TU-79 Tape Transport
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Very little is known of the TU-79 Tape Transport; it was an early magnetic tape drive from DEC.
It operated at "75 in/s [tape motion rate] with a maximum transfer rate of 60 kc". It could be configured with either 7-track or 9-track heads. It could be used on either that PDP-9 (with the TC59 Tape Control Unit), or the PDP-10 (with the TM10 Magnetic Tape Control).
External links
- TC-59 Magnetic Tape Control Instruction Manual - mentioned on pg. 1-1 (pg. 8 of the PDF)
- TM10 Magnetic Tape Control Maintenance Manual (DEC-10-I4AA-D) - mentioned very briefly on pg. 1-1 (pg. 8 of the PDF)
- TU79 magnetic tape drive - catalog entry for publicity photos, April 1969
