TS03 DECmagtape Transport - Revision history

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{{Infobox Tape drive
| name = TS03
| caption = TS03 drive
| tape speed = 12-1/2 ips (Forward/Reverse)<br>120 ips (Rewind)
| size = 19"W x 17"D x 10-1/2"H
| weight = 34 lbs
}}

The '''TS03''' is a low-cost, smallish, modest performance [[magnetic tape]] drive from [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]].

It is able to store 5 Mbytes on a 600' 0.5" wide tape, on a standard 7" (i.e. small) reel. It supports 9-track operation at 800 BPI only, using [[NRZI]] [[encoding]]. The tape transport utilizes a single capstan, with dynamic servo control.

To connect to [[UNIBUS]] [[PDP-11]]'s, one of the [[TM11 magtape controller|TM11 series]] of magtape [[controller]]s is used; the TS03 shipped with a TMB11. (Details of the controller-Master interface are given [[TM11 magtape controller#Drive Connection|here]].)

A single controller could handle up to two TS03 drive; the first TS03 drive is a 'Master', and contains an M8920 interface board; the additional 'Slave' drive may be connected to the Master drive.

A TS03 drive can be mounted in a standard 10-1/2" mounting space in a standard DEC cabinet such as an [[H960]].

[[Category:Tape Drives]]

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 {{Infobox Tape drive
-| name = TS03
+| name = TS03 DECmagtape Transport
 | caption = TS03 drive
 | controller = [[TM11 magtape controller|TM11]], [[TM8-E Controller|TM8-E]]
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 }}
-The '''TS03''' was a low-cost, smallish, modest performance [[magnetic tape drive]] from [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]].
+The '''TS03 DECmagtape Transport''' was a low-cost, smallish, modest performance [[magnetic tape drive]] from [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]].
 It is able to store 5 Mbytes on a 600' 0.5" wide tape, on a standard 7" (i.e. small) reel. It supported 9-track operation at 800 BPI only, using [[NRZI]] [[encoding]]. The tape transport utilized a single capstan, with linear-drive reel servos, and mechanical servo arms to control tape tension.

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 | name = TS03
 | caption = TS03 drive
 | tape speed = 12-1/2 ips (Forward/Reverse)<br>120 ips (Rewind)
 | size = 19"W x 17"D x 10-1/2"H
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 }}
-The '''TS03''' is a low-cost, smallish, modest performance [[magnetic tape drive]] from [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]].
+The '''TS03''' was a low-cost, smallish, modest performance [[magnetic tape drive]] from [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]].
-It is able to store 5 Mbytes on a 600' 0.5" wide tape, on a standard 7" (i.e. small) reel. It supports 9-track operation at 800 BPI only, using [[NRZI]] [[encoding]]. The tape transport utilizes a single capstan, with linear-drive reel servos, and mechanical servo arms to control tape tension.
+It is able to store 5 Mbytes on a 600' 0.5" wide tape, on a standard 7" (i.e. small) reel. It supported 9-track operation at 800 BPI only, using [[NRZI]] [[encoding]]. The tape transport utilized a single capstan, with linear-drive reel servos, and mechanical servo arms to control tape tension.
-To connect to [[UNIBUS]] machine such as a [[PDP-11]], one of the [[TM11 magtape controller|TM11 series]] of magtape [[device controller]]s is used; the TS03 shipped with a TMB11. (Details of the controller-drive interface are given [[TM11 magtape controller#Drive Connection|here]].)
+To connect to [[UNIBUS]] machine such as a [[PDP-11]], one of the [[TM11 magtape controller|TM11 series]] of magtape [[device controller]]s was used; the TS03 usually shipped with a TMB11. (Details of the controller-drive interface are given [[TM11 magtape controller#Drive Connection|here]].) To connect to the [[OMNIBUS]] on a [[PDP-8 family|PDP-8]], a [[TM8-E Controller]] was used.
-A single controller could handle up to two TS03 drives; the first TS03 drive is a 'Master', and contains a [[DEC card form factor|hex]]-sized M8920 interface board to adapt the TM11 interface to the drive; the additional 'Slave' drive may be connected to the Master drive.
+A single controller could handle up to two TS03 drives; the first TS03 drive was a 'Master', and contained a [[DEC card form factor|hex]]-sized M8920 interface board to adapt the TM11 interface to the drive; the additional 'Slave' drive may be connected to the Master drive.
 A TS03 drive can be mounted on slides in a standard 10-1/2" mounting space in a normal DEC rack such as an [[H960 rack|H960]].
 [[Category: DEC Tape Drives]]

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 }}
-The '''TS03''' is a low-cost, smallish, modest performance [[magnetic tape]] drive from [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]].
+The '''TS03''' is a low-cost, smallish, modest performance [[magnetic tape drive]] from [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]].
 It is able to store 5 Mbytes on a 600' 0.5" wide tape, on a standard 7" (i.e. small) reel. It supports 9-track operation at 800 BPI only, using [[NRZI]] [[encoding]]. The tape transport utilizes a single capstan, with linear-drive reel servos, and mechanical servo arms to control tape tension.
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 A TS03 drive can be mounted on slides in a standard 10-1/2" mounting space in a normal DEC rack such as an [[H960 rack|H960]].
-[[Category:Tape Drives]]
+[[Category: DEC Tape Drives]]

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 The '''TS03''' is a low-cost, smallish, modest performance [[magnetic tape]] drive from [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]].
-It is able to store 5 Mbytes on a 600' 0.5" wide tape, on a standard 7" (i.e. small) reel. It supports 9-track operation at 800 BPI only, using [[NRZI]] [[encoding]]. The tape transport utilizes a single capstan, with dynamic servo control.
+It is able to store 5 Mbytes on a 600' 0.5" wide tape, on a standard 7" (i.e. small) reel. It supports 9-track operation at 800 BPI only, using [[NRZI]] [[encoding]]. The tape transport utilizes a single capstan, with linear-drive reel servos, and mechanical servo arms to control tape tension.
 To connect to [[UNIBUS]] machine such as a [[PDP-11]], one of the [[TM11 magtape controller|TM11 series]] of magtape [[device controller]]s is used; the TS03 shipped with a TMB11. (Details of the controller-drive interface are given [[TM11 magtape controller#Drive Connection|here]].)
-A single controller could handle up to two TS03 drives; the first TS03 drive is a 'Master', and contains an M8920 interface board to adapt the TM11 interface to the drive; the additional 'Slave' drive may be connected to the Master drive.
+A single controller could handle up to two TS03 drives; the first TS03 drive is a 'Master', and contains a [[DEC card form factor|hex]]-sized M8920 interface board to adapt the TM11 interface to the drive; the additional 'Slave' drive may be connected to the Master drive.
-A TS03 drive can be mounted in a standard 10-1/2" mounting space in a standard DEC rack such as an [[H960 rack]].
+A TS03 drive can be mounted on slides in a standard 10-1/2" mounting space in a normal DEC rack such as an [[H960 rack|H960]].
 [[Category:Tape Drives]]

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