TU80 Tape Transport - Revision history

Jnc: Add density details; fi out info box; manuals

2024-04-22T12:55:46Z

Add density details; fi out info box; manuals

Jnc: Move image into infobox

2024-02-08T15:15:59Z

Move image into infobox

Jnc: Jnc moved page TU80 magtape drive to TU80 Tape Transport: Actual DEC name

2024-01-09T01:05:12Z

Jnc moved page TU80 magtape drive to TU80 Tape Transport: Actual DEC name

Jnc: +docs at Bitsavers

2024-01-09T01:04:13Z

+docs at Bitsavers

Vaxorcist: "Pertec tape interface" and controller module M7454 added

2024-01-07T16:12:46Z

"Pertec tape interface" and controller module M7454 added

Jnc: Jnc moved page TU80 to TU80 magtape drive: Follow naming system

2022-01-10T22:44:46Z

Jnc moved page TU80 to TU80 magtape drive: Follow naming system

Jnc: +cat, links

2021-08-25T13:20:44Z

+cat, links

Jnc: Proper cat, +links

2018-10-21T20:01:23Z

Proper cat, +links

Tor: Display as '6802' even if ref'ed as 'MC6802'

2013-02-28T13:42:09Z

Display as '6802' even if ref'ed as 'MC6802'

Tor: The TU80 used a Motorola 6802 CPU

2013-02-28T13:40:31Z

The TU80 used a Motorola 6802 CPU

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 | name = TU80
 | image = tu80.jpg
-| imgwidth = 100px
+| imgwidth = 200px
 | caption = TU80 drive
 | manufacturer = [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]] (vendor)<br>[[Control Data Corporation|CDC]] (contractor)
-| controller =  [[M7454]] (or other Pertec controllers certified for the TU80)
+| controller = [[TU80K]] (or other Pertec controllers certified for the TU80)
 | interface = Pertec tape interface
 | tape density = 1600 bpi
 }}
-The '''TU80 Tape Transport''' was a manually-loaded nine-track [[magnetic tape drive]] sold by [[DEC]] for the [[PDP-11]] and [[VAX]] computers using the [[Pertec tape interface]].
+The '''TU80 Tape Transport''' was a manually-loaded mid-range nine-track, streaming, [[ANSI]]-standard [[magnetic tape drive]] sold by [[DEC]] for the [[PDP-11]] and [[VAX]] computers. Its recording density of 1600 bpi used [[Phase Encoding|PE]] [[encoding]], and it used the [[Pertec tape interface]].
-It was manufactured for DEC by Computer Peripherals, Inc. (CPI) of Morristown, Pennsylvania. CPI was a subsidiary of [[Control Data Corporation]] (CDC), which besides being a computer manufacturer themselves also provided [[peripheral]]s and storage components for other vendors.
+It was manufactured for DEC by Computer Peripherals, Inc. (CPI) of Morristown, Pennsylvania. CPI was a subsidiary of [[Control Data Corporation]] (CDC), which, besides being a computer manufacturer themselves, also provided [[peripheral]]s and storage components for other vendors.
-The TU80 appears to have been controlled by a [[Motorola]] [[MC6802|6802]] processor, a variant of the [[MC6800|6800]] with 128 bytes of internal [[Random Access Memory|RAM]] and an internal [[clock]] oscillator. There were also five [[6821 PIA|6821]] [[Parallel Interface Adapter]] [[integrated circuit|chips]] for interfacing to the various parts of the [[bus]] and [[computer operator|operator]] panel etc.
+The TU80 appears to have been controlled by a [[Motorola]] [[MC6802|6802]] processor, a variant of the [[MC6800|6800]] with 128 bytes of internal [[Random Access Memory|RAM]] and an internal [[clock]] oscillator. There were also five [[6821 PIA|6821]] [[Parallel Interface Adapter]] [[integrated circuit|chips]] for interfacing to the various parts of the [[bus]] and [[computer operator|operator]] panel etc. The [[firmware]] was stored in an 8KB [[read-only memory|ROM]] chip.
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 * [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/magtape/tu80/ TU80] - documentation at [[Bitsavers]]
-** [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/magtape/tu80/EK-OTU80-UG-002_Oct83.pdf TU8O Subsystem User Guide]
+** [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/magtape/tu80/EK-OTU80-UG-002_Oct83.pdf TU80 Subsystem User Guide] (EK-0TU80-UG-002)
 [[Category: DEC Tape Drives]]

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 {{Infobox Tape drive
 | name = TU80
 | tape speed = 100 inch/sec (streaming) or 25 inch/sec (start/stop)
 | media = standard half-inch tape, 2400 ft. maximum
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 | tape density = 1600 bpi
 }}
 The '''TU80 Tape Transport''' was a manually-loaded nine-track [[magnetic tape drive]] sold by [[DEC]] for the [[PDP-11]] and [[VAX]] computers using the [[Pertec tape interface]].

