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==Further reading==
 
==Further reading==
  
* ''TK50 Tape Drive Subsystem User's Guide'' (EK-0TK50-UG)
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* ''TK50 Tape Drive Subsystem User Reference Card'' (EK-0TK50-RC) - not online
* ''TK50 Tape Drive Subsystem Technical Manual'' (EK-0TK50-TM)
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==External links==
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* [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/magtape/tk50/ TK50] - documentation at [[Bitsavers]]
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** [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/magtape/tk50/EK-0TK50-TM-002_Jul86.pdf TK50 Tape Drive Subsystem Technical Manual] (EK-0TK50-TM-002)
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** [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/magtape/tk50/MP-02394_TK50Z_EngrDrws_Feb87.pdf TK50Z-F Field Maintenance Print Set] (MP-02394-01)
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* [https://www.vaxarchive.org/manuals/tuk50ref.zip TK50 Tape Drive Subsystem User's Guide] (EK-0TK50-UG-004) - ZIP archive of TIF page images
  
 
[[Category: DEC Tape Drives]]
 
[[Category: DEC Tape Drives]]

Revision as of 15:56, 9 November 2022


TK50
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TK50 drive
Manufacturer: Digital Equipment Corporation


The TK50 was a magnetic tape backup system popular on VAXen and other DEC computers. The design was later sold off, and became the DLT drives. TK50 cartridges could store 96 MB of data.

Controllers

Further reading

  • TK50 Tape Drive Subsystem User Reference Card (EK-0TK50-RC) - not online

External links