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Classic big tape drive, able to store 5-20 MB on a 2400' 0.5" wide tape. It supports 7-track operation at 200, 556, and 800 BPI, and 9-track at 800 BPI. It uses a [[TM11 magtape controller]] to connect to [[UNIBUS]] [[PDP-11]]'s.
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A classic big tape drive, able to store 5-20 Mytes on a 2400' 0.5" wide tape. It supports 7-track operation at 200, 556, and 800 BPI, and 9-track at 800 BPI.
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The drive contains a fair amount of electronics, in the form of [[FLIP CHIP]] modules in a 19' wide wirewrap backplane.
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It uses a [[TM11 magtape controller]] to connect to [[UNIBUS]] [[PDP-11]]'s. The controller connects to a 'Master' drive, which includes extra modules in the backplane; details of the controller-Master interface are given [[TM11 magtape controller#Drive Connection|here]].
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Additional 'Slave' drives (up to sever) may be connected to the Master drive.
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==Module Locations==
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This is the module location chart for Master drives:
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Slot !! Top !! Bottom
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|-
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| 1 || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | G933
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|-
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| 2 || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | G933
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|-
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| 3 || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | G9341
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|-
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| 4 || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | G932
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|-
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| 5 || M908@ || G9340
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|-
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| 6 || M958%%
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|-
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| 7 || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | M929@
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|-
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| 8 || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | M640
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|-
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| 9 || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | M891
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|-
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| 10 || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | M7673
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|-
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| 11 || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | M7672
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|-
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| 12 || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | M892
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|-
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| 13 || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | M895
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|-
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| 14 || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | M7671
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|-
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| 15 || M100 || M896
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|-
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| 16 || M7670
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|-
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| 17 || M903@ || G741YA%
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|-
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| 18 || M903@ || G741%
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|-
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| 19 || M903@ || G741%
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|-
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| 20 || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | M768
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|-
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| 21 || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | M514
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|-
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| 22 || M922@ || M767
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|-
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| 23 || M050 || W726
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|-
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| 24 || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | M890
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|-
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| 25 || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | M769
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|-
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| 26 || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | M763
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|-
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| 27 || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | G350
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|-
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| 28 || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | M765
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|-
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| 29 || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | G064
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|-
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| 30 || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | G062
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|-
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| 31 || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | G060
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|-
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| 32 || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | G050
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|}
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@ = Cable<br>
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% = only at end of bus, M903 cable otherwise<br>
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%% = Not required when used with a TM1 control
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Slots 6-15 are empty in Slave drives.
  
 
[[Category:Tape Drives]]
 
[[Category:Tape Drives]]

Revision as of 17:20, 18 September 2016


TU10
Tu10.jpg
TU 10 drive
Manufacturer: Digital Equipment Corporation


A classic big tape drive, able to store 5-20 Mytes on a 2400' 0.5" wide tape. It supports 7-track operation at 200, 556, and 800 BPI, and 9-track at 800 BPI.

The drive contains a fair amount of electronics, in the form of FLIP CHIP modules in a 19' wide wirewrap backplane.

It uses a TM11 magtape controller to connect to UNIBUS PDP-11's. The controller connects to a 'Master' drive, which includes extra modules in the backplane; details of the controller-Master interface are given here.

Additional 'Slave' drives (up to sever) may be connected to the Master drive.

Module Locations

This is the module location chart for Master drives:

Slot Top Bottom
1 G933
2 G933
3 G9341
4 G932
5 M908@ G9340
6 M958%%
7 M929@
8 M640
9 M891
10 M7673
11 M7672
12 M892
13 M895
14 M7671
15 M100 M896
16 M7670
17 M903@ G741YA%
18 M903@ G741%
19 M903@ G741%
20 M768
21 M514
22 M922@ M767
23 M050 W726
24 M890
25 M769
26 M763
27 G350
28 M765
29 G064
30 G062
31 G060
32 G050

@ = Cable
% = only at end of bus, M903 cable otherwise
%% = Not required when used with a TM1 control

Slots 6-15 are empty in Slave drives.

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