The format is a very clean QIC-11, with 24 files, and all files fit on a single track (Track 0). We used our own invented process to read this tape, documented here.
The first file is 512 bytes, the second file is 20480 bytes, and all of the rest of the files are 46080 bytes.
This one seems to actually be what is on the label: an original install program. Also, this is the only tape of any tapes in our sets of tapes, where we can actually find any instance of the word "Microtech".
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Next step, seeing if we can get the Point 4 emulator to boot this, either SimH or reNOVAte. We will start with SIMH.
You may access all of the data on this tape using the following links:
Download a .zip file of all files on Microtech Dart Utility Rev 2.6 tape
View my home-grown Data Block Bytes Report here
(for more information on how I arrived at this, visit my QIC-24 & QIC-11 decryption page.)
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With the following, I recommend viewing these files with some form of hex reader/editor. I'm using HxD
Full Track 0 Download Highest Order Bit Dropped
Full Track 0 Download Highest Order Bit Dropped & Reverse-Endian (most readable in English)
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I have noticed that the first 8-12 bytes of each file on the tape just might be the filename.
File 01 and File 02 don't have them, but then that might make sense, since David reports that File01 is a loader that loads File02 into memory, and File02 is the menu for the entire tape. File03 seems to start with the filenames, in this sequence:
DARTUTIL22SB
IPL
SOVU24B.DART
SOVU24M.DART
DART.DIAGA
DARTFORM20
DARTUTIL22SM
MTDIAG
MTRELI
DDBACKUP
MUX310DP
HDSERVICE
HDTEST
FMTCOPY
TPUTLM2
TPUTLB2
CPUEXER
MEMORY.DX
SMINIT
DISCUTILITY
LCMDIAG1.1
DC700
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