TU45 magtape drive

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TU45
Manufacturer: Digital Equipment Corporation
Media: standard half-inch tape
Tape speed: 75 inch/sec


The TU45 was a manual-loaded nine-track tape drive producted by DEC.

Used 1/2 inch-wide industry standard magnetic tape with a capacity of 40 megabytes at 1600 bpi per spool. Data transfer speed of 120 KB/sec at 1600 bpi. Maximum of 8 drives per controller. Selectable recording density of either 1600 bpi or 800 bpi selectable by software. Read and write speed of 75 inch/sec; rewind speed of 250 inch/sec. Could use tapes of any size up to 2400" reels.