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The '''TM10''' was the [[magnetic tape controller]] for the [[KA10]] and [[KI10]]; it connected to [[TU10 magtape drive|TU10]] 'Slave' [[magnetic tape drive]]s.
The '''TM10 Magnetic Tape Control''' was the [[magnetic tape controller]] for the early [[PDP-10]] models ([[KA10]] and [[KI10]]) which had the PDP-10 [[input/output|I/O]] [[bus]] as a standard bus.


There were two versions, the TM10A and TM10B; the latter used the [[DF10 Data Channel]] for data transfers.
It connected to [[TU20]] and [[TU79]] [[magnetic tape drive]]s, and the [[TU10 magtape drive|TU10]] in 'Slave' configuration.
 
There were two versions, the TM10A and TM10B; the latter used the [[DF10 Data Channel]] for data transfers, to reduce the load on the [[Central Processing Unit|CPU]].


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[[Category: DEC Peripherals]]
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Revision as of 15:40, 7 November 2018

The TM10 Magnetic Tape Control was the magnetic tape controller for the early PDP-10 models (KA10 and KI10) which had the PDP-10 I/O bus as a standard bus.

It connected to TU20 and TU79 magnetic tape drives, and the TU10 in 'Slave' configuration.

There were two versions, the TM10A and TM10B; the latter used the DF10 Data Channel for data transfers, to reduce the load on the CPU.