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<p>Split joined TU79 page up, into one for each</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>Very little is known of the '''TU-79 Tape Transport'''; it was an early [[magnetic tape drive]] from [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]].<br /> <br /> It operated at &quot;75 in/s [tape motion rate] with a maximum transfer rate of 60 kc&quot;. It could be configured with either 7-track or 9-track [[head]]s. It could be used on either that [[PDP-9]] (with the [[TC59 Tape Control Unit]]), or the [[PDP-10]] (with the [[TM10 Magnetic Tape Control]]).<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> <br /> * [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/pdp9/DEC-9A-I3BA-D_TC-59_Nov67.pdf TC-59 Magnetic Tape Control Instruction Manual] - mentioned on pg. 1-1 (pg. 8 of the PDF)<br /> * [http://bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/pdp10/periph/DEC-10-I4AA-D_TM10_Maint_Aug68.pdf TM10 Magnetic Tape Control Maintenance Manual] (DEC-10-I4AA-D) - mentioned very briefly on pg. 1-1 (pg. 8 of the PDF)<br /> * [https://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/102756716 TU79 magnetic tape drive] - catalog entry for publicity photos, April 1969<br /> <br /> [[Category: DEC Tape Drives]]</div>

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