On a related note, I own a few older tape drives[1], have access to many more[2], and would be happy to volunteer my time and equipment to small-scale hobbyist / retrocomputing projects such as this — tape format conversions were a considerable part of my day job for several years, and tape drives are now a minor hobby.
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[1] 9-track reel, IBM 3570, IBM 3590, early IBM 3592, early LTO, DLT ranging from TK-50 to DLT8000.
[2] IBM 3480/3490/3490E, most 4mm and 8mm formats, most full-sized QIC formats including HP 9144/9145, several QIC MC/Travan drives with floppy controllers of some description, a Benchmark DLT1 assuming it still works, probably a few others I'm forgetting about.
See my profile for contact information.
[1] 9-track reel, IBM 3570, IBM 3590, early IBM 3592, early LTO, DLT ranging from TK-50 to DLT8000.
[2] IBM 3480/3490/3490E, most 4mm and 8mm formats, most full-sized QIC formats including HP 9144/9145, several QIC MC/Travan drives with floppy controllers of some description, a Benchmark DLT1 assuming it still works, probably a few others I'm forgetting about.