Difference between revisions of "TK50 Image Archive"
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After some searching, I [http://www.inwap.com/pdp10/usenet/timage.c 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 the /dev/nst0 device. Using this code, I made the following images of my TK50 tape library. | After some searching, I [http://www.inwap.com/pdp10/usenet/timage.c 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 the /dev/nst0 device. Using this code, I made the following images of my TK50 tape library. | ||
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| + | |AQ-FP86N-BN | ||
| + | |VAX FORTRAN V5.6 BIN TK50 | ||
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[[File:Aq-fp86n-bn_vax_fortran_v5.6_bin_tk50.tap.gz]] | [[File:Aq-fp86n-bn_vax_fortran_v5.6_bin_tk50.tap.gz]] | ||
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Revision as of 05:23, 1 December 2009
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 the /dev/nst0 device. Using this code, I made the following images of my TK50 tape library.
| Part Number | Tape Label | File |
|---|---|---|
| AQ-FP86N-BN | VAX FORTRAN V5.6 BIN TK50 |