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'''TU79''' was the name used for two entirely different [[magnetic tape drive]]s from [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]]: one from the late 1960's, and one from the late 1980's.
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'''TU79''' was the name used for two entirely different [[magnetic tape drive]]s from [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]]:
  
==Early TU79==
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* [[TU-79 Tape Transport]], from the late 1960's;
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* [[TU79 Magnetic Tape Transport]], from the late 1980's.
  
Very little is known of this one: 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 [[head]]. 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]]).
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{{disambiguation}}
 
 
==Later TU79==
 
 
 
The later TU79 seems to be a [[TU78 Magnetic Tape Transport|TU78]] with minor cosmetic changes; it is configured to have a [[MASSBUS]] interface.
 
 
 
==Further reading==
 
 
 
===Later TU79===
 
 
 
* ''TA79, TU79 Magnetic Tape Subsystem Service Manual'' (EK-OTA79-SV)
 
* ''TA79, TU79 Magnetic Tape Subsystem Installation Manual'' (EK-OTA79-IN)
 
* ''TA79, TU79 Magnetic Tape Subsystem Owner's Manual'' (EK-OTA79-OM)
 
 
 
''None online''
 
 
 
==External links==
 
 
 
===Early TU79===
 
 
 
* [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/pdp9/DEC-9A-I3BA-D_TC-59_Nov67.pdf TC-59 Magnetic Tape Control Instruction Manual] - mentioned on pg. 1-1 (pg. 8 of the PDF)
 
* [http://bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/pdp10/periph/DEC-10-I4AA-D_TM10_Maint_Aug68.pdf TM10 Magnetic Tape Control Maintenance Manual] (DEC-10-I4AA-D) - mentioned very briefly on pg. 1-1 (pg. 8 of the PDF)
 
* [https://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/102756716 TU79 magnetic tape drive] - catalog entry for publicity photos, April 1969
 
 
 
===Later TU79===
 
 
 
* [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/magtape/ta79/EK-OTA79-TM-001_Mar88.pdf TA79, TU79, TA78, TU78 Magnetic Tape Subsystem Technical Manual] (EK-OTA79-TM-001)
 
* [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/brochures/DEC-TA79+TA81-MagneticTapeSubsystems.pdf TA79 and TA81 Magnetic Tape Subsystems] - sales brochure; covers the TU79 also
 
 
 
[[Category: DEC Tape Drives]]
 
[[Category: MASSBUS Tape Drives]]
 

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