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Apple Tape Backup 40SC Documentation

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Apple documentation for the Apple Tape Backup 40SC other than the Service Source, which is described on Apple Tape Backup 40SC Service Source.

Data sheet (1987)

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Apple's data sheet for the drive, document M2235, dated July 1987. It covers the features, technical specifications (DC2000 cartridge, 38.5 MB formatted, 8,192-byte blocks, 24 serpentine tracks, QIC-100 data format, 60 in/s read and write and 90 in/s search, 1.25 MB per minute burst and up to 1 MB per minute in volume mode, 85-270 V at 15 W), the system requirements and the order numbers: M2640 for the drive and M0132 for a five-pack of 40MB tape cartridges.[1]

Download: Apple Tape Backup 40SC Data Sheet (1987).pdf

Owner's Guide (1988)

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Apple's Apple Tape Backup 40SC Owner's Guide, part number 030-5631-A, copyright 1988, 148 pages including covers. Printed page numbers run 14 behind the PDF page numbers.[2] Contents:

  • Chapter 1, Setting Up (p. 1): equipment, SCSI background, cables and terminators, setting the SCSI ID (p. 13), connecting the drive (p. 15)
  • Chapter 2, Starting Up (p. 27): front panel, starting the software, formatting a cartridge
  • Chapter 3, Using the Apple Tape Backup 40SC (p. 35): backup and restore of volumes, partitions and files; Verify Cartridge; Tape Disk; Clear Cartridge
  • Chapter 4, Reference (p. 79): the menus
  • Chapter 5, Troubleshooting and Maintenance (p. 85): equipment and application problems, care and handling, operating environment, cleaning the head and puck (cleaning kit or swabs and 99% isopropyl alcohol), care of the disk and cartridges
  • Appendix A, Specifications (p. 97)
  • Appendix B, Apple HD SC Setup (p. 99)
  • Appendix C, Service and Support (p. 119); Appendix D, Safety Information (p. 121); glossary and index

The hosted copy was recompressed from a 45 MB scan with the images downsampled; the OCR text layer is kept.

Download: Apple Tape Backup 40SC Owner's Guide (1988).pdf

What these documents do not contain

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Neither has a schematic, parts list or component values, or any procedure inside the tape mechanism beyond cleaning the head and puck.[1][2]

Pages that cite these documents

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References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Apple Computer, Apple Tape Backup 40SC data sheet, M2235, July 1987.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Apple Computer, Apple Tape Backup 40SC Owner's Guide, 030-5631-A, 1988.
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