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TonyDuell · 7th Oct 2022, 5:38 pm

This looks to be a normal 9-track computer tape drive. I am not sure what you mean by 'both analogue and digital', does it have analogue input/output connectors as well as the SCSI interface?

My experience of 9-track tape drives in general (I do not have this specific model) is that no way would they have the data rate or capacity to handle full motion video. It might have been used to back up the hard disks and/or install software on some computer system used for video processing.

7th Oct 2022, 5:38 pm	#2
TonyDuell Dekatron Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Biggin Hill, London, UK. Posts: 5,215	Re: Kennedy 9610 This looks to be a normal 9-track computer tape drive. I am not sure what you mean by 'both analogue and digital', does it have analogue input/output connectors as well as the SCSI interface? My experience of 9-track tape drives in general (I do not have this specific model) is that no way would they have the data rate or capacity to handle full motion video. It might have been used to back up the hard disks and/or install software on some computer system used for video processing.