[Simh] MicroVAX II diagnostics tape retrieved

Johnny Billquist bqt at softjar.se
Thu Oct 25 16:44:12 EDT 2018


On 2018-10-25 22:11, Johnny Billquist wrote:
> On 2018-10-24 15:58, Wilm Boerhout wrote:
>> I found a TK50 cartridge with label
>>
>> -------------------------- AQ-GL5AC-DN MF1603 MVII DIAG CUST TK50 
>> Copyright 1985 Digital Equipment Corp. --------------------------
>>
>> and thought it might be useful to someone in the community.
>>
>> It appears to have been stored adequately. I am now looking for a 
>> TK50/70 drive to read it. I am in the Netherlands.
> 
> I have one that says AR-GL5AJ-BN MF1539 MVII DIAG CUST TK50 here. Not 
> sure if it is newer or older. It's a copy someone made at some point, so 
> the label is handwritten, and have no date on it.
> 
> I am sure I have used it in the past, but I seem to maybe never have 
> made a copy, and as I try to read it on my TK70 right now, I'm getting 
> read errors... :-(

Actually, I just remembered that I might have broken that drive a year 
or two ago... I should try to locate another TK70 drive.

   Johnny

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