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[[Image:tu55.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A TU55]]
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{{Infobox Tape drive
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| name = TU55
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| manufacturer = [[Digital Equipment Corporation]]
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| media = [[DECTape]]
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| controller = [[TC01 DECtape Control|TC01]], [[TC08 DECtape Controller|TC08]], [[TD10 DECtape Control|TD10]]
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| image = Tu55.jpg
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| caption = A TU55 drive
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|}}
  
 
The '''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]].
 
The '''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==
 
==External links==
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* [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/dectape/tc01/TC01_TU55_overview.pdf DECtape: Transport Type TU55 - Control Type TC01]
 
* [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/dectape/tu55/H-TU55_MaintMan_Nov66.pdf DECtape Transport TU55 Instruction Manual] (H-TU55)
 
* [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/dectape/tu55/H-TU55_MaintMan_Nov66.pdf DECtape Transport TU55 Instruction Manual] (H-TU55)
 
* [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/dectape/tu55/DEC-00-HZTA-D_TU55_May69.pdf TU55 DECtape Instruction Manual] (DEC-00-HZTA-D)
 
* [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/dectape/tu55/DEC-00-HZTA-D_TU55_May69.pdf TU55 DECtape Instruction Manual] (DEC-00-HZTA-D)
  
 
[[Category: DEC Tape Drives]]
 
[[Category: DEC Tape Drives]]

Revision as of 22:25, 27 May 2022


TU55
Tu55.jpg
A TU55 drive
Manufacturer: Digital Equipment Corporation
Drive Controller(s): TC01, TC08, TD10
Media: DECTape


The 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.

See also

External links