[vcf-midatlantic] Zilog System 8000

[Microtech Dart]

Speaking of rare QIC tapes, I've undertaken quite an effort to read
previously unreadable or unknown QIC tapes:

https://youtu.be/BfKUJmPSam0

Soon, I'll do a video demonstration of the programs I wrote which read the
data from the logic analyzer captures.

I'm pretty excited about the success of this project.

Also, maybe on topic here, I was also dialoguing with MattisLind from
Sweden about preserving some rare Zilog 8000 Zeus OS tapes, where he
doesn't have any hardware that will read them.

http://bit.ly/1PxqcNW

He asked if I was going to come to any of the Infoage/MARCH events such as
Festivus, and that's where we left the conversation off.  It would be a
shame if he came with the tapes all the way from Sweden, and I missed him.






On Tue, Nov 17, 2015 at 1:55 AM, Oliver Lehmann via vcf-midatlantic <
vcf-midatlantic at lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:

>
> Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic <
> vcf-midatlantic at lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
>
> I hope that it is ok that I signed on to your list. I am from germany
>>>>
>>>
>> Welcome!
>>
>> and I'm looking for information about the Zilog System 8000. I know that
>>>> you owned at least one in the past. I don't know if you still have it, but
>>>> I hope so :)
>>>>
>>>
>> We have it, but we haven't done much with it. Perhaps at our next repair
>> event. We have workshops here every few months.
>>
>
> Ok, I'll look forward to that - hoping that it will happen some day ;)
>
> Just remember the tapes are quite rare and need be handled with care.
> Your tape drive has also a capstan which went to goo over the past
> 30 years, so please do not just put them into the drive without
> fixing that first.
>
> Otherwise the tapes and their contents will be gone forever....
>
> Regards,
> Oliver
>



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Thanks,
-AJ
http://MicrotechM1.blogspot.com