Dilog DQ130 Rev D; s/n 60786
Pertec-style tape controller; DEC TM11 emulation (800/1600/3200 cpi)
- Location: Quad spares box
- Manufactured: May 1981 (8120)
- Documentation: Hardcopy (1984)
- Quad width
- 18-bit bus only; unable to support 22-bit bus
Present configuration settings:
- Start/Stop mode (vs. Streaming)
- E1-E2, E3-E4 (by etch)
- DEC mode, low-byte first (vs. IBM mode, high-byte first)
- E13 ON (by etch)
Part of the Longmont pickup.
2016-08-05
Temporarily installed in Data Translation LAB DATAX (PDP-11/03) for testing.
Connected to DEC TS05 transport:
- Is able to drive the mechanism
- Unable to read or write properly
Connected to Cipher M891 transport:
- Is able to drive the mechanism
- Unable to reliably read or write properly
NOTE: internal configuration of each drive unknown/unverified at the time of testing, so performance results of this board are inconclusive.