TK50 Image Archive
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The TK50 specification lists a design lifetime of 30 years for TK50 tapes. Some of the older tapes in my collection are starting to approach this age, so I think it's important to create a digital archive of these tapes before they become unreadable.
After some searching, I found some code to create tape images compatible with the SIMH emulator. This code successfully compiles on a CentOS 5.4 system, and works with an external SCSI TK50 drive, using the /dev/nst0 device. Using this code, I made the following images of my TK50 tape library. Several of these images have been tested with SIMH.
| Part Number | Tape Label | File |
|---|---|---|
| AQ-FP86N-BN | VAX FORTRAN V5.6 BIN TK50 | File:Aq-fp86n-bn vax fortran v5.6 bin tk50.tap.gz |
| AQ-HY27F-BE | DEC GKS RTO V4.2 BIN TK50 | File:Aq-hy27f-be dec gks rto v4.2 bin tk50.tap.gz |
| AQ-JP22E-BE | VMS V5.3 BIN TK50 1/2 VMS BINARY |
File:Aq-jp22e-be vms v5.3 bin tk50 1 2 vms binary.tap.gz |
| AQ-KX71A-BN | MICROVMS V4.7 BIN TK50 | File:Aq-kx71a-bn microvms v4.7 bin tk50.tap.gz |
| AQ-NJ58A-BE | VMS V5.2 BIN TK50 WARRANTY MANDATORY UPDATE |
File:Aq-nj58a-be vms v5.2 bin tk50 warranty mandatory update.tap.gz |
| AQ-NZ22D-XH | PWRKS V4.1 DOS FOR VMS TK50 | File:Aq-nz22d-xh pwrks v4.1 dos for vms tk50.tap.gz |