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 [[Image:tu80.jpg|right|thumb|150px|TU80]]
-The '''TU80''' was a manually-loaded nine-track [[magnetic tape drive]] sold by [[DEC]] for the [[PDP-11]] and [[VAX]] computers using the [[Pertec tape interface]].
+The '''TU80 Tape Transport''' was a manually-loaded nine-track [[magnetic tape drive]] sold by [[DEC]] for the [[PDP-11]] and [[VAX]] computers using the [[Pertec tape interface]].
 It was manufactured for DEC by Computer Peripherals, Inc. (CPI) of Morristown, Pennsylvania. CPI was a subsidiary of [[Control Data Corporation]] (CDC), which besides being a computer manufacturer themselves also provided [[peripheral]]s and storage components for other vendors.
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 [[Category: DEC Tape Drives]]

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 | media = standard half-inch tape, 2400 ft. maximum
 | manufacturer = [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]] (vendor)<br>[[Control Data Corporation|CDC]] (contractor)
 | tape density = 1600 bpi
 }}
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 [[Image:tu80.jpg|right|thumb|150px|TU80]]
-The '''TU80''' was a manually-loaded nine-track [[magnetic tape drive]] sold by [[DEC]] for the [[PDP-11]] and [[VAX]] computers.
+The '''TU80''' was a manually-loaded nine-track [[magnetic tape drive]] sold by [[DEC]] for the [[PDP-11]] and [[VAX]] computers using the [[Pertec tape interface]].
 It was manufactured for DEC by Computer Peripherals, Inc. (CPI) of Morristown, Pennsylvania. CPI was a subsidiary of [[Control Data Corporation]] (CDC), which besides being a computer manufacturer themselves also provided [[peripheral]]s and storage components for other vendors.

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 | tape speed = 100 inch/sec (streaming) or 25 inch/sec (start/stop)
 | media = standard half-inch tape, 2400 ft. maximum
-| manufacturer = [[Digital Equipment Corporation]]
+| manufacturer = [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]] (vendor)<br>[[Control Data Corporation|CDC]] (contractor)
 | tape density = 1600 bpi
 }}
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 [[Image:tu80.jpg|right|thumb|150px|TU80]]
-The '''TU80''' was a manually-loaded nine-track [[tape drive]] sold by [[DEC]] for the [[PDP-11]] and [[VAX]] computers.
+The '''TU80''' was a manually-loaded nine-track [[magnetic tape drive]] sold by [[DEC]] for the [[PDP-11]] and [[VAX]] computers.
 It was manufactured for DEC by Computer Peripherals, Inc. (CPI) of Morristown, Pennsylvania. CPI was a subsidiary of [[Control Data Corporation]] (CDC), which besides being a computer manufacturer themselves also provided [[peripheral]]s and storage components for other vendors.
-The TU80 appears to have been controlled by a [[Motorola]] [[MC6802|6802]] processor, a variant of the [[MC6800|6800]] with 128 bytes of internal RAM and an internal clock oscillator. There were also five [[6821 PIA|6821]] [[PIA| Parallel Interface Adapter]] chips for interfacing to the various parts of the bus and operator panel etc.
+The TU80 appears to have been controlled by a [[Motorola]] [[MC6802|6802]] processor, a variant of the [[MC6800|6800]] with 128 bytes of internal [[Random Access Memory|RAM]] and an internal [[clock]] oscillator. There were also five [[6821 PIA|6821]] [[Parallel Interface Adapter]] [[integrated circuit|chips]] for interfacing to the various parts of the [[bus]] and [[computer operator|operator]] panel etc.
-The firmware was stored in an 8KB [[ROM]] [[chip]].
+The [[firmware]] was stored in an 8KB [[read-only memory|ROM]] chip.
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 It was manufactured for DEC by Computer Peripherals, Inc. (CPI) of Morristown, Pennsylvania. CPI was a subsidiary of [[Control Data Corporation]] (CDC), which besides being a computer manufacturer themselves also provided peripherals and storage components for other vendors.
-The TU80 appears to have been controlled by a [[Motorola]] [[MC6802]] processor, a variant of the [[MC6800]] with 128 bytes of internal RAM and an internal clock oscillator. There were also five [[6821 PIA|6821]] [[PIA| Parallel Interface Adapter]] chips for interfacing to the various parts of the bus and operator panel etc.
+The TU80 appears to have been controlled by a [[Motorola]] [[MC6802|6802]] processor, a variant of the [[MC6800|6800]] with 128 bytes of internal RAM and an internal clock oscillator. There were also five [[6821 PIA|6821]] [[PIA| Parallel Interface Adapter]] chips for interfacing to the various parts of the bus and operator panel etc.
 The firmware was stored in an 8KB [[ROM]] chip.
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	It was manufactured for DEC by Computer Peripherals, Inc. (CPI) of Morristown, Pennsylvania. CPI was a subsidiary of [[Control Data Corporation]] (CDC), which besides being a computer manufacturer themselves also provided peripherals and storage components for other vendors.		It was manufactured for DEC by Computer Peripherals, Inc. (CPI) of Morristown, Pennsylvania. CPI was a subsidiary of [[Control Data Corporation]] (CDC), which besides being a computer manufacturer themselves also provided peripherals and storage components for other vendors.
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		+	The TU80 appears to have been controlled by a [[Motorola]] [[MC6802]] processor, a variant of the [[MC6800]] with 128 bytes of internal RAM and an internal clock oscillator. There were also five [[6821 PIA\|6821]] [[PIA\| Parallel Interface Adapter]] chips for interfacing to the various parts of the bus and operator panel etc.
		+	The firmware was stored in an 8KB [[ROM]] chip.

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