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{{Infobox Tape drive | {{Infobox Tape drive | ||
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| name = TK50 | | name = TK50 | ||
| manufacturer = [[Digital Equipment Corporation]] | | manufacturer = [[Digital Equipment Corporation]] | ||
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| − | 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 drive]]s. [[TK50 cartridge]]s could store 96 MB of data. | + | The '''TK50''' was a [[magnetic tape]] backup system popular on VAXen and other [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]] computers. The design was later sold off, and became the [[DLT drive]]s. [[TK50 cartridge]]s could store 96 MB of data. |
==Controllers== | ==Controllers== | ||
| − | * [[UNIBUS]] - [[TUK50]] | + | * [[UNIBUS]] - [[TUK50 Host Adapter Module]] |
* [[QBUS]] - [[TQK50]] | * [[QBUS]] - [[TQK50]] | ||
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| + | ==Further reading== | ||
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| + | * ''TK50 Tape Drive Subsystem User's Guide'' (EK-0TK50-UG) | ||
| + | * ''TK50 Tape Drive Subsystem Technical Manual'' (EK-0TK50-TM) | ||
[[Category: DEC Tape Drives]] | [[Category: DEC Tape Drives]] | ||
Revision as of 01:29, 9 November 2022
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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's Guide (EK-0TK50-UG)
- TK50 Tape Drive Subsystem Technical Manual (EK-0TK50-TM)
