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The '''TD8-E Simple DECtape Control''' is a [[DECtape]] [[device controller]] for the [[OMNIBUS]], such as in the [[PDP-8/E]]. It is intended for use with the TU56M (dual transport) and Tu56HM (single transport) variants of the [[TU56 DECtape Transport]]. It is a [[programmed I/O]] interface, implemented as a single [[DEC card form factor|quad]] [[printed circuit board|PCB]], the '''M868'''.

==External links==

* [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/pdp8/pdp8e/DEC-8E-HMM3A-C-D_PDP-8e_Maintenance_Manual_Volume_3_External_Bus_Options_Jul73.pdf PDP-8/E maintenance manual volume 3: external bus options] (DEC-8E-HMM3A-C-D) - the TD8-E is covered in Chapter 8, pp. 177-207 of the PDF

[[Category: OMNIBUS Storage Controllers]]
[[Category: DECtape]]