Robertdkeys@aol.com wrote:

> Then the tapes started to just crumble and dust all over
> the drive.  At that point it was obvious the tapes were in a state
> of decomposition.  So much for TK50.....(:+{{.....

:(

> The HD controllers I have don't support tape, unless I can find
> an eprom update for one of them.  The other does not at all.
> So... off to find a tape card.....of some sort.....

But they are not THAT expensive, even on ebay. Nobody is looking for
a tape only controller, so that's probably your chance ;-)

> I have all the tapes backed up, and clone boot drives till I am
> blue in the face.  But, it still would be nice to be able to boot
> tape, in an emergency.  I am sensing that tapes are going
> the way of the dodo bird, at least in TK50 land.

How were they stored ? Didn't here such bad stories about the tk50 until 
now ...

Still have some 9-tracks I wrote in the '70 ...