[rescue] *FREE* TK-50 cartridges

[Stéphane Tsacas]

I'll be happy to save some of these,.. They fit the 4000, the fat one ;-)
Stiphane


On 24 March 2014 22:30, Liam Proven <lproven at gmail.com> wrote:

> Not a single bid at one penny for 7 of 'em on eBay, so does anyone
> want to save a
> few of these from the bin? I have a box of about 25 TK-50s here,
> mostly 3M brand ones. No idea of working condition.
>
> Happy to send anywhere in the world for the cost of postage. I have
> hundreds of jiffy bags (padded envelopes) so not even asking for a
> donation for packaging - just post at cost.
>
> Also on offer for nothing - please save them from being thrown away!
>
> Description from the old ended listing:
>
> Set of 4 vintage 9-track tapes, believed to be from DEC VAX systems
>
> There are four of these. Three are labelled "1600bpi" so I am guessing
> that is probably the format of all of them.
>
> Two have labels indicating that these are original software
> distribution media from Texas Instruments. Label text included below.
> One is unlabelled and one has a hand-written Software Intelligencer
> label.
>
> I cannot guarantee that hese media are good and working. I don't have
> a 9-track drive and never have had - these were left to me by a sadly
> now-dead friend so I can't ask her, either.
>
> They have been stored in a cool dry place.
>
> All are in protective covers; one is in a canister as well.
>
> 2 have typed labels:
>
> TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC
> TMS32010 VAX CROSSWARE PACKAGE REL 2.3
> 1600BPI, FORMAT = VAX/VMS 3.0; BACKUP
> LABEL = ASM3, SAVESET=ASM3.BCK, LINKER.BCK
>
> Copyright 1983 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS LTD
>
> &
>
> TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC
> TMS32010 SIMULATOR REL 1.6
> 1600BPI, FORMAT = VAX/VMS 3.0 BACKUP
> LABEL = SIM4320 SAVESET=SIM320.BCK
> TMDS32402110-08 03/13/86
>
> Copyright 1983 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS LTD
>
> The handwritten one says, on a printed SOFTWARE INTELLIGENCE label:
>
> [illegible, possibly 3011 or 5011]
> 1600bpi
> RABBIT-4 V1-0
> BACKUPSAVESETS: SELECT.BCK
> R4.BCK
>
> Happy to send via surface post to keep costs down - it's generally
> about 2/3 the price of airmail.
>
> They're in London, UK and you can of course collect for free.
>
>
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