22 Jun
2005
22 Jun
'05
8:12 a.m.
On Wed, 22 Jun 2005, Joe R. wrote:
That's an interesting idea and certainly worth a
try but I sort of doubt
you'd be able to read the magnetic bit pattern through the plastic tape.
But if you coud it would probably save a lot of data.
I have my doubts. I would think that if a tape is going to flake, it's
going to flake whether you are running the oxide side against the head or
not.
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