bodge wires. >> I'm assembling the respin of the design and do not anticipate any issues. > > I could really use some "Unformatted to Pertec" tape controllers. I have > a bunch of ½" drives but no separate formatter. So ATM they are quite > useless.
It's not impossible, but was there a universal standard for the unformatted side of the affair? There are small differences between the formatted side between vendors as-is. I use an MCU as a formatter.controller on my HP7970 drive. But that's just an NRZI model, so it's pretty easy. --Chuck
