DTDRIVER, SOFTWARE, Device driver for TC-11/TU56 DECtape The steam locomotive is an overweight, underpowered, fussy, expensive to own and operate, totally obsolete source of motive power. And yet is carries an undying charm that attracts many people. The same thing can be said of DECtape. DECtape was a random-access tape storage device that used a 3/4" tape to emulate a disk. The 4" diameter DECtape reel fit comfortably in your back pocket (unless you dressed like John Travolta) and had a capacity of 296KB. The concept of DECtape originated at the M.I.T Lincoln Laboratory and was originally called LincTape. Out of this Digital developed the first personal storage media product in 1964. It was always a bit dumpy in terms of speed and capacity, but its reliability was legendary. There are tales of DECtapes continuing to work after being dropped into a mud puddle, washed off in a sink, and hung up to dry; of working until the oxide was so worn off you could see through it; of a drive with a burned out motor successfully used by hand-cranking the tape with a pencil. Nowadays, like the steam locomotive, DECtape is hopelessly overpriced and underpowered (I've seen Postcript preambles that would overflow the tape), but it's still a blast to watch it run. Be the first on your block to run a real museumpiece!