The TS-11/TSV-05 combination provides a standard tape drive interface as described in mtio(4). The TS-11 operates only at 1600 BPI, and only one transport is possible per controller.
The TS-11 is attached to an UNIBUS, and the TSV-05 is attached to a Q22 bus.
DIAGNOSTICS
ts%d: no write ring.
An attempt was made to write on the tape drive when no write ring was present; this message is written on the terminal of the user who tried to access the tape.
ts%d: not online.
An attempt was made to access the tape while it was offline; this message is written on the terminal of the user who tried to access the tape.
ts%d: error at bn%d.
An error occurred on the tape at block bn; status register and controller state is printed in hex and decimal.