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{{Infobox Tape drive | {{Infobox Tape drive | ||
| name = TU80 | | name = TU80 | ||
| tape speed = | | tape speed = 100 inch/sec (streaming) or 25 inch/sec (start/stop) | ||
| media = | | media = standard half-inch tape, 2400 ft. maximum | ||
| manufacturer = [[Digital Equipment Corporation]] | | manufacturer = [[Digital Equipment Corporation]] | ||
| density = | | density = 1600 bpi | ||
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The TU80 was a | The TU80 was a manually-loaded nine-track 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 peripherals and storage components for other vendors. | |||
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Revision as of 12:38, 28 February 2013
| TU80 | |
| Manufacturer: | Digital Equipment Corporation |
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| Media: | standard half-inch tape, 2400 ft. maximum |
| Tape speed: | 100 inch/sec (streaming) or 25 inch/sec (start/stop) |
The TU80 was a manually-loaded nine-track 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 peripherals and storage components for other vendors.
