Re: Tape, was Single User

From: Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve_at_sohara.org>
Date: Thu, 19 May 2022 21:34:48 UTC 
On 19 May 2022 20:49:51 -0000
"John Levine" <johnl@iecc.com> wrote:

> The thing in the picture isn't paper tape, it's a 1/2" magnetic tape.
> It looks relatively new, 1970s rather than 1950s so it is likely
> recorded 9 bits across (8 plus parity) at a density of 1600 or 6250 BPI.

	I didn't look at the picture. That could be a *lot* harder to read
even if you have a drive. I've heard tell of tapes that could only be read
once due to storage damage rendering them more than a little fragile.

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Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org>