Difference between revisions of "TK50 Image Archive"
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|DEC GKS RTO V4.2 BIN TK50 | |DEC GKS RTO V4.2 BIN TK50 | ||
|[[File:Aq-hy27f-be_dec_gks_rto_v4.2_bin_tk50.tap.gz]] | |[[File:Aq-hy27f-be_dec_gks_rto_v4.2_bin_tk50.tap.gz]] | ||
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| + | |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]] | ||
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Revision as of 05:52, 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 | 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 |