TU58 DECtape II - Revision history

Jnc: /* Further reading */ +TU58 System Power Problem

2024-07-31T22:40:29Z

‎Further reading: +TU58 System Power Problem

Jnc: /* Further reading */ +TU58 Tips

2024-07-29T18:20:37Z

‎Further reading: +TU58 Tips

Jnc: /* Further reading */ +Type-in Bootstrap for TU58

2024-07-29T17:19:30Z

‎Further reading: +Type-in Bootstrap for TU58

Jnc: /* Further reading */ +Interfacing to the TU58 w/o Break

2024-07-29T15:06:07Z

‎Further reading: +Interfacing to the TU58 w/o Break

Jnc: /* Further reading */ +TU58 Cabling

2024-07-29T10:55:49Z

‎Further reading: +TU58 Cabling

Jnc: /* Further reading */ +TU58 Tape Format and Addressing Modes

2024-07-25T18:58:31Z

‎Further reading: +TU58 Tape Format and Addressing Modes

Jnc: clarify usage with console

2022-08-23T01:13:18Z

clarify usage with console

Vaxorcist: Added some typical TU58 usages; corrected upper baud rate value; added RSP/MRSP without details.

2022-08-22T16:08:57Z

Added some typical TU58 usages; corrected upper baud rate value; added RSP/MRSP without details.

Jnc: Expand to reasonably complete

2021-08-24T21:16:19Z

Expand to reasonably complete

Jnc: Jnc moved page TU58 to TU58 DECtape II: Formal DEC name

2021-08-24T16:45:09Z

Jnc moved page TU58 to TU58 DECtape II: Formal DEC name

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 * ''Interfacing to the TU58 w/o Break'', MicroNote #086
 * ''TU58 Tips'', MicroNote #096
 * ''Type-in Bootstrap for TU58'', MicroNote #087

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 * ''TU58 Cabling'', MicroNote #073
 * ''Interfacing to the TU58 w/o Break'', MicroNote #086
 * ''Type-in Bootstrap for TU58'', MicroNote #087

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 * ''TU58 Cabling'', MicroNote #073
 * ''Interfacing to the TU58 w/o Break'', MicroNote #086
 ==External links==

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 * ''TU58 Tape Format and Addressing Modes'', [[MicroNote]] #097
 * ''TU58 Cabling'', MicroNote #073
 ==External links==

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	* ''TU58 Tape Format and Addressing Modes'', [[MicroNote]] #097		* ''TU58 Tape Format and Addressing Modes'', [[MicroNote]] #097
		+	* ''TU58 Cabling'', MicroNote #073

	==External links==		==External links==

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 * [[VAX-11/725]] (as device for console)
 * [[HSC50 Mass-Storage Controller‎‎|HSC50]] (as load device)
 ==External links==

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 The '''TU58 DECtape II''' [[magnetic tape drive]] used the [[DECtape-II]] cartridge, which could hold 256KB. A TU58 unit contained one or two drives, but with two, only one could be operated at a time. It was available in both a standalone case (suitable for desktop usage, or mounting in a 19" rack), or as a bare unit (for mounting in some other unit); in either, it required an external source of power (an optional [[power supply]] was available with the standalone case).
 The unit included control [[electronics]], including a [[microprocessor]] and [[firmware]]; two versions of the control electronics were available. One (the TU58-XB, [[DEC part number]] 54-13489) provided an [[asynchronous serial line]] interface, for connection to the host computer via a standard serial line [[device controller]]; the other (the TU58-XC, part number 54-13491) provided a [[parallel]] interface. The former supported both [[EIA RS-232 serial line interface|RS-232]] and [[EIA RS-422 serial line interface|RS-422]]; the [[baud rate]] could be set from 38.4 Kbaud to 150 baud by configuration [[jumper]]s.
-The TU58 could be accessed using the [[Radial Serial Protocol]] (RSP) or the enhanced [[Modified Radial Serial Protocol]] (MRSP)
+Communication with the TU58 used the [[Radial Serial Protocol]] (RSP) or the enhanced [[Modified Radial Serial Protocol]] (MRSP).
 Average access time using [[random access]] was 9.3 seconds; maximum was 28. Data was verified by a [[checksum]] on each record.
 ==External links==

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-The '''TU58 DECtape II''' [[magnetic tape drive]] used the [[DECtape-II]] cartridge, which could hold 256KB. A TU58 unit contained one or two drives, but with two, only one could be operated at a time. It was available in both a standalone case (suitable for desktop usage, or mounting in a 19" rack), or as a bare unit (for mounting in some other unit, such as a [[PDP-11/44]]); in either, it required an external source of power (an optional [[power supply]] was available with the standalone case).
+The '''TU58 DECtape II''' [[magnetic tape drive]] used the [[DECtape-II]] cartridge, which could hold 256KB. A TU58 unit contained one or two drives, but with two, only one could be operated at a time. It was available in both a standalone case (suitable for desktop usage, or mounting in a 19" rack), or as a bare unit (for mounting in some other unit); in either, it required an external source of power (an optional [[power supply]] was available with the standalone case).
-The unit included control [[electronics]], including a [[microprocessor]] and [[firmware]]; two versions of the control electronics were available. One (the TU58-XB, [[DEC part number]] 54-13489) provided an [[asynchronous serial line]] interface, for connection to the host computer via a standard serial line [[device controller]]; the other (the TU58-XC, part number 54-13491) provided a [[parallel]] interface. The former supported both [[EIA RS-232 serial line interface|RS-232]] and [[EIA RS-422 serial line interface|RS-422]]; the [[baud rate]] could be set from 8.4 Kbaud to 150 baud by configuration [[jumper]]s.
+The TU58 was used in the following computers resp. controllers:
 Average access time using [[random access]] was 9.3 seconds; maximum was 28. Data was verified by a [[checksum]] on each record.

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-[[Image:tu58.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A TU58]]
+{{Infobox Tape drive
-This drive used the [[DecTape-II tape cartridge]]. It could store 256K with 800bpi density. Average access time was 9.3 sec.
+| image = tu58.jpg
 [[Category: DEC Tape Drives]]

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