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Paul, A dedicated tape controller card is the FC-10 or TC-15 board that only runs the tape drive and doesn't interface with the floppy drives or the floppy controller card. The AB-10 is a tape adapter board that interfaces with the floppy controller card as well as the tape drive.…
Paul, If you are going to have a makeshift drive, be sure that everything is grounded properly, or you will continue to get shoeshining. You might be happier running the tape drive externally off of a dedicated tape controller card and leaving your floppy drives alone. Make sure you are…
Paul, Of course, we can always use good reports. Thanks! You can try the older tape drive in the KE-09 but just be aware that you may have some installation difficulty. The "Ralph" is a special adapter that goes from a pin edge connector and turns it into a card…