7 Jul
2005
7 Jul
'05
6:28 a.m.
At 10:33 PM 7/6/05 -0700, you wrote:
I agreee but the problem is that a lot of us would like to recover the
original HP software from the tapes since a lot of it virtually never
appeared on anything but the tapes. In addition, the programs on tape could
be "protected" and could not be copied. I know companies that run their
entire operation off of such commercailly produced protected tapes and are
willing to pay ANYTHING to keep them working since a failed tape will put
them out of business.
Joe
> Well, I
finally got around to attempting to re-spool this stupidly
> designed tape.
On Thu, 7 Jul 2005, Tony Duell wrote:
By driving the outside of the tape spools at a
constant speed
(that's what the belt and drive puck do), rather than turning the spools
themselves by their axles, that's exactly what you get.
I agree with Tony. It's a brilliant design in fact.
If the belts are dying at 1 to 5 years, OK, blame the
manufacturer. But if we're talking about 10+ year old tapes,
please -- replace them with new ones (tapes have a limited life)
or accept that they are vintage and stop whining. You're using
them well past their design life.