| ??? 09/26/10 21:29 Read: times |
#178731 - tape backup replacement |
A client of mine wanted me to repair his over 30 years old tape backup system for an old computer.
I inspected the tape drive and it uses a serial cable to transfer data from pc to tape drive and vice versa. I suggested replacing the tape drive with microcontroller and a flash card or memory stick which he seemed to like the idea. Thinking of it from the technical side, I doubt there is a ready made solution available on the market. My first thought is to spy on the serial communication side and make tape backup emulator using micro and a flash card to fool the computer to think it is still talking to a tape drive. Do you have any other suggestions, which tools to use etc... ? Mahmood |
| Topic | Author | Date |
| tape backup replacement | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| You may find it easier to roll-yer-own | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Rubbish | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Can you give an example ... just one? | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Still not backing borked original claim with any facts | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Where's your example? All you have to do is name it ... | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| HP Ultrium | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Where is the example Richard? | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| I haven't found anyone who knows that product | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
Still missing examples, and "tiny unknown" biggest on market | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Talk to the Device MFG's | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Before spying... | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| documentation | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Don't despair! | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Old Computer... | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Something must be valuable | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| It's meant to be.... | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| more info | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Probably easy to take care of the CRC | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| So value is in system | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Still much we don't know about this project | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Delays | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Take care | 01/01/70 00:00 |