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[[Image:tu55.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A TU55]]
 
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Designed for the [[DECtape]] [[magnetic storage|magnetic media]], to store 250K of block information. These tapes were handled just like a disk drive with a 'normal' file system.
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The '''Type TU55 DECtape Transport''' was a [[DECtape]] [[magnetic tape drive]], able to store 250K of block information. These [[magnetic storage|magnetic media]] were handled just like a [[disk]] drive with a 'normal' [[file system]].
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==External links==
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* [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/dectape/tu55/DEC-00-HZTA-D_TU55_May69.pdf DEC-00-HZTA-D TU55 DECtape Instruction Manual]
  
 
[[Category: DEC Tape Drives]]
 
[[Category: DEC Tape Drives]]

Revision as of 22:45, 23 August 2021

A TU55

The Type TU55 DECtape Transport was a DECtape magnetic tape drive, able to store 250K of block information. These magnetic media were handled just like a disk drive with a 'normal' file system.

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