Re: sick data cassette tape Message #2 Posted by Reinhard Hawel on 5 Mar 2000, 10:03 p.m., in response to message #1 by db
You might read the tape sector-wise and write the sectors back to another tape (or to the same tape). You need to know the special device dependent commands (and you'll maybe need the HP-IL development module. I'd guess there's only an error in the directory and you'd only loose one file.
If the error is in the first record on the tape, the problem would be much larger, but I guess I'd could salvage it anyway (with my HP-71).
Years ago I did some experimenting with the device dependent low-level commands and I guess I might be of help.
If you send me the defunct and a new tape, I could try to transfer the contents of the defunct onto the new tape.
Send email, when you're interested
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