Re: DECtape II for sale

From: John (john_junk_at_talk21.com)
Date: 06/10/04 

Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 09:17:07 +0100

"Eric Smith" <eric-no-spam-for-me@brouhaha.com> wrote in message
news:qh1xkofcxy.fsf@ruckus.brouhaha.com...
>
> Be forewarned that if you format a DECtape II in an HP-85, or most
anything
> else, it will never again work in an actual DECtape II drive (TU58).
> DECtape II tapes are preformatted, and the DECtape II drive is not
> capable of reformatting them.
>
> It is rumored that firmware for the TU58 drive to format tapes existed
> within DEC, but no copy of this firmware has been found.

Thanks Eric, I have had exactly zero enquiries so far from DEC owners, so I
guess there is no great demand for formatted DECtape II tapes!

Regards,
John