3 Sep
2000
3 Sep
'00
3:55 p.m.
I've just found a tape I recovered some
time ago from the
trash. It realy looks old. Tape dimensions: 1/2 inch, density 6250dpi,
reel exterior diameter 8 1/2 inches, reel internal hole 95mm. What
might it be?
A 9-track tape. They came in various outside diameters up to 10.5 inches.
The maximum tape length was nominally 2400 feet, but you could get thin
tape at 3600 feet. Thin tape was much more prone to getting stretched,
snapped, or otherwise chewed up.
I have a QIC tape drive and a DEC TZ30 tape
drive. Is there
any chance (I mean, any chance at all, no matter how crazy) to hack a
way of reading it with the those tape drives? Just wondering...
No.
If there are important bits on the tape, I'd be willing to read them
for you, but you'd have to ship it to the USA (and pay for return
shipping if you want the physical media back).